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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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All Through an Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 7

The confession of Mr. Parcy Millon that the discovery of his sight. His arm was the result of an accident "while studying the problem of [?]…

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Another Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon. —Thomas Kennedy, aged 37, head shunter at Everleigh railway tunnel, was knocked down by a train of trucks to-day, the wheels of one…

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Collision at Sea

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—The steamer "Kirkwall" sank after colliding with the barque "Tasmania." The crew were saved…

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Fatality at Dundee. School Boy Killed by Lightning

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 7

A dreadful fatality occurred at Dundes on Tuesday afternoon, when Matthew, the 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen [?] was struck…

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Accidental Death

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 7
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

At the inquest of Mrs. Douglas' body, which was found at the foot of the cliffs at Bondi on 15th July, a verdict of accidental death was…

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Coach and Train Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 4

Four actions for claims aggregating £6000 damages in connection with the collision between a coach and the Bellambi Coal Co's train, come…

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Roadman Injured

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Maintenance Ganger Carroll, employed by the Guyra Shire Council, met with a painful accident yesterday morning. He was carting road…

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Collision at Night

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 4

When a party in a sulky were returning home to Yarrow Creek after the circus on Tuesday night, a horseman galloped into the vehicle from…

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The Fleet. Enters the Harbor at 11.40 a, m, Magnificent Scene. Largest Mass of People Ever Seen in the City. No Accidents of Any Serious Nature Reported. Sydney, Thursday Morning

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

THE arrangements for the reception of the Fleet arc complete along the whole line of route. The profession is full of color and gay with bunting and…

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Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday. — John Weston, a metal merchant, was killed near Brisbane last night through falling from a vehicle. A wheel passed over his body, inflicting…

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Two Sailors Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 5

Two sailors of the Fleet were accidentally drowned in the harbor on Saturday…

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Fatal-Tram Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 4

Mr. Alexander Hutchison, who was killed in a tram accident in Sydney yesterday, formerly represented Glen Innet in the Legislative Assembly…

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Marine Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 4

The propellor of the mail-steamer Marmora cut a hole in the tug Leveret, eight feet below the water-line, yesterday. The tug was beached, in a…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Hutchison, formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly, was killed at Sydney on Monday afternoon as the result of a tram…

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A Terrible Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 3

ALFRED ALEY, an engineer employed at the woolpressing works, Pyrmont, met with a shocking accident on Tuesday morning. He was adjusting a…

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Accidental Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—An inquest was held to-day on the remains of Alex. Hutchison, ex-M.P., who was killed on returning from the review on Monday, and was…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

Two little boys named Bennett, sons of a farmor near Bendigo, were found drowned in a creek. It is believed that one lad tried to rescue the…

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Lift Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

Frank M'Hale a laborer, employed at Edwards, Dunlop, and Company's' paper mills, Kent street, was crushed to death between a lift and a beam…

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Drowned in Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—Twenty bodies have been recovered from the floods at Augusta. The captain of a steamer states that he saw 25 bodies floating…

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