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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1883

10 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Serious Collision at Sea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 4

ON Thursday morning a report was in circulation throughout Sydney, of a mysterious collision at sea. Particulars were anxiously looked for, which were first given by the Evening…

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The Rosedale-Kembla Collision. Marine Board Inquiry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 8

AT the Marine Board meeting on Monday there were present Captain Hixson (president). Captains Broomfield, Jenkins, M'Lean, and Commander Lindeman, secretary…

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Collision—kembla and Rosedale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 3

IN the Legislative Council, on Wednesday last, Mr KING moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose of calling the attention of the Government to the circumstances connected with the collision…

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Alarming Tram Accident. (From the Evening News.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1883 · page 2

AT about 4.30 p.m. on Saturday a serious accident happened on the tramway line at the junction of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets. It seems that motor No. 17, with two tramcars, started late from the…

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Sad Fatality at Windsor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 8

A VERY sad and painful accident occurred at Windsor on Monday afternoon, not far from the railway station, and almost within view of the encampment. In the afternoon the…

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Serious Railway Collision. Brisbane

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1883 · page 3

A serious collision occured on the Sandgate line this morning. The Sandgate train, instead of waiting at the proper siding, to allow the Hamilton train to pass, proceeded towards Brisbane…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 5

A shocking accident happened on the railway near Longwood station, on Wednesday night. The afternoon train from Melbourne approached within half a mile of Longwood, when the engine-driver felt a…

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Appalling Catastrophe.—180 Children Killed, Others Severely Injured. London, June 17

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 3

Intelligence has just been received of an appalling catastrophe, which took place at Sunderland, resulting in terribel loss of life. A grand f[?] was being held in the Victoria Hall, at which there were…

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Horrible Railroad Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1883 · page 4

JUST a little before 5 p.m. on the 1[?]th August, as the passenger train from Napa was approaching the depot at North Vallejo, a short distance above that place near Tobin's slaughterhouse[?] the locomotive…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1883 · page 4

A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred at Steglitz on September 2, which quite absorbs the entire interest of the place, all the victims being residents of this city. Steglitz is a favourite place of resort of…

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