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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

244 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 13

An Ashford Sensation. Man Badly Injured

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

A sensation is alleged to have occurred near Fraser's Creek, in the Ashford District, on Sunday last. As there were no eye witnesses of the…

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Serious Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

A serious accident happened to the Draper family on Easter Sunday. It appears that Mr. A. M. Draper, with Mrs. Draper and three children were…

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A Shocking Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 4

Mrs. Emma Charles who atempted to alight from moving train at Granville fell between the platform and carriage [?] shocking…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—A collision took place between two goods trains in the Goulburn railway yards yesterday, and much damage was done…

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Sad Burning Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr. W. leBrun Brown) held an inquiry at Howell yesterday into the death of Mrs. Jane Doolin which sad event occurred…

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Motor Car Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

The Sergeant Major for Inverell met with a nasty accident on Friday last, white returning from Sydney. About 20 miles from Bingara, in turning a…

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Trains in Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

The biggest smash that ever occurred in the Goulburn railway yards took place on Sunday morning, about a quarter to 4, when a goods-train from…

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A Boy Drowned. Coroser's Inquiry

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

An inquiry teaching the death of Horace Ra[?]rs, who was drowned in the Mc[?]ntyre River on the 13th ult., was held by the Coroner, Mr. C. O'C…

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Two Girls Drowned

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

At the inquest concerning the death of Catherine Isabella Macaulay, 19, and Elsie Isabella Hopper, of Taree, who were drowned at Farquhar Park,…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Last night Campbell Pratt (17), a school teacher living at Randwick, was killed by a tram at Randwick road. The…

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I sad Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

News reached town on Tuesday evening that Mr. Daniel Murphy, an old and highly respected resident, had met with a fatal accident that day…

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Drowning [?]Atality

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 May 1916 · page 4

Two young women were drowned in the [?] River, Melbourne, yesterday. They, with two young men, were stepping out of a [?], when it capsized…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 4

Melbourne, Monday.—Victoria Maud Reed, of Elstermwick, Victoria, and Beatrice Hall, Collingwood, both 19 years of age, were drowned in the…

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A Sad Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 3

NEWS reached town on Tuesday evening that Mr. Daniel Murphy, an old and highly respected resident, had met with a fatal accident that day near…

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Bullock Driver's End. a Sad Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 4

News reached town on Tuesday evening that Mr. Daniel Murphy, an old and highly respecetd resident, had met with a fatal accident that day…

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"Fatal" Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

The only serious accident reported on the trip to Armidale at the week-end by a contingent of local bowlers occurred on the return journey. It…

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A Chapter of Accidents

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 2

Shakespeare's dictum, "When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in [?]tralions," was fully demonstrated on Saturday and…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

While driving between Graman and Ashford on Monday night last Mr. Jack Coper, the well known drover of Inverell, met with a nasty accident. Mr…

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Delungra Doings. Series of Accidents

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 5

A serious accident befel cecil Ridge, the eldest son of Mr. Victor Ridge of the Police Station, Delungra, Yesterday. The little follow was running for the…

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Serious Motor Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 4

A motor car containing several passengers was overturned between [?] and Bombala. The car was completely wrecked. Our lady…

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