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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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A Peculiar Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

A peculiar accident happened to Mr. A. S. Shone, of Tingha, last week. He was out shooting rabbits at dusk, with a double-barrelled muzzle-loader, and…

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Melbourne's Death Roll. Fatality at Bulli

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

A man died at Bulli on Wednesday night from pneumonic-influenza there are now five new cases on the Dimboola…

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A Nasty Accident. Caused by Falling Tree

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 6

Mr.John Griffiths met with a serious accident at Bluff Rock near Tenterfield on Wednesday afteernoon. He was hapnessing a horse under some giant gurn…

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Miss Coghlan's Death. How the Accident Occurred

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 7

The Chelsea Coroner last month recorded a verdict that Miss Marjority Coghlan, 17, Of Cadogan Square, the daughter of Sir T. A. Coghlah, formerly…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 3

A young boy, Keith Downic, aged eight years, at present an immale of the Maitland Hospital as a result of being accidentally shot in the ankle, has had…

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Railway Fatality. Woman Out to Pieoes a Gruesome Find

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

The town was shocked on Tuesday morning on learning that a fatality had occurred on the railway lint close [?] Glen Innes on the previous…

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Peculiar Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 8

Mr. J. Brooks, of Bonalbo, met with a peculiar and painful accident a few days ago. He is a well-known rough rider, and a neighbor, having a horse…

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Well Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

Mr. John Zummerle, aged 33, a farmer, was working at a well on his property at Gowrie Little Plain, near…

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Sulky Accidents

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

Mr A. J. Dunshea, Mrs T. Dunshea, and Miss H. V. A. Dunshea had a narrow escape from serious injury last Saturday morning…

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Drowned in the Surf

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

Florrie Varley, maid servant, was drowned at Austinmere while surfing this morning…

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Drowning Fatality in Gwydir River

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Gwydir River on Sunday, at Redbank, near Moree. A man named John Godden, who for a short time past…

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Shocking Fatality at Glen Innes. Woman Cut to Pieces. On Railway Line

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

A woman named Isabel Priest, the wife of Henry George Priest, residing near Glen Innes, met a terrible death on the railway line near that town on Tuesday…

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Moree Drowning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Gwydir River on Sunday at liedbank, near Moree. A man named Joint Godden, who for a short time…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 7

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Gwydir River on Sunday, at Bedbank. A man named John Goddea,…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 3

The prime cause in a motor-cycle accident on Moore Park Hill last Sunday afternoon, was the late decision of a large dog to cross the road. Mr. E. G…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Gwydir Claims Another Victim

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

A drowning fatality, in circumstances of profound sadness, occurred in the Gwydir River at Redbank, near Pallamallawa,on Sunday last…

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Killed by Lightning. Fatality at Bathurst

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

Frank McGarry and Ernest Gunning were killed by lightning whilst loading chaff near Bathurst yesterday A [?]orse was also killed…

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Accident to Teamster

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

About 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning, Mr. H. ("Nipper") Coggan, son of Mr. J. Coggan of Inverell. met with a nasty accident coming down…

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A Remarkable Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 7

Chas. Schreiber, a ganger, employed by Cambewarra Shire, was riding to work at Kangaroo Valley. with a bag…

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A Remarkable Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

Chas Schreiber, a ganger, employed by Cambewarra Shire, was riding to work at Kangaroo-Valley, with in bag containing 18lb, of blasting powder…

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