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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Westralian Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 4

The body of an old lady, Mrs. Quinn, who came all the way from So[?]d to visit her sun near Kalgo[?]e, West Australia, and who was host in the…

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Ferry Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 4

A motor car while on a ferry p[?]nt near Kem[?]y started saddenly and ph[?]ged into the river. A number of pessengers were precipitated into…

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Shocking Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 9

On Wednesday of last week a sad fatality occurred near Walcha, when the third son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Walsh came to grief suddealy. From…

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Sad Scalding Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

We regret to learn from our correspondent that the little three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Greerson, of Mandole, got badly scalded at…

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Sad Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

[?] automobile resulted in painful in[?]rics to occupants, but Dr. Sheldon's Magnette Liniment quickly healed all [?]. Price, 1/6 and 3/-…

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Sad Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

A sad accident, with fatal results, occurred on Wednesday morning, when George, aged 12 years, the bright and manly little son of Mr. and Mrs. W…

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Steamer and Schooner in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

The steamer City of Florence, which passed Cape Shank yesterday, signalled that she had been in colliston with the schooner Phillipine…

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Railway Accident. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 2

Two goods trains collided at Clyde this morning. One train was shunting whom through some oversight the engine was not coupled, and when…

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Fatality at Emmaville

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Late on Sunday afternoon a fall of earth occurred [?]a the Vegetable Creek mine, owing to the breakage of the cap, which caused the timber to snap…

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Accident to Miss Blanch

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

From inquiries at the hospital this morning we hear that Miss Blanch is progressing as well as can be expected. The young lady was thrown from…

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A Remarkable Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 6

A youth named Bernard Charles Winters, aged 17 years, whose parents. reside in Gauntlet-street, off Klein-street, yesterday (says…

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The Latest. Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday Two chinese market gardeners, who lived at Ermington, were run down by a triain at the railway crossing near Ryde…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

As a couple of Lithgow district residents were driving into town in a sulky they met with a peculiar accident. When nearing Cox's River bridge the…

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Fatal Accident Fettler's Wife Killed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

Yesterday morning a railway fatality occurred at the railway crossing at Herbert-street, when Mrs. Hornery, wife of Mr. John Hornery,…

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Curious Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

At Maringa Siding, a few miles from Junee, a railway laborer, travelling on the mail train, threw out a portmanteau full of tools, weighing one…

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Fatality Near Glen Innes

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

Mary Ann Hornery. wife of a fettler, was knocked down by the Brisbane mall on Wednesday morning, two miles from town. She opened the railway…

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Goods Train in Collision

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A terrific smash occurred at Clyde during shunting operations on Saturday morning. Two poods trains came into collision, causing great damage to…

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Sulky Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 9

The horse attached to a sulky in which Miss Fenton and her sister-inlaw had just driven into town from Kelly's Plains took fright at…

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A Singular Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 6

At Middle Brighton (Vic.), Mr. Robert Twinem, aged 72, having dressed for church, was awaiting his married daughter, Mrs. Fanny Locke, who was…

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Peculiar Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

A wondrous-strange shooting case is in the hands of the Melbourne police. Raymond Dawson killed Vera Sparks when they were alone together, after…

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