Shocking Burning Fatality
A shocking burning accident occurred at Mann River on Boxing morning, by which Mr. Hugh Rea, an old resident of the mines, lost his life. It appears that at 2 a.m. on…
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Accidents, 1903
121 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 7
Accidents and Injuries
Ernest M'Kinnon, 12 years of age, son of Mr. Jas. M'Kinnon, of Grafton, had a narrow escape of being killed by being thrown from Mr. C. Y. Mackie's cart on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fires in Cane Fields. One Fatality—many Narrow Escapes
BALLINA, Monday.—A disastrous cane fire broke out at Cumbalum yesterday evening, being attended with fatal results. The fire started in a swamp close to cane belonging…
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That small acts sometimes produce great effects is exemplified by the strange case of M. Ricchart a gentleman of means residing in the Ru[?]de la Pompe Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Painful Accident
Mrs E. Walker, of South Grafton, met with a painful accident on Sunday morning. Whilst leaning out of a window, from some cause or other, it…
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OUR Macksville correspondent writes:— A sad accident occurred on the Warrell Creck road, some three miles from Macksville, on Friday last, by which Mr. N. Sheriff, an…
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A farmer named Thomas Miller was burning-off timber near Narandera, when a tree fell upon him. When he was found life was extinct. His body…
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Stanley James, aged 20, while bathing wi[?]h a number of companions at the Lane Cove River this afternoon. was attacked by a monster shark…
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As a result of a buggy accident near Tamworth a Mrs. Carey and J. Guy, of Moonbi, were both fatally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sulky Accident
YESTERDAY morning Mrs. Elward Gard, of Maclean, loft home in a sulky for the purpose of taking one of her boys, who was suffering from a bad leg, to the hospital to have the limb…
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A TERRIBLE accident, whereby a woman and three children were burnt to death, occurred at Nudgee, near Brisbane, on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peculiar Accident
A peculiar accident happened to a horse in front of the " Argus" Office yesterday afternoon. The animal was kicked by another and…
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On Saturday Mr. G. A. Jordan, of this city, gave a practical illustration of the efficiency of his invention to minimise train accidents…
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Through the cage bolting while being drawn up the shaft of the Brilliant Central Mine at Charters' Towers, six men were seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Distressing Fatality
A SAD occurrence is reported from Kalkie (Q), by which Mrs. Emma Sonntag, aged 23, lost her life by drowning. It appears that, accompanied by her child, aged about four yours, Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bondi Fatality. the Victim a Native of Grafton
The latest particulars to hand regarding the body of the young woman found at the foot of the clirts at Bondi are to the effect that the police made a further attempt at low…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality
A man's body was found lying beside the railway line, near Hornsby. The deceased had apparently been run over by a train, but had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Railway accident. Injured Passengers Burned. LONDON
The Baltimore and Ohio express tram collided with a local passenger train at New Jersey. One hundred passengers were killed or injured. The wreckage caught fire, incinerating the…
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The many friends of Mr. E. Stavert, of Casino, will regret to learn that his son, Master Ewin Stevert, met with a serious accident in Sydney last week. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Buggy Accident
A BUGGY accident, attended with serious results, occurred on Saturday afternoon last on the Bellinger road at a spot known as Foley's Hill, near South Grafton. It…
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