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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Burnt to Death. Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

Mrs. Estella Accrtide, who was badly burned while, endeavoring to extinguish a fire in the laundry or her home at Waverley, [?] last night…

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His Last Swim Man Drowned in Baths Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 4

John Mills (50) was drowned at the Newcastle-Ocean Baths yesterday afternoon while swimming…

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Youth Drowned. Tragedy at Haberfield

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 5

John Rasten, aged 196; was drowned in the Long Cove Channel Haberfield yesterday afternoon while swimming. Valiant attempts…

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Drowning Fatality. Glen Innes Visitor's Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

A sad drowning fatality occurred on Saturday morning at a place known as the Stone Dam, Bullock Mountain, in the Glen Innes district, when…

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Youth Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

Mate's Gallant Attempt at Rescue. John Raster, aged 19, was drowned in Long Cove canal at Haberfield yesterday afternoon while swimming…

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Monday's Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 6

In connection with the accident at the intersection of Dangar and Rusden streets on Monday evening, Mr. Quinn, who had Mrs. Coventry and Mr. E. B…

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Drowning Fatality Boy Drags Girl Nto River. Launccston

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

Leslie Brown (8) and Daphne (7), who were fishing on a log in five feet of water in St. Paul's River, when the boy fell in, dragging the girl with him…

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Fatality at Manilla Jumped From Bridge

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 9

Mark Howard a well-known resident of Manilla, was killed on Wednesday morning as the result of a fall from the Manilla bridge. He was walking…

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Perth Motor Accident. Two Killed and Two Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

At Perth, on Monday, a motor ear, driven by Mr. Cochran, a hotel keeper and the postmaster at Megumber, was descending a steep hill, when it struck…

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Motor Lorry and Sulky Collide. Three Persons Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

Three people were taken to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital last night, as the result of a collision between a sulky and a motor lorry at St, Peters. The…

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Cablegrams. [Through Beater.] Balcony Collapses. Many Boys Injured in Panic. New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

The Australian Press Association's New York correspondent states: A balcony railing at an indoor athletic meeting collapsed, precipitating 300…

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Boy Killed. Accidentally Shot by Brother

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

James MeBride, a fencing contractor, was working with his two sons, who want, out kangaroo hunting and shooting on horscback last week…

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Harbor Accidents. Pleasure Launch Breaks Down

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

The lives of 35 picnickers were endangered, yesterday afternoon, when a pleasure launch broke down between the heads and drifted perilously close…

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Accidentally Shot Brother

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 5

James McBride, a fencing contractor, was working with his two sons, who went out kangaroo hunting and shooting on horseback last week. John…

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Items of Interest Painful Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 5

Last week Mr. Harold Hawkins met with a painful accident. It appears he was trying to move a sulky past o motor car is the shed at The Grove…

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Chapter X.—the "Accident."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 7

For three days Jack Petherby stayed at' the Towers and during that time Sadie saw comparatively little of Eva. The brother and sister were…

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Drowning Fatality. Inverell Native the Victim. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 4

A boat containing Sergt. Foreman, his wife, a man named Abbott and two other men, set out from the beach at Shell Harbour on Saturday…

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An Inverell Fatality

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 2

During a storm at Inverell on Friday last a young man named Smith, son of Mr. Frank Smith, was standing [?]longside a brick wall near the…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

An eight year old boy was drowned at Lithgow yesterday while playing with a boat in a dam. In Wellington (N.Z) eight drowning…

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Boating Patality. One Man Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

A boat, containing Sergt. foreman, his wife, a man named Abbott, and two other men, set out from the beach at Shell Harbour, on Saturday on a…

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