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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Sad Fatality. [?] Thursday a Very and fatal accident happened Enjoy Your Meals

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 6

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Local Items. Accident

The Uralla News · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 2

A serious accident occurcd at Barraba on Monday, July 17th, to Mr. Samuel Northy (son of Mr. J. Northy, of the Rooky). We are not in receipt of particulars, and the…

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Local Topics. Buggy Accident

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 2

A buggy accident happened on Saturday last to Messrs. J. Towers and A. Chandler on the hill the other side of Mr. W. [?]ove's, Po[?] Macquarie…

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Drowned in the Boomi

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 6

On Saturday the body of a man was seen floating in the Boomi creek near Wirrah Station about seven miles from Mungind. The local police were at…

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Show-Ring Fatality. Moloney's Death

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 2

Referring to the accident in the Maryborough showing last week, when Moloney's Playmate (a pony attached to Wirth's Circus) struck a 5ft. hurd[?] and fell back on his…

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Accidental Death

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned in the case of Walte Towns end, who was killed by falling off the foot board of a tramcar while returning…

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Serious Accident. PARRAMATTA, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 5

AN accident attended with some serious result occurred at Parramatta on Saturday night. It appears that the Rev. James Worboys has been holding…

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Burning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 2

A GIRL NAMED Christina Reed, living with her parents at Laidley South, was sitting on a log near a fire on Friday lost, when the wind blew the flames on to her…

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Accident to a Mail Coach

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 2

FOUR horses attached, to the Guyra Tingba mailcoach bolted going down Wandsworth Hill on Saturday. After going some distance the loaders foll, and the coach was smashed. The…

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Remarkable Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 4

While attempting to stop a boltiog horse at Mount Gambier, South Australia, Michael Preece was knocked down, and an axe he was carrying cut…

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Terrible Factory Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 4

While working in a factory at Dunedin (N.Z.), a young girl named Mabel Shepherd had her scalp torn from her head, as the result of being…

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Buggy Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 5

A RUGBY containing a party of shooters fell over an embankment near Tarana on Tuesday. The driver, Joshua Rushworth, was killed…

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Nasty Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 4

WE very much regret to chronicle the fact that Mr. Daniel M'Clifty, of Bolivia, met with a bad accident while driving one day last week, and sus tained injuries of a particularly painful and serious…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 4

A Russian military train was wrecked in 'Siberia, 22 soldiers being killed and 40 injured…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 4

An unknown man was run down and killed by a motor car in Melbourne last night…

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Burning Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

MISS MAUD CAMERON, daughter of Mr. J. Cameron, of Church-street, was the victim of a painful accident on Friday evening last. The young lady was in the act of cleaning a pair of…

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Fatal Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 4

Joseph Crean, aged 34, was killed at Wellington on Sunday. The shaft of a cart penetrated his neck, severing the jugular vein…

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Purely Accidental

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 7

She: 'How did he come to marry his wife?' He: 'It was purely accidental. Her wealthy uncle fell into the river and was…

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Cyclist Killed. Collision with a Motor-car

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 4

The Portsmouth road at Esher was the scene of a sad accident on Saturday evening, 24th June, as the result of which Mrs Amelia Tesstingley, aged thirty-nine,…

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Express Train Wreeked. In England. Ten Killed and Fifty Injured. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 3

A terrible accident happened to the London to Cromer express. The train was wrecked at Witham, near Colchester. Ten passengers were killed and 20…

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