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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

280 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 14

The Latest. The Er[?] Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 4

Several [?] of the [?] way [?] were [?] Sydney to-day. Th[?] of the [?] with M[?]…

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Railway Catastrophe. Collision at Exeter

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 6

A terrible railway disaster, the worst that has happened in N.S. Wales for many years, occurred at Exeter, about 90 miles from Sydney,…

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A Bomb. Sent Through the Post. Three Men Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 6

A sensation was caused in melbourne on Monday morning at the news of bomb explosion in the board-room of the Lands purchase…

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Correspondence. That "Collision," (To the Editor, the Times.)

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

Sir,—With your permission I wish to correct the details of the collision in Othe-street, as they appeared in last Friday's issue of your paper. You…

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A Sad Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 7

A sad [?] late on Wednesday [?] when a boy named [?] aged [?] years was accidentally shot with a…

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Steeplechaser Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 4

While schooling over the steeplechase fences, in conspany with Warrabinga, at Baodnick this morning, the New Zealand steeplechaser…

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Rabbits and Stock Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 4

Rabbits were drowned in thousands in the Goulburn district during the hearr rains. Twenty cattle on as island in the river at Towrang were…

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Hearse in Swollen Creek. Undertaker's Assisant Drowned

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 6

John Kelly, an undertaker, was proceeding to Gunday from Gonlburn on Sunday night for the purpose of conveying tile body of a woman to…

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P[?]ar Accident to Horse

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 10

While [?]chooling over the steep[?] [?]tes in company with W[?]inge at Rendwick the oth[?] morning, the New Zealand stee[?]…

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Painful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. A. Tremble, of Stannum, met with a very painful accident on Monday last. He was a passenger on the Torrington mail coach, and…

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An Awful Accident. Six Persons Killed. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

A serious fire broke out in a general store at Upper Hut, New Zealand, at midnight on Saturday. An explosion occurred while the…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

On Friday afternoon young Jack Berridge was running about at Graman, when he had the misfortune to fall aud break his arm. He was…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 8

A shocking accident happened at the level crossing, near North Bridge-water, Hobart (Tas.) last Saturday. A carrier named Albert Victor…

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Nearly an Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 3

An amusing motor-cyclist story comes from Liverpool. A gentleman was returning to Liverpool after a country run one evening recently, when in front of him be noticed a bright light. It came rapidly nearer, and…

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Collision at the [?]T

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 4

[?]. Thursday [?] The M[?] [?] [?] [?] the [?]…

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[?]'S Fatality. You Should Be Determined

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 9

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Little Boy Drowned. Items of Interest

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

Inspector Too[?] last night [?] a representative of the [?] "C[?]le" that he had received that day a [?] from Mr. [?]. K…

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Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

[?] Monday.—A very sad [?]t [?] at [?] day. Mr. [?] and [?] brother [?] H. [?]) were sh[?] a [?]…

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Shooting Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

A young men [?] Burton B[?] [?] of Mr. J. [?] of G[?] b[?]s. while o[?] shooting on Sunday last [?] his hand over the [?]…

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PAINFUL ACCIDENTkt

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 9

Mr. Ha[?] Hey[?] of [?] [?] the[?] an [?] [?]. says Monday's [?]…

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