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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Five Men Injured. Sugar Factory Explosion. Great Sheets of Flame. Sydney, S[?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 1

A sensational explosion [?] the packing room of the Colonial [?]ar Refining Company's Py[?] works this morning. Five men [?]…

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Explosion at Redhead Colliery. Graphic Story of Tragedy. and Heroism. One Dead, 26 INJURED

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 6

A terrible explosion occurred at the Redheart colliery, near Belmont, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, on Thursday, as a result of which one man is dead…

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Accident in Coal Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 8

Shortly before William Matthews, 27, was killed, and his father seriously Injured, by a fall of stone in McBride's tunnel at the State Cial Mine…

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Grey-street Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 4

Mrs. A. W. Leach Writes:—Before writing in the ungenerous way he did, re the motor bike accident, it is a pity Mr. George Cubis…

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Youth Killed in Motor Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 8

Gordon Moore, aged 13, was killed, and two others seriously injured, when a botor car overturned at Bankstown last night All victims…

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Accident in Coal Mine. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 6

Shortly before William Matthews, 27, was killed, and his father seriously injured, by a fall of stone in McBride's tunnel at the State Coal Mine at…

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Motor Accident. a Youth Filled. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 6

Gorden Me[?]re, aged 13, was killed and two others seriously injured when a motor car overturned at Bankstown last night. All…

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Picnic Fatality. Man Drowned in River. MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

John Burnam Hamilton, of Redcliffe, was drowned in the river Murray at Bonnie Doon, near Redcliffe, yesterday. Hamilton, who…

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Local & General. That Bike Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 4

Mrs. A. W. Leach writes:—Kindly correct the mistake occurring in my letter (on the bike accident). It should have read: Mr. Cubis was…

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Dinghy Overturns. One Man Drowned. PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

A dinghy containing two men capsized off Fremantle. The occupants swam for two hours. Eventually one, William Finnigan, collapsed and…

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Drowned in the Barwon. Mates' Unavailing Efforts. MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

Claude Ba[?] in the Barwon River at Geelong yesterday. With [?] number of [?] he went into the water and was…

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Explosion at Newcastle Colliery. One Killed, 20 Injured. Miners' Dreadful Burns

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 3

A terrible explosion occurred at Redhead colliery, near Belmont, Lake Macquarie, on Thursday, as a result of which one man is dead…

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Dinghy Capsizes. a Man Drowned. Perth

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 4

A dinghy, containing two men capsized off Fremantle. The occupants swam for two hours. Eventually one, William Finnigan, collapesd and sank…

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Boy Drowned. Mates' Futile Endeavour to Save. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 4

Claude Barrell (13) was drowned in the Barwon River, at Geelong, yesterday. With a number of other boys he went into the water, and wan…

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Yesterday's Wires Tamworth Train Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 8

When the Sydney to Tamworth train which left the Control Station this morning, had travelled only a few hundred yards, one of the…

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Painful Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

Mrs. Dave Preston, of Campbell St., suffered a very painful injury on Sunday, which necessitated the amputation of the second finger of her riaht…

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Remarkable Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

An extraordinary accident happened to a lad named Harper, employed at Table Downs station, Clermont (Q.). He was handling an emu egg, which…

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Terrible Injuries. Cycling Accident. GRAFTON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

Errol Ryder, a youthful cyclist, met with a serious accident while riding home along South Gate Road, when the front wheel of his cycle…

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Accident

The Uralla Times · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Mr Harry Wilkins met with a painful accident yesterday. He was cranking a Ford lorry, the brake of which was not on. When the spark…

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Strange Drowning Fatality. Man Hangs On to Horse's Tail

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

John McWilliams, aged 25 met his death under unusual circumstances at Killingworth, in the Newcastle district. His companion, a boy of 14 named…

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