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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

283 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 15

Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 6

A YOUNG man from Melbourne, named N. Nieldon, who is staying with his uncle at Glengallan, met with an accident on Saturday. While engaged…

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Sad Accident.—Two killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

A SENSATIONAL accident involving the death of B. G. Ed wards, M.P. for North Sydney, and a man named Graham, who lived at Newtown, occurred…

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A Sad Poisoning Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 9

An inquest was held on Wednesday before Mr. Jas. Mellveen acting Coroner concerning the deaths of William Edward and Ethel Alma Cameron, of…

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Found Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The Russian ConsnlGeueral at Ispanan has been found drowned in a well in the precincts of the Consulate…

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Midnight Collision Costs Nine Lives

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 5

Nine of the crew of the barquentine Gratitude, of Rochester, owned by the Whitstable Shipping Co., were drowned on Tuesday (says "Lloyd's Weekly…

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Double Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 9

PARIS, Feb. 10.—Another aeroplane fatality has been reported, MM. Noel and Delatorre, in completing an hour's flight in a new military machine at…

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Sensational Accident. Two Men precipitated From a Sulky in Otho-street

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 2

At about 6.45 p. m. on Wednesday evening last two men Mr. Charles Young of Messrs. Hong Yuen & Co, and Mr. C. S. White were thrown from…

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Later Details of Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—Later details of the railway disaster at Courville, France, state that when the Paris-Brest express dashed into the goods trains five of the…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Paris Brest express collided with two trains at a crossing at Courville. The three trains caught fire. Ten persons were killed, and many injured…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 2

A sad case of drowning occurred at Warialda on Saturday afternoon, the victim being a little boy,Burne Smith son of Mr. John Smith. Since the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

Roy Tippings, aged 20 years and 9 months, a student for wool classing employed at Goonoowigal since the 4th of October last was drowned in…

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Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 4

Word reached Armidale on Saturday that a shooting fatality had occurred at Boorolong. On inquiry yesterday, we learn that a miner named Charles Prior, living in a [?]ut…

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Horse Drowned

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

On Sunday morning last a valuable horse the property of Mr. H. Massey was drowned in the river near the big Bridge. It appears that the horse…

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Gallant Rescue.—Saved from Drowning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 7

A SENSATIONAL occurrence is reported from Mackay, Queensland. Four Japanese were fishing above Pioneer Bridge, which was under water, the…

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Prominent Yachtsman Drowned. Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 4

The mail steamer Orontes cut down [?]ingy at Hobart on Saturday. Mr. B. Tawnley, a prominent yachtsman was thrown into the water and…

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Sad Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

THE very serious injuries, which the young man James Brennan sustained yesterday, morning (says Thursday's "Mercury") through being crushed by…

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Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 8

A serious blasting accident occurred at Mr. G. F. Nott's brickworks, Armidale, on Friday, as a result of which Mr. J. Beckhouse, an employee, has completely lost the…

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A Frightful Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 7

AN accident happened to a timber-getter named Tomkins, near Wollombi, last week. He was engaged in felling a tree for sleeper cutting, and having…

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Accidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 4

Mr. J. Beckhouse, an employee at Mr. G. F. Nott's brickworks, met with a painful accident on Friday last, by which he has lost the sight…

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Railway Employee Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon.—Frank Burchtnore, 21, a railway employee, who formed one of a pie-nic party near Come yesterday, was seized with cramps while bathing, and…

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