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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Motor Car Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 8

Mr. Jerry Mahoney, the well-known bookmaker, of Lismore, while driving a motor containing Mrs. W. Lockett, jun., and her two children,…

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Swim Racing Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 3

The second day (Wednesday) of the Narribri Picnic Races unfortunately wound up with a serious strident (says the Nariabri "Court")…

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Allies' Favorable Position. Germans in a Tight Corner. Australian Expeditionary Active. "Craving For Fight" Australian Submarine Lost. 36 Officers and Men Perish. Disaster Due to Accident. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 4

The Minister for Defence has received a wireless message from Admiral Patey, stating that the Australian submarine A.E.I. has been…

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Found Drowned

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred in Inverell this morning, when Mr. W. M. Starr, (who, with Mr. Mundie, recently came to the town with the intention of…

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Fatality at Tamworth

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 6

A shocking fatality occurred at Tamworth on Saturday, a boy named Robert Noel Bussell, aged 10 years, meeting his death in a frightful n…

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Fatality at Inverell

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 4

Mr. W. H Starr, of Starr and Mundy, formerly of Guyra Hotel, and lessees of the new hotel at Inverell, was. found drowned, in the Macintyre…

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Drowning Affair at Inverell

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 4

A drowning fatality occurred in the MacIntyre River close to Inverell on Tuesday morning. William Henry Starr being the victim. Starr, who…

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Inverell Drowning Fatality, Coroner's Inquest. Open Verdict

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 2

The inquiry into the death of the late William Henry Starr was held at the Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon before the District Coroner, Mr. W. Le…

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Britons Caught Napping. Germans Steal Out from Keil Canal and sink Three Cruisers. Enemy makes no Effort to Rescue Drowning Crews. In Open Fighting the Allies Flog the Germans Ultimate Triumph of the Allies Assured. SYDNEY, Friday, 10 a.m

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 2

The Russian navy has scored Us first signal success. While a German cruiser and two torpedo destroyers were laying mines in the Baltic, the…

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A Fearful Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 4

Charles, Eichert, a young man, was [?] in Wagga last night when he ran into a sulky driven in the opposite direction by Harry Walsh. As a…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

Miss Esme Freeman, a daughter of Mr. Archie Freeman, dentist, of Byron Areade, met wild a painful accident yesterday morning. She was riding a…

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Serious Motor Accident. Uralla-armidale Road

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 4

A shocking motor car accident took place on Saturday afternoon on the Armidale-Uralla road, about four miles from the latter town. Five…

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A Serious Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 6

Word was received intown yesterday that Mr. William Cleghorn, a motor car driver who is well known in these parts, had met with a…

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Shocking Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 2

An extraordinary fatality occurred at Narrabri on Friday morning. The employees in Collin's bulk store learning that a box was on fire in the yard at…

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Fatal Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 2

On Tuesday last, Mr. John Leverge, shooting-gallery proprietor, of Glenroy, was driving along near Gragin Siding, when his horses bolted, and he…

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Shot by Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 4

At Lewis Reid's sawmill at Collie (West Australia), daring a quarrel, Thomas Cunningham fired a gun at John Cair, but missed him. The shot…

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Fatal Accident. a Railway Fettler's Untimely End

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 2

A sad accident occurred at the railway bridge near Gravesend at an early hour on Monday morning last, by which a fettler…

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Fatal Driving Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 2

On Wednesday last an old man, John Alfred Leverge, met with an accident on the Gragin road which resulted in his death the following day. Deceased had for many years…

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Drowned While Smoking Cigar

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 7

A baker named James Davidson of Narooma was found drowned in the river on Sunday morning When his body was found a eigar was clasped…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

A nasty accident occurred to Mr. G. K. Lewin on Friday last. His horse was frightened by a passing motor car and came Into collision with a tree, He…

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