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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Boat Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 2

A man named Fred. Barslow, aged 36 years, and two others named Bryan aged 22 and 23 years respectively, songs of farmers, were crossing the…

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Burning Fatality

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 2

Two cottages in Turner-street, Ryde, were destroyed by fire on Sun day evening. Mrs. Bailey, aged 90 years, was terribly burned, and has…

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Railway Fatality at Narrabri

The Moree News · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 6

Charles Edward Mus[?], a railway potter at West Narrabri, [?] with a [?] death while [?]…

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Terrible Collision

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 7

A train collided with, a buggy at, Numerkah, Victoria, and the latter was smashed to atoms. George Russell, Miss…

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Shocking Burning Accident at East Moree a Young Girl Recovers Fright [?]

The Moree News · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 2

Sh-rily belong 12[?]…

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Burning Fatality. a Sad Case

The Moree News · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

The shocking burning accident, which as reported in our last issue occurred at the residence of Mr C. H. Blondell oo Tuesday morning, had a…

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Latest News. Sydney. Railway Fatality

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 2

Thomas Keogh, a fettler, was run over by train near Erskineville station this morning and killed…

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Death of a Rector in the Alps. How the Accident Occurred

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 6

The Rev. Walter Haslehurst, rector of West Felton, Oswestry. who was killed by a fall while mountaineering on th-Arvigrat on July 27. had ben staying for…

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Mining Fatality

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 2

John Sheehy was killed and two companions injured by a fall of earth at the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine last night…

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Accidents

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 7

MR. J. H. McKeon, the well-known surveyor, was the victim of a nasty accident on "Tuesday last. He was driving to Manilla from Tamworth on the…

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Drowned While Bathing

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 December 1905 · page 2

Two girls named Catherine and Janet Yates, aged 6 and 8 years respectively; were drowned while bathing in theClarence River at Grafton…

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Shooting Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 December 1905 · page 2

The frequent occurrence of accidents has been noticeable, of late, and were it not such a painful subject one might almost be tempted to…

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Electric Trains in COLLISION

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1905 · page 5

A terrible smash occurred in England recently on the Liverpool and South port Railway. The 6.30 express from Liverpool to ' South port, commonly…

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Circus Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 2

During circus performance at Warracknaheal one of the poles of the tent, collapsed, killing Dora Dunston, the daughter of Rev. T.D. Du[?]stan…

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Instinct or Accident

The Moree News · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 3

Arthur Patterson (Great Yarmouth), writing in the " Field," aye:--During the slight which prevailed in January a well-filled ditch was frozen over, A party…

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Christmas Fatality

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 2

An appalling accident, resulting in the death of five people, occurred on Monday afternoon ou the back beach at Sorreuto,. Melbourne when the…

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Xmas Eve Fatality

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 2

A DREADFUL accident happened at the local railway yards on Xmas Eve, when Mr. John Feeney an old man of 68 years of age, was run over by…

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