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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Motor Upside Down. Armidale Road Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 4

A serious motor car smash occurred on the Tamworth-Armidale road about 26½ miles from Armidale on Sunday night. Travellers from Armadale say the car…

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Shooting Accident. Girl's Leg Amputated. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

Frederick Smith, employed as a groom at Mulyan Station, near Cowra, after cleaning a shot gun, put a cartridge in it, preparatory to having a…

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Car Catastrophies Smash on Parramatta Road. Six Persons Injured. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 1

Six persons were injured in a met or smash on the Parramatta Road early this morning, when two cars collided. One overturned and the…

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Diving Accident. Two Boys Hurt. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 1

A peculiar accident occurred in the Domain baths last night. It is stated a boy named Erie Lawton dived fron the first platform on the…

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Steamers in Collision

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

Eleven perished when the Trinnidad Government steamer Lapirima was sunk in the harbor by the Port of [?]…

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Eleven Drowned. Seamen in Cvollision. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 6

A Reuter message from the Port of Spain states that eleven peristied when the Tinidad Government steamer "Naparima" sunk in the harbour after…

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Aeroplane Fatality. Four Feofle Incinerated. (Reuter's Cable). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 6

Reuters Casablancas correspondent says that an ambalance aeroplane, While conveying a native trooper to hospital, crashed and burst into flames,…

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Aged Man's Death the Dangar-street Fatality. Magisterial Inquirv Held

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 12

A magisterial inquiry into the death of Timothy Dooling, aged 77 years, was held on Friday morning, the Coroner (Mr. A. Purkiss) presiding…

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Four Persons Injured in Tram Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 8

A passenger's mistake in boarding the wrong train indirectly caused a sensational smash in North Carlton last night. Two cars collided, and…

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Motor 'Bus Collision. Eight Casualties. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 1

Eight persons wort more or less seriously injured when a motor 'bus crashed into a telegraph pole at Ar[?]armon late last night…

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Evading the Heat. Station Hand Drowned. WAGGA

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 1

Cornelius Cullen, aged 25 yearS, an employee of T. Cameron, of Mundowey Station, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River yesterday…

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Entangled in Weeds. Man Drowned in River. NARRABRI

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 1

On Saturday night Albert [?] Nicholls went for a swim with [?] in a creek at Narrabir, and became entangled in weeds. No[?]…

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Governor of Tasmania Injured. Car Crashes Into Tree

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 4

A motor car, containing the Governor of Tasmania, Sir James O'Grady, and several others, crashed into a tree near Hobart…

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Telegrams [Through our Sydney Representatives.] SYDNEY, Monday. Trams Collide. Four Persons Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 4

Four persons were more or less seriously injured when two trams collided. in North Carlton, Melbourne. It appears the conductor was told by a passenger…

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Car Smashes. Seven People in Capsize. Bad Accident at Temora. PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 1

A sensational accident occurred in Perth on Sunday night, when a taxi driven by Will[?] lance, collided with a car d[?] by Reginald…

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Rolled Down Embankment. Another Serious Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 4

Frank Williams and his wife and 3 chil-children were seriously injured when a motor ear. in which they were driving, overturned and rolled down an…

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Training Accidents. "Armillary" Destroyed. Two Jockeys Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 4

At Canterbury Park this morning "Armillary" swerved and crashed into a post, sustaining injuries which necessitated her being destroyed…

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Body in Canal. Accidental Death Surmised Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 4

The body of Neil Nicholson, aged 60, was found this morning in the Leichhardt Canal. Deceased is believed to have fallen from the brides…

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Peculiar Car Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

Miss Elsie Stevenson, daughter of Mrs. M. Stevenson, of "Mona Valley" Warialda, had her arm fractured while returning from a trip to the North…

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Yesterday's Wires Rail Crossing Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 8

'Four adults were killed and a child injured when a train crashed into a motor lorry heavily laden with furniture on a level crooning near…

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