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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

244 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 13

Bomb Instructor Injured. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 September 1916 · page 4

A sergeant major, while instructing- a bombing class at Belmont, West Australia, had one of his arms shattered by a hand grenade exploding…

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Fatal Riding Accident Mr. Jas. Allison Killed

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1916 · page 2

An accident occurred at Yallaroi Station on Thursday afternoon last, when Mr. Jas Allison, on employee, was instantly killed. Deceased and…

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The Mecantile Mutual Fire and Accident Insurance Company. Remarkable Increase in Business. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1916 · page 3

The shareholders, and incidentally the policyholders, in the Company, have good cause for being pleased with its financial stability as evidenced by the…

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Tragic Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Yesterday evening three persons—Edward John Dyer, his [?] child in arms — [?] their death in a tragic manner. They were [?] in a…

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Shocking Fatality. Three Person's Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1916 · page 8

A sensational accident occurred at Stockton (Newcastle) at six o'clock on Sunday evening, resulting in the drowning of Mr. Edward John Dyer,…

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Another Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1916 · page 4

Francis Lawrence, aged 18, a soldier, was found lying dead late last night between the rails at the Belmore railway station. It is believed that he fell…

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Stockton Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1916 · page 5

The body of Edward John Dyer, who was drowned last Sunday at Stockton, was recovered at 2 o'clock on Monday, morning. The bodies of his…

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Shocking Fatality. Three Persons Drowned

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 5

A sensational accident occurred at [?] (Newcastle) at six o'clock on Sunday evening, resulting in the drowning of Mr. Edward John Dyer…

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Sad Shooting Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

A very sad fatality occurred in Stanthorpe on Saturday, by which Morris Bailey, the six-year-old son of Private Bailey, of Stanthorpe, who is…

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Fatal Riding Accident. Mr. Jas. Allison Killed

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 7

An accident occurred at Yallaroi Station on Thursday afternoon last (says the Warialda "Standard" when Mr. Jas. Allison, an employee, was…

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The Latest. Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Joseph [?] residing at Brookvale, Monthly, and wellknown in commertcial produce circles, was thrown from his hourse last night…

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A Serious Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 September 1916 · page 5

A very serious accident befel Mr. I. Scott on Friday. He was engaged in squaring a log at Glen Elgin saw mills, when by some means the axe…

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Shooting Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 September 1916 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon a deplorable accident befel a lad named Jack Schwenke, aged 14 years. In company with another lad, Jimmy Reid, they…

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Motor Car Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the coronial inquiry into the death of the victim of the motor car accident when Edward John Dyer…

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Painful Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 4

Mr. Paddy Bourke met with a painful accident on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that he was unloading pipes for the Inverell Waler Supply when…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

Whilst driving along MacIntyre Street yesterday evening Mr. and Mrs. R. Miles, senr., met with a very nasty accident. The wheel of the sulky…

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Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. E. Mayled's son Jack, aged 10, wet with a very painful and serious accident at Tenterden on Monday last. We learn that the little…

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Floods in Victoria. Father and Children Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 4

Further particulars of the disastrous floods in Victoria show that seven lives were lost. The flood is one of the worst in the history of that State…

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Three Miners Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 4

Three miners were injured by a gas explosion in the Westvale coal mine, Ipswich, Queensland, yesterday…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 2

Information was received by the Melbourne police on Tuesday that a man named Olimict and his lour children were drowned m the floods near…

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