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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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The Fatal Accident to Mr. Hutchison. Inquest on the Body

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

The circumstance surrounding the death of Mr. Alexander Hutchison, 66, a contractor, lately residing at 53 Cambridge-street, Stanmore, were…

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Shooting Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

Master Roy Lennon accidentally shot himself in the right foot on Saturday morning with a pea rifle. The sufferer was removed to the…

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Collision in the Harbor. a Great Crash

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 3

A sensational collision occurred in Sydney Harbor, off South Head, at an early hour on Saturday morning, whereby two well- known Sydney…

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Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 4

A young man named Harvey Trump, aged 20, was feeding his father's chaff cutter, at Inverell, when his left hand was drawn into…

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Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night. During a squall in Penobscot Bay, "The Maine" U. S. yacht capsized, six women and one man being drowned…

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Yachting Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 5

During a squall in Pen[?] Bay, [?] yacht capsized and six women and one man were drowned…

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Racehorses Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon.—At Randwick, this morning, when training. Goldpiece collided with Proceed, the well-known racer, with the result that both were so…

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Drowned, in Sight of Land

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The ship "Amazon," coal laden, was wrecked in Swansea Bay, Glamorganshire, 20 out of a crew of 28 being drowned. Desperate attempts…

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Painful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. D. Stafford, our worthy C.P.S., was the victim of a nasty accident on Monday evening whilst in the act of arranging some article…

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Accident and Robbery in Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL incident, which included a tram mishap and a robbery, occurred in Pitt-street on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Perkins, wife of Dr. Perkins, of…

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Balloon Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

An aeronaut was making an ascent at Maine, when the balloon caught fire and exploded. The man dropped 500 feet, and was killed instantly…

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Tram Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

A bandsman named Nicholson, belonging to the battleship Vermont, was run over by a tram at Flinders-street railway station, Melbourne,…

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Two Constables Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5
Also in Glen Innes Examiner

MELBOURNE, Monday. — Constables Cummins and Daley were drowned in a boating accident on Saturday at the weir recently erected at the Benalla…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders-street station, Melbourne. Mr. George Turner, son of Sir George Turner, attempted to board a train…

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Two Constables Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

Constables James Cummins and Daly, members of the Victorian police force have been drowned at Benalla (Vic.). They were out boating…

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Woman Terribly Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 3

MRS. JEAN HEWITT, 30, residing at Park-street, South Melbourne, was found lying in her house on Monday morning suffering from shocking…

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Fatal Accident at Deepwater

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

On Tuesday morning. Mr. T. Chandier Emmaville coroner, received a wife from the Deepwater police, standing that a boy named…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

THE passengers by the train from Inverell had a startling experience on Monday afternoon. As the train was hearing Gravesend, the…

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Accident on the Mo[?]ee Line

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 8

Passengers by the train from Inverell had a startling experience on Monday afternoon. As the train was nearing Gravesend, about 3D miles…

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