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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

223 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 12

A Terrrible Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 7

Mr. Baskett, a passenger on the 5.52 p.m. train from Sydney to Parramatta the other evening, met with a sad accident. As the train drew into…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 6

A lad named James Vincent Smith, 15 years of age, residing with his parents at Telarah, met with a peculiar accident early the other…

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Serious Accident to Footballers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday, — Font horses attached to a drag, conveying 30 footballers, bolted down a steep hill at Burwood (Vic.), with disastrous results. Twenty-two…

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Hillgrove. ACCIDENT

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 4

A serious accident happened. here on Saturday last. Mr. Thos. Southall, an old resident of the town, who was tributing at the old Isabella…

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A Rum Collision

Guyra Argus · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 4

Sympathetic Old Lady (to cabby): "Is the poor man much hurt? Been run into by one of those nasty taxi-cabs, I suppose?"…

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Frightful Blasting Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 4

A terrible blasting accident took place on Tuesday at Minnamurra, five miles from Wollongong. Hallway works are in progress near the…

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Collision of Vessels

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The French battleship St. Louis collided with a submarine in Cherbourg Harbour, and cut her in two. 26 men were drowned…

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Odd Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

On Saturday night Mr. James Truman, sanitary contractor for the Inverell Municipal Council, met with an accident in a very…

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Shocking Burning Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 6

THE wife of Mr. Edward Benson, of Pola Creek, Macleay River, recently met with a burning accident which may have a fatal termination. Mrs…

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Fatal Drag Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 2

Joseph Hoare died in the hospital yesterday from injuries received in a Crag accident in George-street on Saturday night…

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Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

Mr J. T Daley met with a nasty accident on Sunday While crossing, the railway bridge at Gravesend he turned round to…

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Collision on Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

A train conveying live stock collided with a stationary train near Wallambilla, Queensland. Great damage was done to both engines and to the…

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Hatpin Death. Accidental Scratch in the Street

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 8

The death of a girl from blood poisoning caused by a hatpin penetrating her nose was inquired into at Stockport, Cheshire, yesterday (says…

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A Nasty Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

During the progress of the dance in the Town Hall last evening a [?] accident betel Mr. George [?] of this town. It appears…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

Whilst two men named J. Hall and C. Tarrant were engaged planking a well at Mr. S. J. S. Butler's residence, Belgravia, last…

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An Armldale Youth Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—While crossing Oxford-street,' near Bourke-street, at midnight last night, Mr. P. Champion, of Armidale, who is now staying at Eomore-road,…

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Double Air Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 8

Miss Quinibr, who was the first woman to fly across the English Channel, was killed instantly on Monday. Her Bleriot monoplane fell from a…

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Sad Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 2

An old and respected resident of the district of the person of Mr. Samuel Lawlor, of Mogg'e Swamp met with an untimely end on…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 2

Mr. A. Taaffe, a coachsmith employed by Messrs. Wattling Bros., and a member of the Inverell Fire Brigade, unintentionally…

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Mining Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 4

Richard Jones, miner, fell down a shaft at the New Moon United Mine, Eaglehawk (Victoria), and was dashed to pieces…

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