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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Death of Percival Charles Duff. the Gunnedah-road Motor-car Accident. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 3

Yesterday morning Mr. F. J. MacMahon, J.P., Deputy Coroner, held an inquiry into the cause of the death of Percival Charles Duff, who was injured on the Gunnedah…

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The Moonbi Railway Accident

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 2

A paragraph appeared in yesterday's "Daily Observer," concerning the shocking fatality on the railway line near Moonbi, stating that several drinks were partaken…

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Shunting Accident. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2

While shunting an engine left the rails at Flemington this morning causing great delay in the stock traffic. The permanent way was torn up for some distance before…

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Shunting Accident. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2

While shunting an engine left the rails at Flemington this morning causing great delay in the stock traffic. The permanent way was torn up for some distance before…

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Drowned While Bathing. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

Mr. Grace, manager of Stott and Hoare's College, at Brisbane, was drowned in the surf to-day while bathing…

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Latest News by Telegram. Press Telegraphic Association. Tram Jumps Rails. Stops in Middle of Footpath. an Extraordinary Accident. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

An extraordinary accident occurred in William-street this morning, when a loaded tram car, after colliding with a lorry, jumped from the rails and shot fully fifty yards…

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Latest News by Telegram. Press Telegraphic Association. Tram Jumps Rails. Stops in Middle of Footpath. an Extraordinary Accident. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

An extraordinary accident occurred in William-street this morning, when a loaded tram car, after colliding with a lorry, jumped from the rails and shot fully fifty yards…

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City Collision. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred this morning between a tram and a cart in George-street, City. The conductor of the car and one passenger were injured…

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City Collision. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred this morning between a tram and a cart in George-street, City. The conductor of the car and one passenger were injured…

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Finding Concerning Moonbi Railway Fatality

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

The adjourned inquiry into the death of Albert Ernest Burton was concluded yesterday. Frederick Coaldrake, the engine driver,…

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Finding Concerning Moonbi Railway Fatality

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

The adjourned inquiry into the death of Albert Ernest Burton was concluded yesterday. Frederick Coaldrake, the engine driver,…

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Railway Collision. Montreal, Monday Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 4

A Canadian-Pacific railway collision occurred at Terrebonne. Three people were killed and several injured…

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Railway Collision. Montreal, Monday Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 4

A Canadian-Pacific railway collision occurred at Terrebonne. Three people were killed and several injured…

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Fatal Accident. Boy Crushed Beneath Cartwheel. Inverell

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Howell yesterday. A boy named Woolley, aged 12, whose parents reside at Gilgai, fell from a cart loaded with wood and both wheels…

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Fatal Accident. Boy Crushed Beneath Cartwheel. Inverell

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Howell yesterday. A boy named Woolley, aged 12, whose parents reside at Gilgai, fell from a cart loaded with wood and both wheels…

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Sportsman Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Hitchcock, the well-known sportsman, was fatally injured last night through a motor car in which he was driving coining into collision with one going in…

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Sportsman Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Hitchcock, the well-known sportsman, was fatally injured last night through a motor car in which he was driving coming into collision with one going in…

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A Steamer Foundered. 172 Persons Drowned. London

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 3

The Russian steamer Russ, bound from Golatz to Odessa, foundered in a gale in the Black Sea. All hands and passengers…

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Frightful Burning Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 3

Abraham Schetterson, who recently arrived from Palestine, fell into a vat of sulphuric acid at a glass rubber works, Melbourne. When…

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Shipping Disaster. Twenty-four Persons Drowned. Steamer Tathra Founders in New Hebrides. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

A cable message from Norfolk Island confirms the news of the loss of the steamer Tathra and that 24 lives have been lost…

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