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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1872

6 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Collision Off Liverpool, and Loss of All Hands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1872 · page 3

THE master of the Lara steamship, from Waterford, reported on his arrival lin the Mersey, on November 18th, that he passed, about ten o'clock on the morning of that day, two large sunken vessels, about half…

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Serious Accident and Narrow Escape at the Yulgilbar Ford

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1872 · page 2

WE are this week, called upon to chronicle a rather serious accident, which occurred at the Yulgilbar ford, on the Clarence River, which resulted in the capsizing of a boat, on Wednesday last, and the…

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Melancholy and Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. Norman M'leod Cowan

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1872 · page 2

WE are this week called upon to record a fatal and melancholy accident, which we regret to state, has removed from our midst an old and much respected resident—Mr. NORMAN M'LEOD COWAN—of South…

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Sunstroke in New York—alarming Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1872 · page 3

the montally has been [?] the power of the sun has in a single week done as much have as would result from a considerable epidemic of cholern. This fact casts an exceedingly…

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Death by Drowning of the Armidale Mailman

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 2

WE are this week called upon to chronicle the death by drowning of Mr. GEORGE BURTON, one of the best mailmen, as regards keeping time and combatting with the rapid torrents which are so frequently met…

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Death by Drowning of the Armidale Mailman

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 2

WE are this week called upon to chronicle the death by drowning of Mr. GEORGE BURTON, one of the best mailmen, as regards Keeping time and combatting with the rapid torrents which are on frequently met…

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