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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Mining Fatality. Virginia, Sunday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

Two Americans and six Italians wore killed at. Lickfork mine, near Matlewan. A cable parted and five loaded cars shooting down an incline, clashed into the car in…

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Shocking Accident at Boolooroo

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

On Thursday about nine o'clock the news arrived in town by telephone from Boolooroo, that several men had been entombed by a fall of earth in a…

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Fatal Accident at Appleby. Man Crushed Between Waggon and Post

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

An accident, attended by fatal results, occurred at Apploby, Tamworth, on Friday last. The victim was Joseph Harold Barling, who was crushed by a Waggon against a…

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A Serious Accident

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

On Sunday last, from information we can gather, Mr. Bert. Stockbridge and Miss May Rose Mahony were driving to Tamworth in a sulky, and were coming along the old…

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Boating Accident. Man's Heroic Act. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

Two men, Edwards and Moran, were capsizsed from a boat off Waihi beach, New Zealand, The craft sank immediately. Edwards was unable to swim, but his companion gave…

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A Boating Accident. Gallant Rescue. Casino

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

A family picnic party was crossing the river in a flat-bottomed boat, when one, a little girl, caught hold of a tuft of grass on the bank, and fell between the bank and the…

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The fatality at Boolooroo. Inquest Resumed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

The inquest on the bodies of Thomas Joseph Smith, Herbert Stapleford, and Henry Savage, entombed by a fall of gravel in a pit near the Boolooroo…

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Maitland Drowning Case. Comments by the Coroner. West Maitland Thursday Night

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

At the inquest on Patrick Joseph FitzPatrick, 12 years and 9 months old, who was accidentally drowned while bathing in Wallis Creek, the Coroner (Mr. J…

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Railway Accident. Spokane, Burlington, Wednesday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

A train, which was two minutes' late, was taken to a siding to allow an express train to pass. Before the last carringes were clear, the express ploughed through three…

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Accident at Barraba. Boy Severely Scalded. Barraba, Thursday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

The four-year-old son of Mr. N. Andrews, fell into a bucket of boiling water to-day, and was severely scalded about the right arm and leg. The little sufferer is being…

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The Boolooroo Fatality. Inquest Again Adjourned. Moree

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 11

The inquest on the bodies of Thomas Joseph Smith, Herbert Stapleford, and Henry Savage, whe were killed by a fall of gravel in a pit near Boolooroo Bridge, near Moree, on…

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Railway Accident. Brisbane

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 10

The Sydney to Brisbane mail train, when near Toowoomba last night, met with an accident. The guard's van and a truck left the rails, causing great excitement amongst…

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Drowning Fatality near Moree

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

A drowning fatality which never should have occurred took place on Gurley Station on Sunday afternoon, whereby a little girl named Amelia…

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Mining Fatality. Madrid, Monday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

The roof of a tunnel in a copper mine at Rio Tinto (Portugal), collapsed, burying many workers. Five bodies were recovered, and five injured men taken out…

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Mining Fatality. Madrid, Monday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

The roof of a tunnel in a copper mine at Rio Tinto (Portugal), collapsed, burying many workers. Five bodies were recovered, and five injured men taken out…

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Little Girl Drowned at Moree. Moree

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

Amelia May Bailey, 11½ years of age, a daughter of James Bailey, boundary rider at Gurley Station, was drowned yesterday afternoon in a station paddock tank. Bailey…

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Little Girl Drowned at Moree. Moree

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

Amelia May Bailey, 11½ years of age, a daughter of James Bailey, boundary rider at Gurley Station, was drowned yesterday afternoon in a station paddock tank. Bailey…

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Found Drowned in the Harbour. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

At the inquest on the body of Captain McCrath, who was found drowned in Sydney harbor, his widow deposed that she saw deceased about a fortnight ago, when he…

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Police Superintendent Grudgeon Dead. Result of Accident. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

Superintendent Grudgeon, officer-in-charge of the southwestern police district, was thrown out of a buggy at Den[?]iquin yesterday, and sustained severe injuries, from…

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Police Superintendent Grudgeon Dead. Result of Accident. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

Superintendent Grudgeon, officer-in-che[?] of the south-western police district, was thrown out of a buggy at Deniliquin yo[?] day, and sustained severe injuries, from…

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