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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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TELEGRAMS. Terrible Railway Disaster in Victoria. 70 Persons Injured. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

THE engine and three trucks out of eight also two carriages. containing about 200 excursionists ran off the line near Ferntree Gully, Victoria, yesterday The…

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Railway Accident. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 5

AN engine and two carriages and three of a train of eight trucks containing 200 excursionists ran off the line near Fern Tree Gully (Vic.) yesterday. The engine,…

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Shocking Accident. a Man Crushed to Death

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

A terrible accident happened at the Warialda Railway Station on Thursday last; the victim being Mr. Henry John Sallway, son of Mrs. Sallway of…

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Boating Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

William Kimbell, an old-age pensioner, was drowned in the Murray River, at Albuiy yesterday, through a boat springing a leak and sinking…

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A Terrible Fatality. Two Men Buried in Steel

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 7

Probably without a parallel in modem times was the funeral which took place at the Midvale (Philadelphia) Steel Works on November 19,…

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The Victorian Bailway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

Thirty-nine persons have notifled that they were injured in the railway accident near Gembrook (Victoria) on Sunday. Some of the injuries…

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Horrible Fatality. Mother and Son Killed

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

A TERRIBLE accident occurred on Saturday at Deep Creek, near Gympic (Q.). William Mitchell was felling a tree situated on the slope of a hill. His wife and two…

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Collision in Sydney Hapboup. A Launch Run Down. Max and Wife Killed

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 6

A SENSATIONAL collision, attended with loss of life, and resulting in four children being left orphans, took place in Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon. The…

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Local Topics. Accident

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

Mr. D. Gillies, junr., was standing on a rock down the Falls, when he by some means slipped and fell on his shoulder, causing an injury from…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

A man named James Campbell was drowned while attempting to cross the Don River, in Queensland, which is in flood. Deceased recently had a large…

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Young Man Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

A young man, aged 25, named Thos. Keefe, was drowned in Bombowlie Creck, ten miles from Tumut, yesterday. Deceased, with his brother,…

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Sad Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

A sad accident was reported from South Grafton on Thursday afternoon. It appears that a man named William David, 58 years of age, was on his…

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A Terrible Accident

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred on Saturday at Deep Creek, near Gympie (Q). William Mitchell was felling a tree…

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Drowning Fatality. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 5

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The Harbour Collision [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 5

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 4

An engine tender and six tracks were derailed when passing the points at Glances Station, South Australia, Fifty passengers were on the train,…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 8

THREE drovers in the act of boating rations over the river at Charleville (Q.), which is in flood, had a narrow escape. It appears that they got into a strong current, which…

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Two Girls Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 4

Two girls, one a daughter of Mr. Charles Soarfe, and the other of Mr. Freeman, both selectors on Bungil Creek, five miles north of Roma (Q.), were drowned on Tuesday…

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Local and General Burning Accident

Guyra Argus · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 6

On Monday last, we ere informed child of Mr Dochans stationmaster at Black Mountain, was badly burnt No particulars to hand…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 4

Two school mates, named Matthew O'Dea and Alfred Pearson, were drowned whilst bathing in a caoal at Port Adelaide…

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