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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

299 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 15

Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

About 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening last the little son of Mr. E. Fleming, of Bannockburn, broke his arm just near the elbow. It appears that the…

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Extraordinary Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 3

News reached Kempsey on Sunday morning that a fatal shooting accident had happened at Turner's Flat, about 10 miles from that town. It appears…

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Tingha Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 2

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. James McIlveen) held an inquiry at Tingha on Friday into the death of an aboriginal named John Livermore, when…

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Fatal Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the coroner's inquiry into the death of David H. Cooper, at Mudgee, brother of Mr. J. T. Cooper…

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The Makambo Steanded. Lady Passenger Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

A wireless message from Lord Howe states that Miss Reardon, a passenger on the stranded steamer Makambo, was drowned…

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Accident at [?] Creek

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

A painful Accident betel Mr. Alex. Harris shift boss at No. 2 plant of Cope's Creek Central Co., early on Wednesday morning, whereby he is…

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Peculiar Accident to Boy

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 2

A very serious accident happened to a lad named Robert Heath, of Lightning Ridge. It appear that the boy went out shooting with a pea rifle, and…

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Mining Accident. Men Entombed

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

A sudden rush of water at the Tivoli coal mine, Ipswich, resulted in the manager, Mr. W. Barnes, and a miner, named Dredge, being entombed…

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Distressing Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 6

A gruesome accident occurred on Sunday evening between Tambo and Augathella, when a motor car which was proceeding at about 25 miles an hour…

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Motor Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 4

A collision occurred at Kogarah between two motor cars, and resulted in severe injuries to two women. One is unlikely to recover…

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Sensational Mine Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 7

There was a remarkable accident with serious results, at Eclipse Colliery, Ipswich, on Thursday. A number of men were working in a new shaft when…

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Accident

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

Whilst playing in the football match (Tingha v. Elsmore) on Saturday last, W. Parker, of Tingha, had the misfortune to break…

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A Driving Accident

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

What might have been an accident attended with serious results, happened last Sunday on the road between Gilgai and…

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Burning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 2

A BURNING accident which was attended with fatal results occurred at Virginia about six miles from Crows Nest on Monday afternoon. From the meagre…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 4

William Swords, aged 60, while crossing the Southern railway line, was knocked down by a Liverpool train and cut to pieces…

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Burning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 8

A sad burning fatality occurred on Monday morning, when Mrs. Margaret McVeigh, wife of Mr. Harry McVeigh, ex-sheriff's officer at…

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Remarkable Driving Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 8

What might have been an accident attended with serious results happened on Sunday of last week on the road between Stannifer and Gilgai. Messrs…

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Death of Mr. E. B. Allsworth. Spine Fractured by Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 8

Referring to the tragic death of Mr. Surveyor E. R. Allworth at Tenterfield the 'Star' says: It appears that the deceased had hurried to town in his…

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Remarkable Tramway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 7

An electric tram jumped the rails at Perth on Saturday, and went right across the roadway, over the footpath, through a garden wall, finally…

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Strange Drowning Case

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 2

EVIDENCE of on annual character was given at an inquiry at Lismore on Tuesday morning concerning the death of Mary May O'Connor (24). who was drowned in the…

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