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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Mysterious Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

Particulars reached Albury on Sunday of a mysterious fatality near Bethanga, an old mining settlement about 16 miles from Albury. A well-known…

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items of Interest Riding Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 7

A tragic accident occurred at South Woodburn on Saturday as a result of which Mr. Syd. Durrington a well…

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By Accident. Turkey Went to War New Sultans Story

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 7

The new Sultan of Turkey is a very different man from his two brothers who were on the Throne before him (writes Mr. G. Ward Price, in the…

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Riding Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

A tragic accident occurred at South Woodburn on Saturday, as a result of which Mr. Syd. Durringlon, a well-known mid-Richmond farmer, lost his…

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Motoring Fatality Three Persons Killed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

A fatal motoring accident occurred early on Friday morning about, a mile and a half from Alstonville, on the Wardell road. Irwin Appelby, a…

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Harbor Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

No bodies have been recovered from the harbor boating fatality…

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St. George Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 4

After the races at Nindi Gully, near St. George (Q). on St. Patrick's Day, Edward Brennan was proceeding to Balanga Station, when his horse…

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Driving Fatality. Horse Sold with [?]. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 4

Mrs. [?]was driving [?]…

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In Case of Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 2

The following may prove useful in ease of accident:— If you see a man fall down uncon- scious with the heat, count yourself…

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In Case of Accident. Hints Worth Knowing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 March 1919 · page 8

The following may prove useful in case of accident:—If you see a man fall down [?]neo[?] acious with the bent, count yourself [?]…

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Ashford Fatality Teamster's Cad End. Run Over by a Van

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 5

A very serious accident occurred in Ashford on Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock, the victim being: Mr. James Ninahan, groom at Dipton Vale for Mr…

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Perth Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 4

Three boys, aged 12, were smothered while playing with another lad at trench-tunnelling in East Perth. A fourth hoy struggled out, but though…

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Bridegroom Shot. Tragic Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 2

Albert Edgar Barnard (21), who was married about three weeks ago, was accidentally, killed at Broken Hill, the other day, as the result of a gun accident. Barnard and his…

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Hereditary Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

The death of a man named Samuel Turner, at Purl Morris, not long since, may almost be described as a case of hereditary fatality. While on his way…

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Terrible Tragedy. Three Children Drowned

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

A farmer named McVeigh, residing near Brisbane, returned home and found the dead bodies of his three children, the eldest being six, in bed…

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Railway Collision

The Inverell Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 4

A sensational railway sinash occurred between a goods and a stock train at Sunbury (Victoria) yesterday morning. A special stock train dashed…

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Hereditary Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 7

The death of a man named S. turner, at Port morris, not long since, may almost be described as a case of…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 4

On Sunday evening when Mr. E. L. Sutton, of Smith's Hill, who was returning from Keiraville with four convalescent nurses in a motor car, was nearing the corner of Park…

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A Fatal Accident. Child Falls Down a Well

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 2

A little boy not quite two years old, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. H. Starling, passed away at the Hospital on Tuesday under sad circumstances…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 4

Mitchell, Friday.—The engine and tender of a live stock train left the line near Mitchell yesterday and completely overturned. Driver Murphy and Fireman Rowe had a…

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