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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Sad Fatality at Hillgrove. Young Woman Killed. [By Telegraph.] Hillgrove

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 5

A DREADFUL fatality occurred here yesterday. At about 5 o'clock p.m. a young woman named Eva Boundy, 17 years of age, was…

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Fatality at Hillgrove. a Gibl's Terrible Death

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 4

At about 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the town was thrown into a state of consternation by the news that a young girl had fallen over the falls at a spot where a…

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Local Topics. Accident at Tia

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

While falling a tree on Lower Tia ran on Monday Mr. H. Mann met with an accident that might have been more serious than it was. He fell a…

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The Wallsend Coach Accident. [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 5

Two of the passengers who were injured the touch accident at Wallsend on Friday succumbed to their injuries on Saturdav…

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Balloon Accident.—A Woman Killed. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1905 · page 3

A TRAGIC sequel to a balloon ascension is reported from Columba, Booth Carolina (U.S.) The ascent was made by an aeronaut…

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A Sad Burning Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1905 · page 4

A YOUNG woman named Essie Thomson, daughter of Mr. John B. Thomson, of the Horse Shoe Bend, Maitland, had the misfortune to meet with a frightful burning…

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Ferry Boat Capsized. Six People Drowned. Story by a Survivor

The Inverell Times · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 7

The pretty little village of Sandside, on the banks of the rivers Kent and Bela, at the top of Morecambe Bay, was on Saturday afternoon…

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Shocking Accident—Han's Arm Torn Off

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 8

A YOUNG man named James Goodwin met with a shocking accident at Rutherglen, near Corowa. He had entered for the wood-chopping event at the Chiltern sports,…

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Painful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 4

WHILE competing in one of the military events at the Show Ground on Monday Trooper M. Higgins met with a nasty accident. His horse fell in endeavoring to [?]…

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Mining Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 5

John Sheeting was Killed and two Companions were badly injured by a fall of earth at the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine last night…

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Ferry Boat Capsized. Six People Drowned. Story by Survivor

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 3

The pretty little village of Sandside, on the banks of the rivers Kent and Bela, at the top of Morecambe Bay, was on Saturday afternoon,…

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Accident to the King. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 4

WHILE shooting at Old Windsor with Prince Nicholas of Greece. King Edward stepped into a rabbit hole, which was concealed by bracken leaves, and fell…

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Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 4

James Muir, whilst rabbit shooting at Wangoola, near Carcoar, accidentally shot himself dead…

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Accidents and Sickness

The Uralla News · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

Quite a number of accidents have occured in own neighbourhood recently, particulars of which have been kindly handed to us by Dr…

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Tram Fatality. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 5

A man named Henry Bertram Calvert, a chemist, was killed by a trim in George street on Saturday night…

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Mining Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 4

A miner named Frank Stracke was killed by a. fall of rock at the Central Mine, Broken Hill, to-day. The unfortunate man's companion,…

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Mining Fatality. LONDON, Sunday Night

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

WHILST blasting at a depth of 40000ft in a colbery at Wyoming (U.S.), 21 miners were killed and 40 others entombed, as the result of an explosion…

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Serious Railway Accident. NEWCASTLE, Monday Night

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

AN accident occurred to the passenger train which left Maitland at 3S minutes past o this morning. When the train teas nearing Thornton several rivets in the boiler plates…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 December 1905 · page 4

Catherine and juiet Yates, aged eight end six years respectively were drowned whilst bathing in the river at Grafton…

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Two Sisters Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 4

A TELEGRAPH from Grafton states that whilst bathing in the Clarence River, Catherine and Janet Yates, aged 8 and 6 respectively, daughters of Mr. John Yales, were drowned on Monday last…

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