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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

437 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 22

Mining Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 2

Mr. .W. M. Crone, who has charge of a mining plant at Sapphire, met with an accident of a painful nature on Wednesday. He was engaged in…

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Collision with Tram & Car Parramatta Residents Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 4

In a smash between a tram and motor car at Parramatta last night, two men were seriously injured. One, John Evans, sustained a fractured…

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Sad Accident MR. E. A. Dawson Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 4

A sad accident occurred at the residence of Mr. E. A. Dawson, Dumaresq, on Tuesday last, when Mr. Dawson, while endeavouring to put the…

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Remarkable Fatality

The Uralla Times · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 2

London, Sunday.—Reuter's Paris correspondent wires: An extraordinary fatality occurred as the result of a debate between two electricians…

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Found Drowned. Fell Over Culvert

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

The body of Lewis Whaley, 35, was found last night in a culvert in about 18 inches of water, some four miles from Liverpool. It is surmised that…

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Dingy Capsizes. Fattier and Son Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

A double drowning fatality occurred in the Brisbane River on Saturday, the victims being a father and his son, as a result of, a dingy capsizing…

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The Dumaresq Tragedy. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

An inquest was held on Friday morning by the Cornor on the death of Mr. Ernest Dawson at Dumareso last week. Bernard Joseph Cong[?]an,…

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Speedster Killed Fatality at Bbooklands. (Reuter's Cable) London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 4

A Peuget motor car racing at [?] miles an hour at the Brooklands [?] ran over the top of the banking and caught fine. The driver was [?]…

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Three Women Killed. Motor Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 2

Newcastle, Wednesday.—Three women were killed and two other women and the driver were injured when a car crashed into a bullock…

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Terrible Accident Three Women Killed. Driver Badly Injured

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

Three women were killed and [?] other women and the driven were [?]jured when a car crushed into a [?]locl team and overturned on the…

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Motoring Fatality Three Deaths

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 3

A shocking motoring fatality occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Dungog, when one girl was killed almost instantaneously, and two others received…

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Farm Cove Drowning. Charge of Murder Preferred

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 4

Isabel Maud Cohen was charged at the Central Criminal Court, to-day, with the murder of her child, Emanuel Cohen, who was rescued, together with…

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Floods in New Zealand One Jmn Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1924 · page 4

Purther particulars of the floods at Hauraki (New Zealand) show that one man was lost, also a herd of 100 Jersey cows. Many persons wrer…

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Missing Lugger Found Crew Believed to Be Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1924 · page 4

The pearling lugger "Eileen." when was recently reported missing, [?] been found near Broome, West Australia, in two and a half [?] of…

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Gun Fatality

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 June 1924 · page 4

The district was genuinely shocked by the sad news that Cr Murdock McLennan, a well-known resident of Middle Creek, Mongogarie, had…

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Head-on Collision. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1924 · page 4

Four persons were Injured, but none seriously in a head-on collision between a motor bus and a tram car at Marrickville last night. The…

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Gun Fatality. The Late Mr. McLennan

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 3

Beferring to the death of the late Mr. Murdock McLennan, the Casino 'Express' says that the district was genuinely shocked by the sad news that…

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Bus and Tram. Four Persons Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 4

Four persons were injured, but none seriously, in a head on collision between a motor bus and a tram car, at Marrickville last night…

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Another Road Hog. Young Man Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 4

Late last night, Ronald Broughton, 22, was admitted to Lewisham Hospital, suffering from a fractured skull, as the result of having been knocked…

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Boarding a Moving Train. Man Tarribily Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 4

William Friend, 35, was attempting to board a moving train, at Hurstville Railway Station, last night, when he missed his footing, and fell between…

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