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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Fatal Accident near Woolgoolga

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 1

THE police received word on Tuesday evening that a Mr. Thomas Black, of Glen Innes, had reported to the Woolgoolga police, on the arrival of the mail coach there from…

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Fatal Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

FROM Mr. Weatherstone, driver of the mail coach between Coff's Harbor and Bellingen, we have gleaned the following particulars of a terrible accident, by which Mr. James…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

ON Wednesday last Mr. C. Grant, son of the district road superintendent, had a narrow escape from a serious accident. while engaged squaring timber for the repair of a…

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The Fiona in Collision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 4

A SERIOUS collision occurred in the harbour shortly after 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening off Kirribilli Point, between two ocean steamers--one…

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Serious Railway Collision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 1

A collision occurred between two passenger trains at Lindfield, on the North Shore line, yesterday. Both engines were telescoped. No one was…

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A Coffin Ship. Foundered at Sea. Thirteen of the Crew Drowned Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 1

A CABLE received this afternoon from New Zealand announces that the steamer Ventnor, which left New Zealand on Saturday for Hongkong with a…

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A Veritable Coffin Ship. Founders at Sea. Thirteen of the Crew Drowned. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 5

A CABLE received from New Zealand announces that the steamer Ventnor, which left New Zealand on Saturday for Hongkong, foundered off Hokianga bar, near Auckland. The steamer struck Cape…

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The Late Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

WRITING to the editor of this journal, from Ulmarra, the Rev. J. Mitchell states:—"I have just received news of the sad death of Mr. Campbell, who drove me over to the…

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Tram Accident. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1902 · page 1

By a tram-car accident at Chatham two lives were lost and 51 dock-yard mechanics injured…

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The Queensland Miners Accident Fund

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 4

The Queensland Parliament has carried a Miners' Accident Relief Bill, based on the lines that are in force in N. S. Wales. At the same time, while the miner in the…

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A Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 1

Edwin Goodwin, a well-known farmer in the Orange district, was accidentally shot dead through his gun exploding…

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The Lady Musgrave in Collision. Twice in the Afternoon. the Vessel Badly Injured. Brisbane, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 1

TWO serious collisions occurred in Moreton Bay last night, the steamer Lady Musgrave being concerned in both of them…

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Fatal Driving Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 1

While driving to the Roman Catholic mission at Uralla on Sunday, Mrs. Thos. Bishop, jun., was thrown out of a sulky and killed…

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The Lady Musgrave. Two Mishaps.—The Vessel Badly Injured. Brisbane

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 5

THE Lady Musgr[?] left Brisbane yesterday afternoon on hor usual trip to tin Clarence and Rich, mood Rivers. As she was passing Fisherman's Island the Ching[?], outward bound for Japan, collided…

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The Lady Musgrave in Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 5

On leaving Brisbane for the Clarence on Tuesday, the Lady Musgrave had the misfortune to collide with the Taiyun, the latter striking the Clarence trader…

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Taiyuan-Lady Musgrave Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 5

Further particulars of this collision show that the Lady Musgrave had dropped anchor owing to a dense fog. The following passengers were aboard, bound for the…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 2

ON Sunday last, while Messrs. N. Tyler, D. Riordim, and, J. Gonlding were driving along the Bowra road, in Bellingen down the cutting near the park, the horse suddenly…

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The Wilyama-Fiona Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 6

The Marine Court investigated the circumstances of the above collision. His Honor said that the court found that the collision was caused partly by the…

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A Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1902 · page 1

A man named John Currie, a visitor from Lismore, was run over by some coal trucks at Pyrmont last night and killed. His body was fearfully…

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Fatal Accident at Rous

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1902 · page 2

A SAD and fatal accident occurred at Rous on Thursday evening, by which Miss Ellen Loadsman was killed by being thrown from a sulky. She had…

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