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Accident - George Stoddart

"Yesterday afternoon Mr. Geo. Stoddart met with a serious accident. He was working on the new school building at Middleton, and the scaffold on which he was standing at the time gave way precipitating him, and Mr. Fred McKay, to the ground a distance of about 25 feet. Mr. McKay escaped unhurt, while Mr. Stoddart sustained a broken leg at the ankle. The nature of the break is considered to be quite serious, and may mean amputation of the right foot."

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Accident Report - Death of Kenneth Andrews

Source : The Bradford Witness

Six-year-old boy killed when the left side of the car he was riding in was ripped off in a collision with a truck on Highway 27. Was going to visit his grandparents at the time. Driver of the truck, Lloyd Wallace, was charged with dangerous and careless driving.

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Biemold, Albert death

Event Date : Saturday, November 30, 1963
Event Type : Death

Description : Albert Biemold, 77, of R.R. 2, Newmarket, one of the first and best known settlers on the Holland Marsh in 1934, passed away in York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Friday following an accident in which he was struck by a car on the 3rd
Concession of King Township, in the vicinity of the Ansnorveld store, shortly after 5:30 p.m. December 24.Mr. Biemold had gone to the store to do some shopping and, after coming out of the store he was walking along the road, because the sidewalk was slippery, when, the police said, he was struck by a car driven by Alexander Bruder, 58, of R.R. 2, Newmarket, who said he did not see the man. Vandorf O.P.P., who investigated, said Mr. Biemold was wearing dark clothing when he was struck. He sustained two broken legs as well as severe shock. He was taken to York County Hospital, Newmarket, where he never regained consciousness. Mr. Biemold, who was predeceased by his wife, the late Harmke vander Hede, is survived by two sons and three daughters, Eise of Holland Marsh, Henry of California, Gertie, Katrina and Hilda, all of Ansnorveld, Holland Marsh. Funeral services were held at the Christian Reformed Church, Holland Marsh, on Monday at 2:30 p.m., with interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

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Canal crash

"A 19-year-old Downsview man, Robert O'Brien, was the second driver to end up in the canal in the past four weeks. Mr. O'Brien lost control of his car on Friday night after freezing rain covered area roads with slick ice. O'Brien was not hurt in the mishap."

C.E. Jackson

Cobalt Express Wreck

"The Inquest at Barrie was not concluded. - Evidence of Engineer Meeking and the Report of the Official Investigation Required--Cause of the Accident Not Clear"

Relates to the Grand Trunk Railway derailment on July 15, 1908

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Cobalt Train Badly Wrecked

"Serious smashup on the G.T. R. North of Bradford - Engineer, Fireman and Express Messenger Badly Injured"

Relates to the Grand Trunk Railway derailment on July 15, 1908.

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Edney, Earle James obituary

Event Date : Thursday, February 28, 1963
Event Type : Death

Description : Died suddenly, as the result of a motor accident, in his 31st year. Of Newton Robinson, beloved husband of Arlene Sturgeon, and loving father of Jean and James, dear son of Mrs. James Edney of Newton Robinson, dear brother of Charlotte (Mrs. W. Birch), Annie (Mrs. W. Madill), Laura Edney, Treva (Mrs. W. Agar), Marjorie (Mrs. M. Connery), Ina (Mrs. J. Ainslie), Pearla (Mrs. G. Piggott), Doris (Mrs. R. Mills), and Jean (Mrs. N. Staynor). Rested at the Hughes Funeral Home, Cookstown, for service on March 4 at 2:30 p.m. Interment Newton Robinson Cemetery.

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Edney, Earle James obituary

Event Date : Thursday, February 28, 1963
Event Type : Death

Description : Earle James Edney, 30, of Newton Robinson, was killed Feb. 28 about 11/2 miles south of Bond Head on No. 27 Highway, while driving north. According to police, the right front tire blew out on the 1957 El Rancho (Ranch Wagon) he was driving and it left the highway and hit a tree ten inches in diameter. Mr. Edney worked for Cecil Maynard of Schomberg garage. Mr. Edney is survived by his wife, the former Arlene Sturgeon, of West Gwillimbury, and two children, Jean 5 and Jimmy 4; his mother, Mrs. James Edney of Newton Robinson, and nine sisters, namely, Charlotte (Mrs. W. Birch), Toronto; Annie (Mrs. W. Madill), Bond Head; Laura, Toronto; Treva (Mrs. W. Agar), Beeton; Marjorie (Mrs. M. Connery), Weston; Ina (Mrs. J. Ainslie), Richmond Hill; Pearla (Mrs. G. Piggott), Rexdale; Doris (Mrs. R. Mills), Scarborough; Jean (Mrs. N. Staynor), Islington. Mr. Edney was a member of Trinity Anglican Church, Bond Head. The funeral was from the Hughes Funeral Home, Cookstown, on Monday afternoon, with interment in Newton Robinson Cemetery. Coroner Dr. G. L. Blackwell of Bradford has ordered an inquest which will be held in Bradford Town Hall at 2 p.m. on March 15, 1963.

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