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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Accident to Clergyman

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

While cycling down White-street last Monday evening. Pastor C. A. Paap met with a severe fall from his machine. As [?] result of the fall his forchead. face,…

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Accidentally Shot Dead. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 8

Joseph Raxter, 13. was accidentally shot at Warwick Farm through the explosion of a gun, the bullet entering his neck. He died in a few minutes…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Melbourne

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

William Wells, 45, employed at Darge's photo studio, Broadmeadows camp, was killed at Kensington Railway Station last night…

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Child Drowned in a Tub. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

The infant child of Mrs. Farrand, of Forbes, was drowned in a tub of rain water. The child got out of bed and crawled…

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The Latest Zeppelin Raid on Paris. a Night Alarm. Bombs Dropped and People Injured. (Per Reuter.) Paris

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

The Prefect of Police at a quarter to ten last night enforced the measures prescribed for an air raid. The city was plunged into darkness,…

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Sensational Motor Car Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

Through a tyre coming off the front wheel, a motor car carrying five men front Liverpool to Bulli fell 30ft. over a cliff on Bulli Mountain last week,…

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Horrible Railway Collision in Germany. Berne

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

The Cologne express collided with a hospital train full of wounded men. 47 of the latter were fearfully mangled. There were other casualties…

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Ticket Collector Baldy Injured. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

Roy Thompson. a railway ticket collector, was crossing the line at Strathfield station when he was knocked down by a train. His right leg was…

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Sad Accident Boy Accidentally Shot

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 4

The Quirindi "Gazette" says:—"The townspeople on Saturday morning last received some what of a shock on learning of a sad fatality which…

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Thw War German Air Raids. Many People Killed and Injured in Britain. German Jubilation. Paris and Salonika Raids. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

It is officially announced that 54 persons were killed outright, by the explosion of bombs dropped by the Zeppelin which raided the eastern counties…

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Drowned

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

Two girls used 4 and 5 years were owned while bathing in the river Murray at wentworth…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk in Collision. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Silver Shell collided off the Newfoundland Coast with the Japanese steamer Takata Maru. The latter sank rapidly. The former was…

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Fatal Lightning Stroke Rev. John Wilkinson Struck Dead. Several Others Injured

The North Western Courier · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

During the progress of the thunderstorm at Mal[?]and yesterday afternoon, an exceptionally sharp stroke of lightning descended on the show…

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Struck Dead by Lightning. Maitland Camp Fatality. Rev. John Wilkinson of the "Wallahies." MAITLAND

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at the M[?] land camp this afternoon. During [?] progress of a thunderstorm an [?] tionally sharp stroke of lighting [?]…

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War News German Air Raids. Many People Killed and Injured in Britain. London

The North Western Courier · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

It is officially announced that 54 persons were killed outright by the explosion of bombs, dropped by the Zeppella which raided the eastern…

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Another Sea Tragedy. Sinking of the Brindisi. Montenegrins Prefer Suicide to Drowning. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

Martin Donohoe, in a sensational story concerning the sinking of the Greek steamer Brindisi, says an American lady, Miss Lamos, and many Montenegrims…

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Serious Damage by the Raid. 61 Killed and 102 Injured. Many Factories Destroyed. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 2

The War Office reports that serious damage was done by Monday's raid. Three breweries, three railway sheds, one engine shed, and one tube factory,…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 2

A motor car capsized between Forbes and Parkes yesterday morning. As a result Edward Jones, a well-knowon station owner, was killed and his…

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Manilla News. Serious Motor Car Accident. MANILLA

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Councillor Donald Macdonald was reelected president of the Shire Council. Mr. Adam Park, of The Glen, Barraba, wrote to the Shire Council, and…

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Sensational Motor Car Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a sensational motor car accident happened on the Halls Cree[?] road, just beyond the church of England…

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