Sad Drowning Case at the Tweed
AT 6.40 on Monday evening the passenger steamer Uki ran into a boat about halfway between Tumbulgum and Cendong. There were in the boat Joseph Smith,…
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Accidents, 1899
90 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 5
A Strange Accident
A PAINFUL accident happened on Saturday night to an elderly man named William Hayes. It appears that, Hayes, who was " tramping it," was picked up by…
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THE bodies of "Captains" Blackburn and McGrath, who were drowned on Tuesday, were recovered on Wednesday morning. The former had a gash on the head, having evidently been…
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THE Coroner's inquiry into the Tweed drowning fatality was opened at Tumbulgum on Wednesday last and adjourned till Monday. The body of Captain Blackburn was encased in a leaden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shooting Fatality. Sydney
A Girl named Mary Gilcher, aged 18, was accidently shot at Toowoomba (Q.) by two brothers named Gerseksvi, whilst practising rifle shooting. The girl subsequently died…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accident. London
Two trains telescoped at Exeter, in America Many passengers were terribly mangled, 34 killed, and 50 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ulmarra Drowning Fatality
ABOUT 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning two men who were camping in the shed on the public wharf gave information to Constable Swan that : they heard some person talking to himself. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ulmarra. Supposed Drowning Fatality
A GLOOM has been cast over this small community by the disappearance and supposed death of Mr. F. Barr, who had for some weeks past been prosecuting his business here as a watchmaker,…
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AN old man named F. Barr, well-known in these districts, wits drowned in the Clarence River at Ulmaria on Monday night of Inst week. The old mini was for some time on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SPORTING. Shocking Racing Accident. a Strange Dream Verified. [By Telegraph.] Murwillumbah
Queen's weather favoured the third race meeting of the Tweed River Jockey Club yesterday. There was a large attendance, and with the exception of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Racing Accident. A Jockey Killed
AT the Tweed River Jockey Club races at Murwillumbah on Wednesday a frightful accident occurred in the principal event of the day—the Tweed River J.C. Handicap. Eight[?]…
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MR. DAVID ANDERSON of Bellingen met with a painful accident on Saturday, while cornt-hreshing at his farm. Mr. Anderson was feeding the machine, when something…
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A SAD boating accident occurred on Saturday evening by which a young man named Philip Cassidy lost his life. Cassidy and two companions--C. Southion and W. Moffit--were…
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A SHOCKING burning fatality was reported from Ulmarra yesterday. It appears that a daughter of Mr. Small's, residing at the rear of Ulmarra, in the course of her domestic duties, was near…
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ACTING District Court Judge Harris after finishing the District Court work at Tamworth went out on a shooting trip with Messrs. Carl and James Britten, sons of the proprietor of the…
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On Saturday evening Philip Cassidy, C. Soutnion and W. Moffatt went fishing off the upper end of Elizabeth Island in a light boat. Through some mishap the boat upset,…
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A SHOCKING burning fatality was reported from Ulmarra on Sunday. It appears that a daughter of Mr. Small's, residing at the rear of Ulmarra, in the course of her domestic duties, was near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Riots in Brussels. Many Injured. London
SERIOUS riots have occurred in Brussels owing to the passing of the Proportional Representation Bill by the Legislature, the result of which will be to favour the…
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With the thick smoke fluttering up from her forward ventilators, and the fire-signal displayed in her rigging, the North German Lloyd ocean liner Barbarossa put back to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Accident
ON Thursday afternoon a peculiar accident happened to the eldest daughter, aged about 9, of Mr. and Mrs. O. Malone, of Coraki. It appears the young lady had been sewing, and through…
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