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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Terrible Burning Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 3

A terrible burning accident occurred to a girl named Jessie Matthews at the Royal Hotel yesterday evening. It appears that the unfortunate girl had…

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Shocking Burning Fatality a Young Woman's Aw[?] F[?]

The Moree News · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

In common with many other parts of the [?] where the year [?] d[?]fully wheren't in by tragic and [?]occ[?] and [?]…

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Fatal Accident to a Carrier

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

An accident which terminated fatally on Monday befell a Bombala carrier named Thomas Whelan, on the Tanta wanglo Mountain. Whelan was…

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How It Feels to Be Drowned

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 5

A medical man has recently made known his sensations when dragged under water with a sinking ship. After what appeared to be 10 or 15…

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Pianful Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 5

A man employed at Hoskins' iron works, Ultimo, was caught in the machinery, whirled round, and dashed on the ground with terrible force. He…

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Special Express Wires. Sydney, Tuesday. Collision

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

A collision occurred between an electric motor and a 'bus at Auckland last night. A lady passenger was killed and several others badly…

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Drowned Her Infant

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

A girl, employed by a man named Brook at Bowen, Queensland, drowned her infant in a creek…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

While returning from a funeral at Conningham, Victoria, a drag, containing relations of the deceased, overturned and was smashed to pieces,…

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Boating Fatality

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

Raymond Mills, an accountant at West Maitland, was drowned on Sunday night by a boat capsizing in the river…

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Accidental Death

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of Alex M 'Donald, who was shot by his so[?]during a quarrel at Tilba Tilba…

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Fatal Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

While Arthur Suffield, of Kingstown, South Australia, was extracting a charge from a rifle the cartridge exploded. The shot entered his body,…

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Railway, Fatality

Manilla Express · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 2

A train was derailed at Skeaux, near Paris. The carriages took fire, and several persons were killed…

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Two Men Drowned

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 5

A drover, named Smith, in charge of 1800 cattle, and a tutor, named Alexander M'Kay, were both drowned while bathing at Beetook,…

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Shooting Fatality at Tamworth

Manilla Express · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon, at Mr. William Martin Wilson's farm Moonbi, Oscar (his 12 year-old son) was sparrow-shooting, with his cousin,…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

On Sunday afernoon Mr. George Nelson and his sister were thrown out of a sulky when coming down railway hill. The horse then galloped away…

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Serious Accident

The Moree News · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 2

A very serious accident [?] one of the railway employees, Mr John [?], [?] last Wednesday [?]. He was working at the pump when…

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Terrible Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 3

A terrible accident happened to Mr. John Staemnan, the engineer at the railway pumping work a at Moron atation on Wed-nday. It Is suppossed that tho unfortunate…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 2

Young W. P. Greer, son of Mr. J. Greer, of" Forest Glen," met with a nasty accident the other day, when his right foot was severely cut in a chaff…

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Collision

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 3

The Annandale ferry how, with about 150 passengers aboard [?] with a timber punt in Jo[?] Boy nigh ; the captain ran his bort ashore near the what,…

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Train Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 4

A shunting engine dashed into a suburban passenger; train, travelling at a rate of 12 miles an hour, near Spencer Street railway station,…

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