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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2

Last Sunday proved an unlucky day for three Bundarra residents, says the 'Advocate.' Mrs. P. Dwyer, Sen., had the…

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Harbor Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 8

It is recorded that a collision took place at Sydney. Heads shortly after midnight between collier Herga and pilot steamer Captain Cook. The cause…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 8

A, collision occurred between the upgoods train from Wellington and a special stock train from Bathurst about 5.30 o'clock this morning, near…

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Traffic Accidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 4

With the growth of motor traffic all over the world increasing, the report of the London Traffic Branch of the Board of Trade attracts increasing…

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Shooting. Accident near Campbelltbwn. Man Bleeds to Death

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 4

Thomas Jupp, aged 32, met with a tragic death in the bush at Campbelltown on Sunday afternoon. Jupp, who resided at the Victoria…

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Riding Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 4

After the highly successful patriotic carnival at Moree on Monday:—Miss Bessie West—a member of the "Russian Cossacks," who was riding along…

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Clerk Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

Frederick Hathaway, [?] a clerk in the Registrar-General's Department, and a resident of Manly, was drowned yesterday whilst bathing in sight of…

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Railway Ganger Killed. Fatality Near Glen Innes

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 7

A sad fatal accident happened at Yarraford bridge, near Glen Innes, on Saturday night, when John C. Ahern, a ganger on the permanent way, was…

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The War. Zeppelin Raid. Women and Babies Injured. Danish Printer's Hoax. Turks Again Defeated. Stupid Welsh Miners. Lord Kitchener—was It Advice or a Threat? London

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

A Zeppelin that dropped bombs in England travelled at a height of 2000 feet. A few houses were destroyed, but…

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Fatal Accident

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 5

Save the "Glen lunes Examiner":—A sad fatal accident happened at Yarreford bridge on Saturday night, when John Charles Aheru, a ganger on the permanent way was…

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Another Railway Collision. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 4

Two goods trains collided at Carnegie (Vic.) yesterday. The guard's v[?]n telescoped two trucks and reduced them to splinters. Two pereons…

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Sepious Railway Disaster Another Smash on Southern Line. Thirty Persons Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 4

At 4 o'clock on Saturday morning the limited express from Albury crashed into the Temora mail from Sydney, which was standing at…

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Railway Accident. Trains Collide at Binalong Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 5

At four o'clock this morning the up Melbourne Limited Express and the down Temora mail which left Sydney at 8.10 last night, met in…

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Sad Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 6

A sad [?]atality occurred at Earn Vale on Monday morning, when Mr. James Brown, a well-known resident, was killed. Messrs. James and Thomas…

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Railway Smash. Express in Collision

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

The Melbourne limited express and the down Temora mail train met head on at Binalong at 4.20 on Saturday morning. Robert Thomas, of Temora…

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Another Railway Collision. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

Two persons were seriously injured in a railway coll[?] watch [?] yesterday at Cartegle, Victoria…

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Railway Smash. Thrity Persons Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 8

BINALONG, Saturday.—A sensational bead on collision occured at the local station this morning, at twenty minutes past four, between the limited…

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Motor Car Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

Owing to something going wrong with the machinery of a motor car yesterday it ran into the water at the Spit. The occupants (a man, his wife, [?]…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 3

A collision occurred at Binalong between the Melbourne express and the Temora train on Saturday morning. Three engines were derailed and three…

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Three Persons Injured. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 6

An explosion at Woolwich Arsenal injured three persons…

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