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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

223 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 12

Accidents at Football

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 2

Rowley White and "Bub" Thomas, two of our Inverell footballers, are laid aside for the time being as a result of accidents met…

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Shocking Accident at Guy Fawkes. Death of Mr. J. M'INTOSH

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 4

The painful intelligence reached Armidale on Wednesday morning that Mr. James M'Intosh, the well-known grazier of "Glen Alvie," near Ebor,…

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Cablegrams in Brief. Excursionists Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 8

An excursion train, while shunting at Loinbardstown, County Cork, collided with the fixed buffers. The engine of the train was derailed and…

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Accident to Dr. Vernon

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

Whilst playing polo on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Vernon had the ill-luck to fracture the small bone of his right leg…

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Queensland Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 4

While two men, father and son, were proceeding in a cutter to Repulse Island, Queensland, the father was knocked overboard by a sail…

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Terrible Crime Of Distracted Mother. Five Children Drowned in Bath and Left in Sitting Postures. Result of Husband's Cruelty

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 8

Murderers seems a barah term to apply to Marie Friedrich, of Berlin, though she took the lives of all her five children, whose aged varied…

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A Sad Fatality. ABERMAIN

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 3

A YOUTH named Walter Hill (16), was killed at Abermain Railway Crossing yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, almost at the identical spot…

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Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 8

Dr. Sloan, of New Zealand, who is visiting Great Britain, was shooting birds at Overton (Ayrchire), and failed to observe a schoolboy named Connor,…

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Mountaineering Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 4

H. Jones, lecturer on chemistry at Clare College, Cambridge, his wife, and a Swiss guide were killed while mountaineering on the Italian Alps…

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Sad Shooting Fatality

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 2

We learn from the " Bingara Telegraph " that a sad accident happened to George, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. George Riley, of Myall Creek, on…

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153 Fishermen Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Night.—Altogether 153 fishermen were drowned in a gale on the Spanish Coast on Wednesday and Thursday last…

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Motor Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a motor accident occurred in Byron Street, opposite the Empire Hotel, which though sensational was…

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A Distressing Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 6

A sad shooing accident occurred at Preston (Vic.) last Friday, the victim being Henry Stirling, aged 19 years. The lad's mother died a year…

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Motor Car Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 6

A motor accident happened in Byron-street, on Saturday evening. A Ford car was proceeding along Byron-Street, towards Ross Hill, When…

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Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

A MOTOR accident occured in Byronstreet Inverell on Saturday evening in which four adults and a baby were injured. It appears that a master…

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Motor Car Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 2

A motor accident, happened in Byrnn-street, Inverell, on Saturday week. A, Ford car was proceeding along Byron-street, towards Ross…

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Burning Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 6

According to a recent issue of the "Goondiwindi Herald," Mr. John Toohey, a pensioner and on old resident of near Yetman, was admitted to…

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Accident at Tingha Crossing

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

Whilst a lad in charge of two horses and a dray, belonging to Mr. George Truman, was bringing a load of bricks to town via the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality near Jerilderie

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1912 · page 2

A girl named Alice Richardson ended her life under pathetic circumstances at Harden Station, in the Jerilderie district. Deceased had been…

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Australian Aviator Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 4

A serious accident happened to Hurt, the Australian aviator, at Richmond (N.S.W.), whereby his left he was fractured, derides which he…

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