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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

WHILE driving home from Inverell on Sunday Messrs. A. O'Connor and H. Chambers underwent an unpleasant experience. By some means or other the shaft of the…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon a married woman named Jessie Miller was killed through being thrown out of a sulky at Newtown, as a result of the horse attached to the vehicle…

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Boating fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 4

A tidal wave caused the upsetting of a boat at Lancashire six persons being drowned…

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Driving Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 4

While Finley Kerr, with his wife sad children, were returning to Coff's Harbor from Church on Sunday, their horse bolted. Mrs. Kerr jumped out…

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Another Pea-Rifle Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 4

While shooting with a pea-rifle at Ingle woood, Victoria, a boy named Charles Webb accidentally shot himself dead…

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Train Fatality. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 5

Mr. Edward T. MAHER, a well-known orchardist of Parramatta district was killed last night by the express train…

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Nasty Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 2

WHILST assisting to unload two trucks of rams consigned to Mr. Duncan M'Intyre, on Tuesday last, a youth named Dan. Kennard met with a painful accident. He was…

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Local Topics. Accident

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 2

Mr. G. M.'Bowden met with a painful accident a few days ago, a box falling on his foot and crushing one of his toes…

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Rifie-range Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 4

At the opening of a new [?] at Nelson, New Zealend, a [?] named Charles Mills was [?] [?] while walking towards a targer…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

A railway pensioner named Martin O'Brien was caught by the Adelaide express at Shirley, Victoria, yesterday, and frightfully mutilated, his neck…

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Telegrams a Boating Fatality. Three Persons Drowned. SYDNEY

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

A FATAL boating accident occurred in Middle Harbour, near the Spit, yesterday afternoon, resulthing in three persons being drowned, two of whom were…

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Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents.] Boating Fatality. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 5

A ROWING boat containing a pleasure party of 14 capsized on Sunday afternoon at the "Spit" opposite Clentart. Mrs. Weekes Mrs. Southan, and Arthur…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Through Greville's Telegram Company Sydney, Monday, 12.49 A.M. Rowing Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

A ROWING boat, containing a pleasure party of 14 was capsized on Sunday afternoon at The Spit, opposite Clontarf. Mrs. Weekes, Mrs. Southan, and Arthur Hydes…

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Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon Mr. Gabriel Steward and his sister were the victims of a nasty sull[?]y accident. On the afternoon in, question Mr. Steward was driving in the…

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The Boating Fatality. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 5

THE body of Mrs. Southan, one of the victims of the boating disaster on Sunday near the Spit, was recovered this morning. There are two bodies yet to be recovered…

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A Fatal Ascent. Balloonist Drowned

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 6

The "Novoe Vremya" has from its Vladivostock correspondent the details of the first accident to a Russian balloons attended with loss of life, after balloons…

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Drowned at [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 6

A [?] named james Crotty [?] employed at the Hotel Ametralin was carried out to [?] and drowned while laughting at Bondi this afternoon…

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Boating Fatality. BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 5

A BOAT containing three girls who went to a picnic- at Southport is missing. Ail are believed to be drowned…

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Train Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 5

Five persons were killed and 23 injured by a train accident at Malta…

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Burning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 5

Two cottages in Turner-street, Ryde, were destroyed by fire on Sunday evening. ing. Bailey, aged 90, was terribly burned, and succumbed to her…

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