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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

280 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 14

Motor Car Accidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 4

Mr. A. Crossman was driving his Metz car with Mrs. Topham, his married daughter and her baby, when the car suddenly swerved and capsized…

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Dairying. Renovating Paspalum. An Accident and Its Consequences

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 6

According to the Inspector for the North Coast district, the Department's advocacy of the renovation of old and deteriorated paspalum pastures by…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 2

On Tuesday night a man, who had taken too much for for his stomach's sake was leading against a verandah post in Otho-street, when he…

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[?] M[?] Accident. That [?]Ually [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 10

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Drowned in Gutter

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 4

A postman, supposed to be named Morrison was found dead in a stormwater channel at Kensington last night. He apparently tripped and…

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Railway Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 7

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A Beardy-street Accident. Dray and Sulky Collide

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 3

An accident of a rather sensational nature, though fortunately unattended with fatal results, occurred near the gasworks, Beardy-street, West, on…

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Inventions Bt Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 6

An Alchemist, experimenting in earths for the making of crucibles, found that he had invented porcelain. A watchmaker's apprentice, holding a…

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Accidently Shot. SYDNEY,Thursday

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 4

At the inquest concerning the death of the boy Alexander Camphell, who was found dead in the bush [?] Gosford, evidence was given that an…

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Hillgrove. ACCIDENT

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 6

Mr. Jas. Austin met with a painful accident at Baker's Creek Mine on Tuesday last, through a bucket coming down and jamming his finger, also severing…

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Sad Fatality. a Youth Killed

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

On Thursday last a particularly sad fatality occurred at a race meeting held at Kingagate,whereby Isaac Oswald Marshall 11-year-old son…

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Inventions by Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 4

An alchemist, experimenting in earths for the making of crucibles, found that he had invented, porcelain. A watchmaker's, apprentice, holding a…

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[?] Railway Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 1

Sydney, Friday.—A was where [?] is suppored to [?] William Arthor a [?] was [?] [?] on the railway line [?]…

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One Man [?] and Five Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 6

A series railway [?] in the [?] of a was and [?] to [?] expert [?] Tuesday evening at [?]…

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Comic Te[?]mination to Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 6

Perth, Monday.—A small bey was [?] [?] run [?] by a [?] ing the Premier of Western Australia Before Mr. S[?] could [?]…

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[?] Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 7

[?] Little of [?] had the [?] to [?] his lost with in are while [?] The cut was a very [?] out on the side of…

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Miners Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 4

Five men were injured by the collapse of working in the main shaft at the Richmond main colliery at Kurri Kurri…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 4

A collision occurred in the harbor this morning between the ferry steamer Kiandra and the big cargo steamer Courtfieid. The Kiandra wastpierce…

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A Desperate Prisoner. Jumps Overboard. Supposed to Have Been. Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 3

While, the steamer Indarra, w[?] and on board two prisoners, Norman Mahony and Gerald Downey, escapees who were recently arrested in West…

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Remarkable Fatality. Man and Woman Killed. Knocked Down by Same Motor Car

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 3

Two persons, a man and a woman, were latally injured by the same motor car in Parramatta-road, Leichbardt, on Sunday night…

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