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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

102 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 6

Shocking Fire Fatality. a Brave Lad

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1901 · page 1

A shocking burning fatality, involving the loss of two lives, occurred at Granya, Victoria, early on Thursday morning. The victims were Mrs. Ellen Rollings, whose…

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District News. Ulmarra. Sad Drowning Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 4

Mr ALLEN (foot constable) has been appointed to assist Mr F. A. Swan, C.P.S., in the performance of his duties here, and will, I understand, enter on…

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A Serious Collision. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 1

A SERIOUS collision occurred off Sydney Heads this afternoon between the steamers Boveric and Clancurry, going in opposite directions. The former was…

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Accident on the Bondl Golf Links

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 2

DURING the hailstorm which swept over Sydney and the suburbs on Saturday afternoon a peculiar accident occurred on the Royal Sydney Golf Club links…

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Accident at the Quarry

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1901 · page 2

ON Thursday evening another serious accident occurred at Woodford Quarry. A man named Hollis, who was working at the top of the face, by some means lost his balance and fell a distance…

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A Dreadful Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 3

Details are just to hand of a fearful railway collision which took place on the Roumanian railway. No less than 40 persons were burned alive,…

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Preventing Tram Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 3

Some years ago Mr. G. A. Jordan, of Pound-street, Grafton, took out a patent for an invention to prevent or at least minimise the liability to serious accident by trams. The…

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Accident at the Quarry

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 3

ON Friday another accident occured at Woodford Quarry, resulting in serious injuries to Mr. E. Murray. A large stone fell from the face of the Quarry, coming down where a number of men…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

On wednesday last Mr. Skillman, public school inspector,, who was driving down the Dorrigo cutting in a fearful death. When…

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Fatal Accident near Tabulam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1901 · page 1

ON Tuesday afternoon last two children named Charles and Clara Newitt were drowned in a waterhole near Captain's Creek. The family had only arrived in the district,…

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A Dreadful Collision

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 6

DETAILS are just to hand of a tearful railway collision which took place on the Roum[?]an railway. No less than 40 persons were burned alive, while numbers were severely injured. The disaster was…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 3

A SHOCKING accident happened on the railway line about a quarter of a mile south of Golden Square railway station, Bendigo, involving the loss of…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. Steamers Fiona and Lady Hampden

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 December 1901 · page 5

SYDNEY, MONDAY.—On Saturday night a serious collision between two steamers occurred in Johnston's Bay, by which the Lady Hampden, a ferry steamer belonging…

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Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1901 · page 2

STANLEY NORTH, of Maclean, met with a serious accident in the bush east of Maclean on Tuesday last. He was riding a horse with a haltor, and the animal became uncontrollable and dashed…

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The Fiona in Collision. a Calamity Narrowly Escaped

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

LATE on Saturday night a sensational collision occurred in Johnstone's Bay, and an addition to the list of serious calamities which have occurred at…

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Local and General News Peculiar Shooting Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 8

ON Tuesday last a peculiar and painful accident took place on the Ellangowan-road, near Casino. It appears Mr. Chas. Junor was shooting a cow in a paddock and used a Mauser rifle. The…

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Railway Accident. Boys Crushed by Buffers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1901 · page 1

ABOUT a fortnight ago two boys, sons of the Rev. Mr. Hefferman, Church of England clergyman at Mount Victoria, took it into their heads to run away…

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Boating Accidents. Nine Persons Drowned. Brisbane

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 5

A SAILING boat containing 14 persons capsized in the Brisbane River yesterday during a squall. All succeeded in reaching the craft and clung to the keel for some time, but ultimately Line…

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A Whole Family Drowned. Melbourne

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 5

The bodies of a woman about 35 years of age, and children, from three to seven years, were found floating in Hobson's Bay to-day near Port Melbourne Pier. All were well dressed. A…

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Terrible Burning Fatality. Five Children Boasted to Death. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 5

The residence of Thomas Leith Head, was totally destroyed by fire on Christmas morning, in Western Australia. Five children, whose ages ranged from infancy to 10 years, were burnt to…

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