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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Serious Shooting Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 2

ON Monday afternoon last Mr. George England, son of Mr. Marmaduke England, of Deep Creek, was the victim of a serious shooting accident. Mr. England, Who is 31…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday last Mr. McAuley, teacher at the Upper South Arm half-time schools, and Messrs. Walter and Herbert Jay, were driving in a sulky to the cricket match at Deep…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Tyndale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 8

On Saturday at 7 p.m. George Eglington, aged 9 years and 9 months, fifth son of Mr. B. Eglington, met his death by drowning. The little fellow, as was his usual practice,…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred on the South Arm on Saturday evening, the victim being George Freeman Eglington, the nine-year old son of Mr. B. Eglington, of the South Arm. The boy was missed at…

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Shocking Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident is reported from Camperdown (Victoria) to-day. A dairyman named John M'Arthur, residing at Camperdown, was driving a buggy down a…

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A Terrible Explosion. 50 Persons killed and 110 injured. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 2

A TERRIBLE disaster occurred at Toulon on Sunday morning, when the Lagoban naval magazine was destroyed by an explosion, 50 persons being killed aud 110 injured. A…

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Painful Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 2

ON Thursday last, as Mr. James Lavender was driving his bullock team and trolly in the bush, the trolly having a large beech log on it, he had a very narrow escape from a terrible…

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Hurricane in Queensland Upwards of 400 DROWNED

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

SYDNEY, MONDAY NIGHT.—The steamer Warrego arrived at Cooktown this morning, and reports terrible disasters amongst the Pearling fleet. Eighty-seven boats and five…

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Appalling Railway Accident. Three Women and one Child Killed and 40 Injured. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

AN appalling railway accident occurred at Rakaia, New Zealand, on Saturday night. An excursion train crowded with passengers was telescoped by a train from Christchurch…

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Fearful Railway Accident in New Zealand

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

WELLINGTON, SUNDAY.—The most appalling railway accident in the history of the colony occurred on Saturday night at Rakaia. While an excursion train crowded…

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Painful Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

: MR. RUDOLPH GRAFF, OF COFF's Harbor, bad his leg badly broken on wednesday afternoon. Mr.Graff, who represents a sydney firm of seed merchants, was calling…

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A Great Fire in New York. A Large Hotel Burnt Down. 14 Persons Killed, 50 Injured and 60 Missing. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 3

DURING the St. Patrick's Day procession in New York the Windsor hotel was burnt down with appalling loss of life, The hotel was thronged with spectators many of…

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Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

WHILE driving to the sports at Maclean on Friday Messrs T. Penrose and H. A. M'Callum of Grafton, met with a rather serious accident. It appears that Mr. Penrose was driving a horse…

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Shocking Burning Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

A SHOCKING burning fatality occurred at Hatton's Family Hotel on Tuesday evening last, by which an infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hatton lost his life. The little fellow slept with his…

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Sad Boating Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

A terrible yachting disaster is reported from Victoria. The yacht Queenie, with seven passengers on board left Queens[?]liffe for Geelong on Sunday morning…

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Terrible Shipwreck. 80 Persons Drowned

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

A cablegram from London on Sunday states that the steamer Stella, on an excursion from Southampton to the Channel Islands with 210 Souls on board, struck the rocks at Alderney…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 2

MR. E. J.R.W. RAYMOND, J.P.[?]net with a painful accident last week. while working in his wheelwright shop he struck the back of his left hand a heavy blow with a…

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Fatal Driving Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 3

Mr. EDWARD SOLOMONS, J.P., Mayor of Scone, met with a violent death on Monday morning. He was driving a buggy, occupied by Mr. Sylvester Browne,…

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Ailments Cured by Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 6

A very singular case, in which cataract was cured by an accident, recently came under the writer's notice. The person who had this unique experience…

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Drowning Case on the Tweed Two Salvation Officers drowned

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 5

AT 6,40 on Tuesday evening the passenger steamer Uki ran into a boat about half-way between Tumbulgum and Condone. There were in the boat Joseph Smith, Michael Burke (late…

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