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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents
8 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
A merry party of ladies and gentlemen had a narrow escape from a terrible death among the Thousand Islands at the St. Lawrence recently, but were saved by the presence of mind and heroism of ono of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following details are given in the Levant Herald of the terrible accident at Smyrna, SMYRNA, FEBRUARY 10TH. A fearful accident has occurred in Smyrna. Last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE are this week called upon to report no less than three case[?] of death by drowning. The particulars of the first case will be found in another part of to-day'a issue, and we now app[?]nd those of the other two. On Saturday last, an inquest was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AS inquest was held on Wednesday last, on board the steamship Chatsworth, lying at Southgate, before Mr. Alfred Lardner, J. P., and a jury of twelve, touching the cause of the death of one James Sutton, who had met his death through drowning, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE demonstration in honour of the abolition of the tonnage duess was celebrated at this port with considerable success, but was sadly marred by a fatal accident which occurred to a highly respectable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tichborne Claimant met with an accident on June 21st, at Le[?]ds. Several thousand persons assembled at the Royal Park, where it had been announced that the Claimant would appear and make a short…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWS of a distressing character was received in town this morning, to the effect that Mr. Joseph Ell[?]s, the well-known amateur boat sailer, of Balmain, was accidentally drowned at Curl Curl Beach, Manly,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SAD calamity occurred at West Kempsey at five o'clock on Sunday evening. A sailing bont capsized on the Macleay River, a mile from here, and four persons were drowned, namely:âP. Henry, managing…
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