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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Train Accident Six Killed, Thirty-injured. (Reuter's Cable). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 5

Six were killed and thirty injured in a train accident, while descending Mount Bobjosua in Portugal…

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Motor Bus Smash Driver and Conductor Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 4

A big motor bus, crowded with passengers, crashed into a telegraph pole in Oxford-street, Sydney, on Tuesday morning, and was badly smashed…

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Local and General Child's Hand Injured

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 4

A little boy, 2½ years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Taylor of "Ford End," Warialda, met with a painful experience on Wednesday last. It…

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Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 4

An accident of a painful and somewhat serious nature happened to Mr. Veness, editor of the Bingara "Telegraph," on Saturday week by which he…

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Wednesday Football. Decisive Win for East by 22 Points to Nil. West's Star Player, 3. Williams, Injured. Wind, Dust and Hard Ground Spoil Good Football

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 7

The much-looked for match between East and West Glen Innes took place on the showground yesterday, and resulted in a decisive win…

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Train and Motor Collide. Passengers Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 4

A motor car, driven by a commercial traveller, with a young woman as passenger, collided with an electric train at a level crossing near Aspendate,…

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Sensational Motor Accident. Train and Car Collide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 7

A collision occurred on the Morpeth road railway crossing near the East Maitland station, on Thursday afternoon between a motor car and a train…

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Painful Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 4

Whilst flying the valley iron to the roof of a building last Friday, Mr W. Merchant, the well-known plumber, was the victim of a very painful…

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Dreadful Accident

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 3

Two well known circus men, William Alfred Sole" and Charles Henry Perry, manager and proprietor respectively of Sole's Circus, went out…

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Compensation Act Butcher's Accident. Claim for Compensation

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 4

At the District Court yesterday afternoon Thomas Dodd sued H. H. Chapman, Master Butcher of Inverell, to recover £760 under the Workmen's…

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Motor Cycle Collision. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 5

As a result of a collision between a motor cycle with side car attached and [?] car, in George Street, Sydney, last night. Leslie Smith, the…

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Red Range Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 4

Mr. R. Peters, of Red Range, who was the victim of an unfortunate accident a little over a week ago is making satisfactory progress towards…

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Collision in George-street. Motor Cyclist Badly Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 4

As a result or a collision between a motor cycle, with side car attached, and a motor car in George-st., city, last night, Leslie Smith, the driver of…

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Shocking Tragedy Young Man Killed. a Riding Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 4

A dreadful accident occurred on the Ashford road, near the 19 mile peg, in the early hours of Sunday morning last[?] appears that Mr. Phil Holder and Mr…

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To Prevent Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 7

On British railways an average of 30 persons a year are either killed or injured, through falling from trains. Hundreds of preventive devices have…

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Surfing Fatality

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 1

At Byron Bay last week, Mrs Preadingham, while surfing in company with Mrs and Miss Griffin, was carried out by the undertow…

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Late Mrs. Preadingham. Drowned at Byron Bay

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 4

On Wednesday a drowning case occurred at Byron Bay, when a woman named Hilda Preadingham, aged 38 years, lost her life. Deceased and her…

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Fatal Riding Accident

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 1

A young man, Phillip Holder, aged 24, was returning to his home at Bukkulla en Saturday night last after attending a dance at Dinton…

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Fatal Dredging Accident

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 1

Whilst dismantling the set of box logs at Johnson and Potter's dredge at Tent Hill on Friday, one of their employees, Thomas Reynolds, met…

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Dredge Accident. Killed by a Falling Beam. Late Mr. Reynolds

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 3

On Friday last Mr. T. Reynolds, of Newtown, Emmaville, whilst doing his first days work at the new dredge being opened by Messrs. Potter and…

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