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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

297 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 15

Unique Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 7

A nasty accident happened at the St. Patrick's Day sports at Coff's Harboron Thursday during the woodchop. One of the contestants, named Connolly was…

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Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 7

A pair of geese were indirectly responsible for a motor accident on the Hillgrove road at Gara bridge on Monday. The driver had the poultry…

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Accidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 2

At Walcha last Thursday afternoon, Aifred Kelly, a boy 12 years of age, nephew of Mr. Hoy, of that town, met with a severe accident. The boy was…

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Nasty Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

Mr. Henry Cracknell, of Copeton, was the victim of a nasty accident on Wednesday morning. He was in charge of a waggon team belonging to Mr. B…

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Ploughing Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

Mr. Dorsay Riley was admitted to the local Hospital on Thursday suffering from a fracture of the leg (writes the Warialda Standard'). Mr. Riley…

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Washed Out to Sea Small Boy Drowned. Through the Flood Gates

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 4

A boy aged eleven, was playing in the Curl Curl lagoon, near Manly, yesterday afternoon, when the flood. gated were opened and he was washed…

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A Cricketing Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 3

A most remarkable occurrence, and one that could easily have been attended with a tragic ending, took place at Welbon, in the recent cricket…

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Buggy Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 2

An accident which might easily have been attended by more serious results occurred on Wednesday near the cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Jas…

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Found Drowned

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

The body of an elderly man was found in the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga, caught on a snag. The police recall that last Monday night a local…

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Boy Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—When the Curl Cnrl Lagoon was opened yesterday to a low the water to run but to sea, a boy 11 years of age, named Matthew. Tfoeffer,…

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Serious Motoe Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—A head-on collision between a motor car and a motor Cycle occurred at Lauderdale Avenue, Manly, on Saturday, with the result that John…

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Motor Car Accident. Driver's Wife Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

While a motor car was making a [?] [?] at Auckland (N.Z.), it capsized. [?] The driver was seriously injured, and his wife killed…

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Railway Accident Former Inverell Resident Killed

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred at Market street, Newcastle, on Monday last, when a former Inverell resident, in the person of Mr. Edward Heath, met…

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A Cricketing Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 3

A most remarkable occurrence, and one that could easily have been attended with a tragic ending, took place at Welbon, in the recent cricket match…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 4

The Coroner held an inquiry concerning the death of Miss Eileen McCandless, who fell overboard from a launch in Middle Harbour last month,…

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Shooting Accident at Guyra

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

A sad accident—indirectly hinging on the stone-throwing mystery at Guyra—occurred on Friday last, as a result of which a little girl, about 5 years of…

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Serious Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 3

A distressing accident occurred to Mrs. W. Sweedman, of Texas, Inverell, last week. Mrs. Sweedman, who is one of the best horsewomen, in the district, was…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

All aeroplane conveying Captain and Mrs. Cornish from Melbourne to Sydney landed at Shepparton for petrol, but the propellor struck a fence and…

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Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 3

Mr. H. Meredith, of Uralla, whilst engaged ringbarking near Barraba, had the misfortune, to inflict a severe wound in his leg though his axe slipping. It…

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Aeroplane Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 7

The inquest was resumed on Friday at Pithara, near Perth, into the deaths of Lieut. John Cowie M'Intosh and Alfred Hillary Joy, who were…

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