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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Serious Tram Collision

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

A serious collision occurred between two trams at the corner of King and George Streets on Saturday week. It appears that the driver of a car bound…

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Deepwater Races. a Jockey Seriously Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Deepwater Jockey Club took place on New Year's Day on their prettily-situated course on the northern part of the…

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A Pea-rifle Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

What might have resulted in a serious shooting accident occurred at Stonehenge on Christmas morning. It appears that two boys, named George…

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Accidents to Airmen

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 7

An army biplane at Farnborough, piloted by a young member of the Royal Flying Corps, fell to the ground sideways from a height of…

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Train and Motor Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4

Adelaide, Monday.—A fatal collision between a [?] a motor car took place on Saturday at Millswood Crossing, Dear Adelaide. One woman and a child were…

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The Doadly pea R[?]fle. Fatality at Black Mountain

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 3

Another has been added to the in creasing list of pea-[?]ifle accidents, the victim this time being Neville DawSon a lad of 14 years, only child of…

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Remarkable Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 7

The "Sun" says:— Passengers who travelled on Wednesday by the 1.35 p.m. train from Sydney to the South Coast had a…

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Pea-Rifle Fatality

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 8

ON Friday afternoon, Neville Dawson, aged 14, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dawson, accidentally shot himself at Black Mountain with a…

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Odd Accident

The Inverell Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

Yesterday a young chap from the neighborhood of Ardersier came to town to consult a medical man about a damaged finger, which upon…

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A Coaching Accident!

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

A wire from Inverell on Friday states:-The Inverell-Ashford mall coach was about six miles from Ashford, where It appears the driver…

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Serious Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon (says the Deepwater "Dispatch") a bricklayer named George Lewis, of Glen Innes, met with a bad accident. He was…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A young man, named Arthur Boynton, a recent arrival from England, was drowned while surf bathing at Port Kembla…

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Dreadful Accident at Tingha

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

A very serious mine accident occurred at Tingha on Tuesday. The result is that [?] young man--John Thomas, son of the licences of the…

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350 Pilgrims Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—A caravan Indian pilgrims were overwhelmed by a sudden mountain flood at El Hamra, midway between Medina and Yambo, Arabia. Three…

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Horse Chases Cyclist. an Extraordinary Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 3

A remarkable accident betel Master Tom William. son of Mr. T. C. Williams, of Summer-street, Orange (says the "Leader"), on Sunday…

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Drowning Fatality. Wellington, N.Z.

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

Four men named Frank Powell, Leslie Parker, Robert Rapson and Frederick Challis, were drowned through the capsizing of a punt in a creek in…

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Kiama Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 6

Mary Donohue, while viewing the sights at the Mouth of the Blow Hole, Kiama, overbalanced, and fell on to the rocks below. She was rescued in…

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Drowned in the Surf

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

IN the view of thousands of people congregated on the beach at Hampton and Sandringham (Vic.), on Sunday afternoon, three young ladies got out…

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Sulky Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

On Sunday last two Inverell ladies went through a thrilling experience but which, fortunately, was not accompanied by very serious consequences…

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Painful Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

A very painful accident happened yesterday to Mr. H. B. Bartlett, of "Merlin," near Ashford. Shearing operations had just been started, and as…

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