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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

283 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 15

Mining Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday,—An accident occurred at the Eclipse Mine, Kalgoorlie (Western Australia), on Saturday. Two men—Harry Angwin, shift boss,…

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Years' Fatal Accidents

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 6

A Return issued on March 31 showing accidents caused by vehicles stated that during 1910 the total number of fatal accidents in the United Kingdom…

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Railway Fatality. Two [?] Out to Pibons. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 5

Two man named Patrick McFedden and William jones were run over and killed at [?] on the railway line…

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Our Wires. T[?]ns in Collision. Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 5

Two [?] trains collided so [?] Victoria, yesterday. The impact was [?]. The crews jumped dear. Three engine were…

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A Collision

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 7

Daring a collision at Barcelona between the Radicals and Carlists, six persons were killed and many injured…

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Distressing Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 7

OUR Warwick ' Examiner' readers will regret that Mr. J. I. Lomas met with a most distressing accident on Friday afternoon, as a result of which medical…

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Blasting Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 7

A BLASTING accident occurred at the Kangiara mine, 14 miles from Burrowa on the Yass-road, by which two men were killed and one injured. An…

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Buggy Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 4

The Misses O'Connor (2) had a narrow escape from a serious buggy accident on Tuesday afternoon while driving into town. It appears that…

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A Printing Room Accident

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 5

On August 26th, 1904, writes Mr. W. C. Cornwell, in "Tit-Bits," while attending to a rotary-printing machine, I had occasion to mount a…

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Boating Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 4

A party of marines and seamen attached to the naval guard on Spectacle Island capsized near Balmain last night. All the occupants were…

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[?] Bus Accident. [?] and [?] Children Victims. [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 5

A [?] road [?] d[?] two [?]…

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Painful Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 7

MR. A. G. Chiplin, C.P.S., was driving Mr. E. Salter, of Mickmulga, Wellington, on the latter's place, when the horse bolted. Mr. Salter,…

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Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 4

A painful mishap befel Master Kenneth Hawke, Mr. W. J. Hawke's eldest son, on Sunday afternoon. A party were going out for a run in Mr. Hawke's motor, and…

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Boating Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 4

Sir young people were drowned at Salt Lake City, owing to a boat capsizing…

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Mr. John Dillon Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 4

Mr. John Dillon, Chairman of the Irish Party, was injured while motoring…

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A Peculiar Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 4

A painful mishap betel Master Kenneth Hawke, Mr. W. J. Hawke's [?]dese son, on Sunday afternoon. A party were going out for a run in…

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Van-driver's Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon. — A vandriver, named John Honevbrook, 30, was admitted to the Balmain Hospital in a serious condition to-day. He had been…

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Pearling Lugger Capsizes. Four Men Drowned. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 2

The pearling lugger Neptuns capaized off Melville Island, near Port Darwin. Four of the crew were drowned…

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Ten Pilgrims Killed. Horrible Accident in Jerusalem

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 2

While crowd of pilgrims to the graves of famous rabbis at [?]exon were watching a bon[?]re from the flat roof a large building. It…

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Aviation Fatality at Home

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 4

ROME, Friday. — M. Marra, the aviator whose death has been reported, ventured aloft in bad weather, disregarding the warnings of his wife and friends. He had…

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