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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Shocking Fatality the Late Mr. S. HOGAN

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 8

Further particulars of the fatal railway accideing at Uralla on Wednesday shew that Mr. s. Hogan, sen., had been erecting afever for Mr. Seckold…

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Motor Fatality. Car Skidded. Turns Double Somersault

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

A motor accident which had fatal results, occurred shortly after lunch on Saturday afternoon on the Inverell-Warlalda road,…

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Car Explodes Driver Fatally Injured MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

Fatal injuries were received by Allan Mott, a young man residing at Swan Hill, when a motor truck in which he was driving with his…

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Dangerous Playing at Bushranging. Injured with Air Rifles

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

On Wednesday last. at Curlewis (says the Gunnedah "Independent") whilst some boys were playing at "Bushranging," near the shire dam,…

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Car Fatality

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 6

A fatal car accident occurred on the Inverell to Delungra road on Saturday afternoon. Reginald Maidens, a taxi…

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Boy Drowned. Tingha Fishing Tragedy

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 6

Albert Michael Corban, aged 15. son of Mr and Mrs Corban, Tingha, was drowned at Keera on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Trevithick, who…

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Fatality at Emmaville

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred at Porter's Lock Sloy mine, about 14 miles from Emmaville, at about noon on Monday. It appears that a number…

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The Inverell Motor Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 11

Nays Inverell 'Times': When the ear skidded. the driver straightened the machine but the quick action caused it to lurch towards the fence slightly…

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Eleven Injured in Street Collision Tram and 'Bus Meet Head-on Big Vehicles Jammed SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 1

Attempting to pass a tram in King Street, Newtown last night, a motor 'bus crashed head-on into a tram proceeding in the opposite direction…

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Railway Fatality. the Late Steven Hogan

The Uralla Times · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

Mr. J. New-Campbell, District Coroner. conducted an inquiry, on Friday last touching the death of S[?]ev on Hogan…

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Shocking Accident

The Uralla Times · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 3

A terribly shocking shooting accident occurred at Clearfield. near Rappville. on Thursday afternoon, resulting in a 15-year-old boy, named…

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Motor and Sulky Collide. Two Persons Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 1

Two persons, Mrs. Alice Patterson and Robert Cranston, were seriously injured at Lakemba when a sulky in which they were driving came into collision…

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Joke Causes Man's Death. Fireman Killed; Two Others Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 1

Melbourne.—The fire brigade was proceeding to answer an alarm of fire on Saturday night when the fire hose cart skidded and crashed into the side of…

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Car and Motor Cycle Collide Two Persons Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 1

Melbourne.—During the week-end several persons were killed as the result of motor car accidents. in one case Annie Colless, 19 and Florence Dodd,…

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Floods! Three People Drowned Many Queensland Trains Stopped Lismore Menaced. Portions of Town Flooded ROCKHAMPTON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 1

Three deaths have already occurred as a result of floods. Alfred Tull (38) was swimming in the Dee River when he was…

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Motor Accident. Four Persons in Hospital

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 1

Two motor ears collided at Went worthville last night resulting in injuries to four persons.- All the victims were removed to the…

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Railway Fatality. the Late Steven Hogan

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

Mr. J. New-Campbell, District Coroner, conducted an inquiry touching the death of Steven Hogan, who was killed on the railway line at…

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Painful Accident. Enmore Resident Breaks Hand

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

On Saturday morning Mr. A. waters met with a painful accident at Enmore. He was riding in a spring cart, when he overbalanced and fell. As he fell,…

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Clearfield Accident. DIS[?] [?] to Shooting [?]Ition

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 8

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Sad Fatality. Two Children Drowned. an Unfortunate Family

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

The adage, "misfortunate comes not in single file, but in batallions," was tragically exemplified yesterday, when the two elder children of Mr. D…

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