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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

244 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 13

Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon a serious accident [?] Bob, the eight- year -old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mcintyre, of Lambe[?]- street, and as a result…

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Racecourse Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 5

A BAD smash occurred in the Hurdle Race at Victoria Park on Wednesday afternoon. Waugoola, Jaloch, and Royal Smoke fell. The two former…

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Painful Accident

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 2

Dick Perkins, shopman at J. W. Fuller's butchery, met with a painful accident on Monday last, at dusk, and had an extremely narrow escape of…

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Inventions by Accident

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1915 · 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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T[?]rpedoed by Accident. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 3

The German Government has agreed to fully compensate for the Bel- bridge, which was torpedoed by accident in February last…

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A Tram Fatality. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 4

A man name John McNamara was injured by a tram in Central square on Saturday evening, and died in the hospital yesterday…

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Extraordinary Poisoning Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 3

ON SATURDAY evening last at about 6 o'clock (writes the Queensland Times Mount Forbes correspondent), the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J…

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Country Volunteer Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 6

A sad drowning accident occurred at South Grafton early on Tuesday morning, Samuel Jackson, 24, a recruit from Ulmarra, losing his life…

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Drowned in Rose Bay

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 1

IN attempting to recover so our from a skiff in Rose Bay, about 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Robert Robertson, 51, a yachtsman, who lived in Beach…

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Dreadful Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 10

WHILST William Cleghorne was alighting from the train at Rooty Hill railway station he fell between the carriage and the platform, and bad both…

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A Horse Injured

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 4

Considerable excitement prevailed in Byron-street early yesterday morning through the horses attached to the municipal sanitary waggon bolting. The…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 4

What might have developed into a serious accidents occurred yesterday morning, when Mr. C. S. Thorley was preparing to lea[?] Bundarra with a…

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Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 9

While Mr. Inspector Telfer was returning from Kingstown on Thursday last, he had a rather exciting time. Mr. Telfer was out of the vehicle…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 June 1915 · page 4

On Friday evening last, Mr. J. Gallagher, the carter at Mr. Dover's butcher's shop, was driving down Marher's Lane, when one of the shafts…

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Peculiar Train Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1915 · page 2

When travelling on Wednesday by the 2.10 p.m. train from Newcastle to Muitland, Mr. W. Wilkinson, a well known Waltsend batcher, who…

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Sad Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 July 1915 · page 5

Master Jack watson, eldest son of Mr. Joseph Watson, of Deepwater was engaged crutching sheep last week when the shears slipped, the point…

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Sad Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 2

Master Jack Watson, eldest son of Mr. Joseph Watson, of Deepwater, was engaged crutching sheep last week when the shears slipped, the point of…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. Blackburn, while suffering from the effects of a severe cold, on Wednesday last, attempted to lift a bag of flour. In his weak condition the…

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Accident in a Well

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. John Berridge was admitted to the Warialda Hospital on Tuesday evening suffering from an injury to his head caused by a piece of rock…

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Shocking Burning Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 7

A shocking burning fatality occurred at Seaham on Monday night, when an old lady, Mrs. Martha Sweeney, mother of Mrs. Thomas McDonald, licensee…

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