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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

283 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 15

£500 for Accident at Railway Station

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 7

THE question of the responsibility of railway authorities for the accidents which may happen to passengers on their stations was discussed in the…

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Serious Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 3

A wire from Toogoolawah (Q.)states that a serious accident occurred on Saturday morning on the Blackbutt railway extension. A…

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Accident at Government House

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

NURSE KATE THORN, aged 27, head children's nurse for Lady Chelmsford, has been admitted to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with a bullet in her…

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Cablegrams. Accident to the Earl of Crewe

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

LONDON, Sunday.—While the Earl of Crewe was dining with Lord Morley, he slipped and struck his head, sustaining slight concussion. His condition is improving, but it…

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Found Drowned. Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 5

The bodies fo Mrs. Tate and [?] daughter Dorothy were found drowned in a waterhole bear A[?] Victoria, [?] clasped in [?]ch other's…

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Mother and Daughter Drowned

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

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mrs. Matilda Tait and her daughter, Dorothy M'Edoo, aged 11 years, were found drowned together in a waterhole at Ararat (Vie.) on Saturday…

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Accident

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

SUydney, Monday.—A motor car went over the end of a Spit punt with two ladies in it on Saturday night. The ladies were rescued, but the car was lost,…

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Double Drowning Tragedy

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 3

A drowning tragedy occurred at Ararat (Vic.) on Friday evening last, the victims being Mrs. Matilda Tait, aged 39, and her daughter, Dorothy…

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Tram Collision

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

SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon.—There was a head-on collision last evening between two tram cars at Ryde. Five passengers were injured, but not seriously. The ears were…

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Drowning Accident. Four Boys Lose Their Lives

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 8

A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Orange, when four boys, named respectively Cecil Hartas, aged 8 years, Richard Hartas, 8 years, Roney Hurst,…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

An accident of a painful nature befel the eldest son of Mr. J. M. Mulcahy of " The Exchange," Nuliamanna, on Sunday last. It appears he was riding…

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Cycling Accident at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 3

A SERIOUS cycling accident occurred in Marsh-street, on Monday night. The scene of the occurrence was near the foot of the long hill past the old…

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Injured Boy Succumbs

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

SYDNEY Monday—Leslie Burnett Young 13 who was accidentally shot while rabbit shooting at Flat Rock has died at the Royal North Shore Hospital…

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Motor Car Accident

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

SYDNEY Monday—A motor car accident occurred at Bowral by which two Gundagai residents were injured one seriously…

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An Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 1

A son of Mr. Wm. Bower, of Ollera, met with a serious accident yesterday week, whereby he sustained a broken leg above the knee. It appears that…

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Accident at a Funeral. Sydney, [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

An omnibus containing the [?] who were [?]…

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Inverell Shooting Fatality. Local Youth's Sad End

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

Yesterday evening (Thursday) between five and six o'clock it was reported in town that a youth named Lawrence Burke, living in Oliver…

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Strange Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 8

A VERY sad and strange accident occurred on the Main Trunk (N.Z.) Railway the other dry, by which a young woman met her death in an…

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Steamer Capsizes.—39 Drowned

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

LONDON, Sunday. — The steamer Sechelt capsized during a storm off Vancouver Island. AH on board, numbering 39, were drowned…

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Injured whilst Stripping Wheat

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

Mr. W. Kennedy of Brodie's Plains met with a serious accident on Saturday last whilst engaged in stripping wheat. The crop had gone beyond the…

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