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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Accident at Emmaville Two Men Injured. Mr. Wearne's Serious Condition

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 December 1920 · page 2

An accident attended by serious results occurred at the Great Britain Mine early on Friday morning. Mr. W, Wearne, engineer for the…

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Fatal Drowning Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Two men—Alfred Kendon, of Granville, and Thomas Humphries, of Parramatta—members of a picnic party of fourteen, were…

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A Missing Girl. Found Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 3

The body of Lily Wilkins (16), who recently disappeared from her home at Belmont, a suburb of Brisbane, was found in a waterhole near her home,…

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Dredging Fatality Stanley Sweeney's Death. Driving Without Certificate. the Inquest

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 4

All inquiry was held at the Tingha Court House on Friday afternoon, November 27 by the Coroner (Mr. McDougal, P.M.), touching the death of…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 4

[?] occurred on Sunday afternoon last to a [?] Jack Willis, son of Mr C. Willis of Sutherland's Water, near Ting[?]…

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Peculiar Cricketing Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 2

Whilst playing cricket at Wagga Dr. Martin received painful injuries. The team fielding indulged in an exchange of catches, and Dr. Martin receive the…

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Cow's Peculiar Accident. Cabbage Stalk in Throat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 3

A peculiar accident happened to a cow, the property of Mrs. J. Thompso[?], of Little Melbourne-street, East Maitland. The cow was being driven along a road, and was…

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A Roma Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 10

A railway fettler named John Clarke, of Bundaberg, was fatally injured at Roma the other night. Clarke was evideatly struck by a train at the…

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Accident at Emmaville

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 7

An accident attended by serious results occurred at the Great Britain Mine early on Friday morning. Mr. W. Wea[?] engineer for the company,…

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The Narrabri Shunting Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 2

Mr "Gus " Sunday, formerly of Warialda, who had both legs broken while shunting on the railway line at Narrabri a fortnight ago, was for…

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Shocking Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday, resulting in the death of a boy 15 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jeans, of Wagga. It appears…

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Latest Telegrams Train Accident at Warwick. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 4

A goods train, near Warwick (Q) with a passenger carriage attached, was run into by two engines. Three guards and one passenger were…

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Motor Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 5

Frank Watton alighied from a tramear in Newtown last night and was passing behind a train when a motor car driven by a lady knocked him…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 7

An unfortunate incident occurred at the Glen Innes Grammar School concert on Tuesday night, says the 'Examiner,' which was luckily attended by no very…

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Accident

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 3

While out riding at Mound Drummond on Sunday last, Master Joseph Smith, son of Mr and Mrs George Smith of Bundarra was [?] from…

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Sad Fatality Accident at Railway Hotel. Boy Succumbs to Burns

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 4

Master Jack Kennedy, aged three years and nine months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, of the Railway Hotel, Inverell, was the…

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Moruya Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 December 1920 · page 4

A double drowning accident, occurred at Moruya, the victims being J. [?] B[?]gan and his thirteen-year-old daughter. In the House of Commons, replying…

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Sad Fatality at Inverell. Little Boy Burnt to Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 2

Master Jack Kennedy, aged three years and nine months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken nedy, of the Railway Hotel, Inverell, was the victim of a painful and serious accident…

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