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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

218 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 11

Motor Lorrw Overturnr. Women Severely Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 2

A motor lorry loaded with furniture ran into a bank on the Bull Paes yesterday. Mrs. Stag was thrown out and sustained a broken leg. Two…

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Tram Smash Fifty People Injured Conductor Mangled

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 2

Between 40 and, 50 people were injured, one seriously, in a tram collission in Anzac Parade, near the sydney showground on Saturday night…

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Railway Account. Eleven Men Killed. Two Others Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 2

A di[?]trous railway [?] occurred on a private railway line near Mornington mill, West Australia, when a timber train got out of control on an…

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Accident at a Sawmill

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 4

There occurred at M[?]srs. J, Croll and Sons' Sawmill, Dangog, a very serious accident, when[?]y the life of Mr Frank Delore, aged 65, is greatly…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 3

Our Mullumbimby correspndent phoned yesterday afternoon that Mater MickMcDonald, 12 years of age, a son of Mr. and Mrs. B. McDonald, of Myocum, was…

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Fifty People Injured. Serious Tram Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 8

Between 40 and 50 people were injured, one seriously, in a train collision in Anzac Parade, near the Syduey Showground on Saturday night, when a car bound for Coogee…

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Ex-Soldier's Death. a Sad Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 3

The relatives of Mr. William Keller,master baker, found the head of the family, deceased, under tragic cireumstances yesterday morning, says…

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Tram Smash Fifty People Injured. Conductor Mangled

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

A sensational tram collision involving about 50 casualties occurred on Anzac Parade, near the old Zoo site, about 8.15 on Saturday night. Twenty-eight…

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Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

Mr. Her[?] Latham, of the s[?] of the away two or three fingers of the left hand, and injured one eye. It is feared that the sight of the eye will be…

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Patal Raillway Accident. Terrible Mishap near Perth

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—There was a fatal disaster, on Saturday night, on Millar and Company's line, from the Mornington's mills to Wokalup, on the…

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Tram Smash. Collision With Telegraph Post

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 4

A tram left the rails at Alexandria last night, and crashed into a telegraph post. Two passengers were injured…

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Tram Smash. Fifty People Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 6

Between 40 and 50 people were injured, one seriously, in a tram collision in Anzac Parade, near the Show Ground, Sydney, on Saturday night,…

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A Runaway Truck. Man Seriously Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1920 · page 4

A truck loaded with wire broke loose at [?] wire works last night and dashed down as incline. Thomas Dugan, who was employed at…

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Frightful Sawmill Accident. Man's Head Pierced by Splinter

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 6

There occurred at Messrs. J. Croll and Sons' sawmill, Dungog a very serious accident, whereby the life of Mr. F. Delore, aged 65, is greatly endangered…

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Accidental Majority (Published by Arrangement.) Should Not Control Liquor. Decision Should Be Based on Substantial Vote

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 4

In the course of a leading article, anything but friendly to the liquor trade, the Perth "West Australian" puts forward a logical case against a…

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Engines Collide. Accident at Central Station

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 4

Two engines collided at the Central Railway Station early this morning. Both were damaged, but no one was injured…

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Revolver Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 7

A boy aged about 16 years was examining a revolver belonging to a young man at Cowra, when Roy Hood, sed 10, son of Mr. Artel Hood,…

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Sad Drowning Accident. Dumaresq Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 4

A [?] drowing fa[?] occurred at Dumaresq on Thursdaly afternoon, when the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Martin, of Hillwood, Dumaresq,…

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Fatal Accident at Mungindi. Man Dashed Against a Tree

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 2

On Monday last Mrs. J. S. West received the sad news from her old home in the Mungindi district that, her brother, Mr. Charles Ferguson,…

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Little Boy Drowned. Dumaresq Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 3

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Dumaresq on Thursday afternoon, when the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Martin, of Hillwood, Dumaresq,…

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