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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Serious Accident. SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 5

MR. JOHN HOPKINS, commercial traveller, met with a serious accident while driving in Pitt-street this morning. His baggy collided with a cart, and He was thrown out…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 4

Owing to the breaking of a ocupiing eight wa[?], locaded with ballast, broke away at J[?] on the Blackall line, Queensland, and…

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Cycling Fatality. SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 5

WILLIAM RICHARDSON, 55 years of age, a restaurant-keeper in George-street west, died this morning from injuries received a few days ago. He was crossing the street,…

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Brooklyn Tragedy. Appalling Motor Accident

The Uralla News · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 3

Before the eyes of her husband, Mrs Jacob Tunbridge was thrown from an automobile on Brooklyn Bridge this afternoon, March 5th, and cut to pieces…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 5

THREE young girls, named Annie Newsman, Alice Bradley, and Hope Miller, were drowned at Inverlock, Victoria, yesterday. A sailing boat capsized, but its occupants…

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Triple Drowning

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

Annie. Newman, Alice Bradley, and Hope Miller were drownep at Inverloch, Victoria, yesterday. A sailing boat capsized, but the occupants, with the exception of the three…

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Tram Accident. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 5

A WOMAN. who fell from a tram in the railway square last night, and [?] severe Injuries to her head, has been identified as Bridget Boland, a resident of Bourke…

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The Recent Tram Accident. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 5

AN inquest in connection with the recent Circular Quay tram smash, by which Mr. Foster was hilled, opened to-day. Some sensational evidence was disclosed. The…

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Shocking Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 2

A shocking [?] accident occurred this morning at the Hotel Arcadia. PittStreet resulting in the death of a [?] Sharlock 36 a widow with tow children residing at Paddington. The…

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A Tram Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 11

An inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of John Foster the victim of the tram collision with a [?]art, a lady passenger on the tram…

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A Lift Fatality. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 2

A SHOCKING lift accident occurred at the Arcadia Hotel this morning. A waitress, named Rebecca Sherlock, was entering the lift, when she tripped and fell. She…

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Telegrams the Tram Fatality. Driver Committed. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 2

THE inquest was resumed to-day of John Foster, of Orange, the victim of the tram collision with the cart. A lady passenger on the from stated that the conductor was…

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Shocking Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 11

A shocking lift accident occurred at the Arcadia Hotel. A waitress, Rebecca Sherlock, was entering the lift when she [?]ped and fell. She gripped the lift…

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Frightful Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 11

A boy named George Butterworth was caught in the machinery in a timber yard at Launceston and shockingly mutilated. Both legs were torn off, the…

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The Late Tram Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

THE inquest on Mr. Foster, who was killed by the Circular Quay tram smash, was resumed to-day, when some passengers gave startling evidence against the driver,…

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Fatal Lift Accident. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

A SHOCKING lift accident happened this morning at the Hotel Arcadia, in Pitt-street, resulting in the death of a waitress named Rebecca Sherlock, 36 years of age, residing…

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The Latest. The Lift Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

IT has since transpired that the waitress, who was killed in the lift accident, was a widow, and has left two children…

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Frightful Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

A boy named Georgo Butterworth was caughtfer by machinery in a timberyard at Launceston (Tas.), and shockiogly mutilated. Both legs were…

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The Railway Accident. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 5

MR. BATTY, who fell from the Melbourne train, was managing director for Hornsby and Sons, Melbourne, and was 'returning to Melbourne from New Zealand. He intended,…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 6

On the arrival of the express train at Albury from Sydney on Monday morning. Mr. Henry Batty, a first clase passenger, was reported to be…

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