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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Hubert Williams, 17, a member of the A.L.F., at present camped at Liverpool, died in the hospital yesterday. Williams, who was a…

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Disastrous Floods in Queensland. Several Persons Drowned. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

The latest news from Rockhampton show that the floods are increasing, and hundreds of houses are submerged. Mackay received the full force of the…

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Painful Accident

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Charlie Simpson, of this town, is laid up for repairs. He was engaged last Monday in dismantling the pontoon at the old…

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Remarkable Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 7

A singular accident happened to Mr. W. M'Cracken, the well-known traveller on the NOrth Cost for Rosch's brewery, as he was travelling from…

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A Peculiar Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 7

A telegram from Cloncarry has been received by the Commissioner of Police, reporting a fatality which occurred at an hotel in Mackinlay on…

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North Queensland Cyclone. Family Drowned Like Rats In Cage. Reports of Damage in all Directions

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

Latest messages from North Queensland show that the effects of the cyclone and floods at Mackay are worse than has been hitherto reported…

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Drowned Like Rats in a Gage

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

Latest messages from North Queensland show that the effects of the cyclone and floods at Mackay are worse than has been hitherto reported…

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A Shooting Accident

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 6

A well-known resident oF Middle Arm, Goulburn, Ebenezer Denny, aged 45, was found in a paddock on Friday morning, practically in a state of…

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Double Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 3

A double drowning fatality occurred at Strahan (Tas.) one night last week, Alice James, a single woman (24), employed at the Macquarie Harbor Hotel,…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—A large motor car overturned yesterday afternoon, while ascending Roberts' Hill at Clarendon. The driver and owner of the car,…

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Items of Interest. a Shocking Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 3

Leslie Sweetman, aged 12, a schoolboy, residing at Tempe, was conveyed to the hospital suffering from a large wound in the back, serious injuries to…

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Railway Fatality. Elderly Man Run Over at Rockdale

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

An elderly man, whose identity has not been established, was run over by a train at Rockdale this morning and killed. He was crossing the line at…

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Sad Fatality Near Armidale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred on the Rockvale road, near Armidale, on Tuesday night. Jas. Miller, jun., a grazier and carrier, was driving a bullock team…

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Shocking Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

An elderly man, whose identity has not yet been established, was run over by a train at Rockdale the other morning and killed. The man was crossing the…

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Fatality at Killarney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 9

Our (Warwick 'Examiner') correspondent writes: About 5 p.m. on Thursday, James Magick, in company with John Koogh, was riding down Kirk Hill,…

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Shocking Fatality. Carrier Crushed by His Waggon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

A terrible accident befel a well-known resident of the Ebor district, in the person of Mr. James Miller, on Tuesday evening, as a result of which the…

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Motor Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

While a motor car was travelling down Granville-street one day this week something apparently went wrong with the helm, for it made…

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Terrible Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 7

CLIFFORD Sydney Hiddlestone, a jeweller, 32 years of age, of st. Kilda-street Brighton (Vic.), and Linda Steel, 27 years of age, engaged in domestic [?]ties, were riding in a…

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Sad Fatality near Armidale

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred on the Rookvale road, near Armidale, on Tuesday night. ]as. Miller, jun., a grazier and carrier, was driving a…

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Roadside Fatality. Ebor Resident Fatally Crushed by Waggon

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. James Miller, junior, died in the Armidale Hospital early on Wednesday morning, from hemorrhage and shock following injuries inflicted by a…

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