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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

244 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 13

Tasmanian Railway Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

The Coroner's jury returned a verdict that the Tasmanian railway accident was caused by the excessive speed of the train…

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Motor Collision

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

All the elements of a very serious accident, were present in a collision winch occurred between a motor ear and motor cycle, opposite Post Office,…

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Tram Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 4

A young woman, who is at present unidentified, was run over and killed by a tram in Oxford Street yesterday through hastily jumping from the…

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Accident on Railway

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

The trains, coming north Monday last were delayed by several hours at Danglemah. It appears that three waggons and guard's van were…

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Racehorses in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 4

Daring a race at Deleystort, Victoria the horses ridden by Walsh and Smith collided and fell heavily, Both riders were renders [?], Smith is already…

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Motor Bike Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 5

On Thursday morning Mr. Arthur[?] with [?] asome what [?] accident. He went out for [?] on his motor bike and when going up the…

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How a Submarine Escaped. German Accident of Strange Episode. North Sea Adventure

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 7

The Budapest correspondent of the "Morning Post" narrates one of the most thrilling submarine adventures of the war:…

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Ald. Sinfield Seriously Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 5

On Saturday night at about 7 p.m., Ald. Havelock [?] met with a serious accident opposite the Club Hotel to Went Worth street through coming into…

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Drowned While Sure. Bathing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The undertow at Manly claimed another victim, yesterday, in the person of Capt. Arthur Reginald Stanley Gartrell, a…

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Accidents at Mullumbimby Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

There wan quite a series of minor mishaps at Mullumblmby Show on Thursday last. A man named Schrader, competing in the woodchop, met with…

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Drowned in a Boiling Spring

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

Wellington (N.Z.) Monday.—An invalided trooper, W. Anderson, who was wounded in the abdomen at Sari Bahr on August 7th, fell into a…

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Sulky Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

A sensational accident occurred on Sunday afternoon on Gibson's Hill (the steep hill between the Glen Innes Road and the Brodle's Plains road)…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

During the week a very distressing and particularly painful accident befell the infant child of Mr. B. B. Walker, hairdresser. It appears that the…

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Sensational Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 7

A sensational accident occurred (says the Inverell 'Times') on Gibson's Hill (the steep hill between the Glen Innes Road and the Brodie's plains…

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Motor Cars in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 4

Two motor cars, one containing Sir William and [?] callen [?] in [?] last night. The impact was [?] and both…

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Sad Fatal Accident Little Boy Kicked to Death by a Horse

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred on Sunday afternoon last at Spring Creek, Warialda road, about 13 miles from Bingara when little Harry Wilkinson…

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Railway Accident at Uralla

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 5

A serious accident occurred at Uralla railway station on Tuesday afternoon last, blocking the whole of the line and holding up traffic fur several hours…

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Double Drowning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 4

At a Sunday school picnic near T[?] two girls, Kitty McCa[?], aged [?] and Elsie Hooper, about the same age, [?] drowned while bathing. Both [?]…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 10

MICHAEL THYNNK, farmer, was riding over a railway crossing near Wallace railway station on Monday night on his way home from the Ballarat races…

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Surf Bathing Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—While surfing ht Farquhar Park, Taree, at a Sunday School picnic, yesterday, Kitty. Macaulcy, 19, a daughter of Mr. W…

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