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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Big Railway Smash. Two Persons Killed. Between 60 AND 60 Injured. Some Miraculous Escapes. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 4

A special train referring from the showground at Flemington (Vlc) yesterday afternoon [?] into a Passenger train between North…

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Serious Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 2

Mr. W. Thompson, an old resident of Inverell, met with an accident on Tuesday which has since incapaciated him Whilst…

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Serious Railway Accident!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—A serious railway accident occurred in Melbourne, yesterday, when a special train, crowded with passengers, and returning from the Royal Show,…

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Aviator's Serious Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Mr. W. E. Hart, the Australian aviator, met with a bad accident at Richmond. When about 200 feet above the ground his engine went wrong, and…

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Railway Accident Claims

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 4

Up to last night, 93 perrons' had intimaitd to the Victorian Railway Department that they had been injured in the recent smash at Dudley…

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The Recent Railway Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 4

Melbourne, Monday Afternoon, —250 claims tor damages have been seat to the Melbourne railway department in connection with the late accident, but the…

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Baroness Burton. Injured in Motor Smash

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

Baroness Burton, wife of Colonel Brute Baillie, of Dochfour. Inverness, was severely injured in a motor collision at the Marble Arch on Monday…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at the Farramatta railway station last night, when a girl, aged 18, [?] a train and had both area and…

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Melbourne Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 4

There are now 342 people who allege they received injuries in the Melbourne railway collision…

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Blasting Accident. Two Men Injured

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

An accident of a serious nature happened at the municipal quarry, situated at The Knoll, early on Saturday morning. Messrs. George…

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Fatal Mid-air Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—Aviator Howard Gill collied in mid air with George Mestach, in France, and fell to the earth/ Gill has died, and Mestach is unconscious, but recovering…

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Aviators in Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 7

At Chicago on Saturday, the aviator, Howard Gill, collided in mid-air with George Mestach (Franco), and fell to earth. Gill died, and Mostach is…

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The Injured Aviator

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 3

Mr. W. Hart, the Injured aviator, continues to make good progress. On Sunday he was able to sit up in bed and shave himself. He still,…

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Latest Cable News. Battleship Fatality. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

One sailor was killed and several other shockingly injured through a breech block being blown off one of the big guns on the battleship King…

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Shooting Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

A shooting accident occurred in the vicinity of Bolivia on Friday last to Mr. David Kiernan, of Sandy Flat (says the Tenterfield "Courier.") It…

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Railway Accident

The Inverell Times · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 7

Over 20 people were killed and 50 injured by the wreck of an express train near Widness, Lancashire. Four carriages were smashed…

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Tram Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Two trams collided at the intersection of Elizabeth and Collins streets, Melbourne, and three persons were injured…

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Three Children Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Monday.—Three children named Shaw were drowned in the Paeroa River, near Auckland, by the capsizing of a boat…

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Tragedy of Heroism. Drowned While Trying Rescue

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 4

A youth named Howard Smeal, aged seventeen, lost his life at Kilcreggan. Dumbartonshire, yesterday, in attempting to rescue a girl named Madge…

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Tornado Wrecks Town. Fifty Lives Lost. 200 People Injured. Path of Destruction

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 4

Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, was devastated on Sunday by a tornado, which tore through the heart of the town, causing a loss of at least 50…

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