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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Found Drowned. an Old Man's Sad Ending

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 4

An old age pensioner, named Michael Conway, was found drowned in the Macintyre River, above the old Armidale Road crossing on Tuesday…

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Fatal Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 4

Through the breaking of a wire hawser attached to a truck in the Darling Harbor railway yard on Friday, Lionel King Bailey, a shunter, living…

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Sad Fatality. Child Scalded to Death

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 2

It is with deep regret we record the death of the bright little five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jobson, which took place under exceedingly…

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Peculiar Accident to Baby Causes Death. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 4

While Mrs. Mason, of Waverloy, was passing a blacksmith's shop, a pair of pioneers, which were struck out of the blacksmith's bands by a restive horse,…

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Sad Fatality

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

It is with very deep regret we ("Glen Times Examiner") record the death of the little five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jobson…

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Painful Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 6

Mr. T. Worgan was the victim of a very painful accident, at his place about nine miles out on the Glen Innes road, yesterday afternoon. He…

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[?] Accident and on Artificial [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 7

ARTIFICIAL [?] which is a German product, and [?] much of [?] commercial [?] an accident. Although synthetic indigo…

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Nurse Roberts Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 5

News was received in Armidale on Wednesday of a serious accident to Nurse Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Roberts, South Armidale…

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Ridina Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

An unfortunate accident occurred to Mr. Fred Makim, son of Mr. John makim, of Springfield, Gum Flat, on Friday last. It appears that Mr. Makim,…

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Station Well Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 4

F. R. Hopkins, of Errowanbang Station, near Carcoar was repairing a well some distance from the homestead, when he apparently slipped and…

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[?]rowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 4

[?] F[?] Frederick [?] a [?] hard-working [?] when [?] to catch [?] and out of…

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Serious Riding Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 4

An unfortunate and rather painful accident befel Mr. T. Fleming on Wednesday afternoon, which has been attended by serious results. Mr…

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Accident Narrowly Avorted

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 8

WHAT might have been a [?] dent was fortunately [?] by the prompt [?] of Mr. F. W[?], [?] at the Warwick [?]…

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A Nasty Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon Mr. Les Parker met with rather a serious accident. He was engaged in cutting wood at his parent's home in Taylor-street, when…

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Boys Tall Over Cliff. Remarkable Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 3

On Wednesday last, while Mr. T. Ford and his son were working in their orchard, which is situated some distance below the lookout, they were…

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Deplorable Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 5

A most deplorable accident, which Rut quite a damper on the Queen celebrations, happened at the showground on Monday, when Mr. Frank Gerard…

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Accident at Chrowground

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3

A regretable accident [?] on the show ground this morning [?] Monday's [?] [?] being the [?] Mr. [?]…

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Terrible Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

Details of the tragedy at Manukau, N.Z., in which Edward Bales, his wife and child were killed in the bush, show that the three, with a son, lived…

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Shocking Motor Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

On Saturday night Mrs. [?] Levegrove, of Gore-street, Fitzroy (Vic.), engaged phines Clarkson, a chauffeur of South Melbourne, to drive a party…

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Accident at a [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

W[?] querrying at South [?] Thursday [?] [?] [?]…

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