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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

5 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

The S.s. Iolanthe in Collision. Beached in Sydney Harbour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 5

SYDNBY, MONDAY.—A collision occurred on Saturday night in the Harbour between the Clarence River steamer Iolanthe, bound for Grafton, and the steam collier Kelloe,…

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3600 Killed—1200 Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 8

ADDITIONAL details of the terrible calamity which occurred in connection with the peasants' feast near Moscow have been received. The[?]fete was arranged to take…

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Collision at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1896 · page 4

YESTERDAY morning as the s.s. Ramornie was proceeding to Copmanhurst, the C.S.R. Co's, launch, with two cane-laden punts in tow, was met near the entrance to Carr's…

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Human Fallibility and Its Relation to Accidents by Railway and Sea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 3

WE have before us in the Auttralasian Medical Gazette tor the current month a highly instructive paper by Dr. S. T. Knaggs on the above subject. Together with reports…

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Death by Drowning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 5

MUCH regret was manifested throughout the district on Wednesday morning when [?] was reported that Captain O'Mara, of Messrs Colls and Gerard's, passenger steamer…

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