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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Blown Up. Tenterfield Man Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. Claude J. Upton, a Tenterfield railway employee, was badly burned about the face and hand while on duty about midnight on Tuesday last…

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Railway Motor Overturns. One Killed; One Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. George Burgees, a Melbourne Railway Inspector, was killed, and Mr. H. E. Hickey. District Superintendent, was seriously injured by the…

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Accident at Ashford Motor Accident At Ashford

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 4

Due to the bursting of a back tyre, a serious motor accident occurred on the Bonshaw road, about a mile from Ashford last night. Two men…

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Five Dock Accident. Startling Developments Probable

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 4

A message from Goulburn states that in formation, which has come into the possession of the police regarding the killing of two people by a motor car…

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Cablegrams. Natal Eailway Accident. Express Plunges Into River. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Capetown correspondent says: The Estcourt to Cape Natal express plunged into the river, near Hartshill, last night…

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Remarkable Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 6

A remarkable accident befel a youth named Ernie Brown, at Terranora (Tweed River.) He was leading a strong calf through a gate with a rope…

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Throws From Horse Has Dorothy La[?]k Seriously Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 4

Miss. Dorothy Lark, sister of Mrs. W. S. Forsyth, of Armidale, is in a critical condition as the result of being thrown from a horse on Monday…

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Terrible Fatality. Eight Killed at Railway Crossing When Train Dashes Into Car. Bodies Shockingly Mutilated. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 4

A shocking tragedy occurred on the Melbourne-Frankston railway line last light, when an electric, train dashed into a motor car containing eight…

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Young Lad Injured. Teacher's Sacrifice. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 4

Harold Brennan, a pupil at Marist Bros. College, Darlinghurst, aged 13, was attempting to board a moving bus, when ge cliped and was…

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Circus Sensation. Many Persons Injured. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 4

Through a tier of gallery seats collapsing at a circus performance at Rockhampton, [?] persons were thrown to the ground. One girl was…

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Train Accident. Five Killed. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 4

An engine and seven coaches of the Bordsaux-Paris express were der[?]ed near Po[?]. There were no Brisb[?] among the dead, which…

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Motor Accident. Several People Injured. Cars Meet on Mountain Pass

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 6

The sudden meeting of two motor ears on one of the acute hairpin bends midway between Thora and Bellingen on Thursday, March 19, produced an…

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Car Capsizes. Woman Killed; Another Badly Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 4

A motor car, in attempting to miss another vehicle on the Port Adelaide road, capsized. The car contained three men and…

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Riding Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

While riding in the neighborhood of Gillespic's old crossing, about the corner of River Street, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Charles R. McKenzie, who…

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Local and General Sulky Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

Mrs. Rooney, of Gilgai, with her month old infant, and Mrs. Witton, also of Gilgai, were driving along Glen Innes road on Thursday morning…

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Frightful Railway Accident. Eight People Killed Instantly

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 3

Four men, three women, and one child were killed in a frightful railway accident at the Wickham level crossing between Highett and Moorabbin, at…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 9

An unfortunate and very serious accident befel Miss Dorothy Lark, a sister of Mrs. W. S. Forsyth, of Armidale. Miss Lark has been the guest of Mrs…

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Sleepwalking Accident. Boy Falls 20 Feet

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 4

While walking in his sleep at his parents' residence, at Randwick, early this morning. Nevil Tait, aged nine, fell 20 feet from a window, sustaining…

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Claim Against Council. a Street Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 6

A special meeting of Penrith Council was held recently to consider two claims for compensation that had been received in connection with a…

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Motor Accident at Ashford

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 2

Due to the bursting of a tyre, a serious accident occurred on the Bonshaw road, about a mile from Ashford on Monday night William…

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