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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

THE Rev. H. Barues' buggy underwent considerable damage on Sunday through refractory horses kicking and plunging. In…

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Fatal Scalding Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

MR. THOMAS FOWLER, a son of Mr. S. Fowler, of Tamworth, died on Tuesday as the result of an accident on Monday morning. He was…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

WHILST attending some cattle travelling from Mihi on Friday night. Mr. Donald M'Donald met with an accident. He was…

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An Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 2

CONSTABLE KEEGAN is suffering with an injured shin, the result of an accident. He is laid up, and likely to be confined to his room for…

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A Railway Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

A CARRIAGE in an excursion train from Wollongong left the rails near. Stan well Park on Saturday. It bumped for half a mile, finally…

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Fatal Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

WHITE Robert Vaughan, aged 40, trooper in the Australian Light . Horse Brigade, at Muswellbrook, was riding at drill on Saturday…

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Railway Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

WHEN the news became known on Wednesday morning that the Manilla train was several hours delayed, anxious inquiries were made…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

TAMWORTH News says :--A very sad drowning fatality happened on Monday evening, when Richard Ponsonby, 21, plasterer, youngest…

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Saved From Drowning

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

A YOUNG boy named Wallace Adnum, son of .Mr. B. Adnum, while walking along the bank of the river on Saturday fell in, and was…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

WHILE riding along in company the other day, a horse ridden by a companion lashed out and struck Master Ben McKeon, son of Cr…

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Shocking Fatality

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 2

A SHOCKING fatality occurred on the railway line about a mile on the Armidale side of Dumaresq on Sunday evening, as a result of which an…

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Railway Smash at Murrurundi. Many People Injured

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 1

THERE was a sensational railway smash at Murrurundi on Friday morning. Two trains met in a head to head collision. The Brisbane mail…

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Another Railway Accident. at Werris Creek

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 1

A RAILWAY accident which, fortunately, was unattended with loss of life or personal damage, occurred at the railway station on the night of the…

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Accidents

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 6

WHILE returning from New Mexico races on Easter Monday, The axel of Mr. Sam Adnum's bus, which was loaded with passengers,…

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Collision at Sea

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 6

[?] collision occurred at London [?]veen Gladiator and St. Paul in [?]inding snowstorm. Three of Gladiator crew were drowned or…

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When Accidents Happen

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

Accidents will happen, and when they do, it is well for the victims if the force of the blow is broken by a policy of insurance in such a liberal…

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No Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 5

The boy was sitting on the pavement, crying bitterly. " How did it happen ?" asked a sympathetic gentleman who chanced to be…

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The Murrurundi Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 2

The Acting Premier stated to-day that the report of the Special Board, appointed to investigate the Murrurundi railway accident, had…

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Collision

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 5

An empty coal train dashed into a coach at Bellambi while crossing the line yesterday afternoon. The coach, which…

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Painful Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 4

WHILST donig some work at "Northbrook'' on Thursday morning, Mr. W. J. Robinson had the misfortune to meet with a painful…

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