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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

19 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

To Keep from Drowning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 8

To keep from drowning it ia not necessary to know how to swim. In what follows the object is to show how drowning may, under ordinary circumstances, be prevented even in the case of persons…

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Death by Drowning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 4

FURTHER particulars are to hand respecting the death of Mr. Frank A. Forbes, of Na[?] Creek. It appears from the evidence adduced at an inquiry held before Mr. S. Buchan, J.P[?] on Monday,…

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First Aids in Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1892 · page 2

AN exhibition of the value of First Aids in Accidents with the "Loring Ambulance Kit" was given in the Town Hall, Melbourne. The designer of this kit is Mr. S. J. Lorlng, Dunedin, New…

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Railway Collision. [?] Hands Injured.—One Man Killed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

TENTERFIELD, TUESDAY.—A terrible railway accident occurred early this morning. Sella Brothers circus, after having performed here last night, left by special trains for Armidale, and a…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Nine Passengers Killed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY.—A terrible railway accident occurred to a Western train when 20 miles from Sydney, where the side of the Bathurst rail gave way. A first-class sleeping car, mail van, and…

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The Accident on the Western Railway. Judge Docker's Account of the Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 8

JUDGE DOCKER hes written a letter to his wife, in which he gives a very interesting description of what occurred, and commends the promptness with which the driver of the engine stopped the train—…

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Lord Ancram Accidentally Shot Dead. Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 June 1892 · page 5

A TELEGRAM was received at Government House last evening by Mr. Goschen, announcing the death of the Earl of Ancram, (A.D.U. to the Governor) at Bibbenduke station, near Bombala…

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Death by Drowning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 8

ON Tuesday an inquest was held at the Courthouse before Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, District Coroner, and a jury of twelve, on the body of a person unknown, found floating in the river that morning. The…

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First Aid to the Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 6

MR. EDITOR.—In your last issue was an account of the accident which happened to a yoong man at Nymboida. That accident, and the contingencies thereof, have impressed on my mind very strikingly…

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Terrible Sufferings in Mauritius. 1200 Killed and 4000 Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 3

A DISASTROUS hurricane swept over the British island of Mauritius on April 29, destroying a third part of the town of Port Louis, with the…

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What to do in Case of Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1892 · page 6

PROFESSOR WILDER, of Cornell University, gives the following short rules for action in case of accident, which it will be found useful to preserve or remember:—…

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Railway Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1892 · page 5

SYDNEY, MONDAY.—An accident happened to the Northern mail train on Saturday night near Carlingford, which narrowly escaped proving a fatal disaster. It occurred…

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Serious Accident on Ti-Tree Creek Road

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 October 1892 · page 4

On Saturday evening, as Mr. H. Priest was proceeding out of South Grafton, he fell from his horse, and was rendered unconscious by the fall. He was found lying on the road…

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Disastrous Railway Collision. by Telegram

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, THURSDAY. — A Scotch express on the North-Eastern Railway, collided with a goods train near Thirst Junction, Yorkshire, early on Wednesday. Nine persons were killed and injured. After the Scotch…

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Accident to Mr. Ald. Scott

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 4

Whilst engaged at his usual avocation yesterday, a small piece of steel flew up, and made an ugly cut under the left eye of Mr. Scott. Dr. Young was consulted, and he…

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Result of Accident to Alderman Scott

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 4

We regret to learn that the late accident to Alderman Scott, of South Grafton, has proved to be so serious as to deprive him of the use of his left eye. On his arrival in Sydney he…

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Latest Cablegrams. Proposal to Abolish Trial by Jury. Torondo in America. Extraordinary Collision in Belfast. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 5

THE Economist says that West Australia is being unnaturally developed, and there are already indications of the results of too rapid borrowing…

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Death by Drowning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 3

On Munday, the Coroner and a jury of twelve held an inquest at Cowper on the body of a Indian named Karapai, who was drowned the previous day while swimming the South…

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Disastrous Yacht Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 December 1892 · page 4

BOXING DAY in Sydney was unfortunately marred by a most saddening misadventure in the harbour, the half-decker Iolanthe, when being sailed in the vicinity of South Head…

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