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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

192 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 10

Fatal Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 8

Our Lower Southgate correspondent writes:—Quite a gloom was cast over the community on Wednesday last when it become known that a Mr. Archibald…

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Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon Eric, son of Mr. J. G. Phillips, received a severe shaking through his horse falling with him in Mury-street. He was conveyed to the…

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Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

While riding a pony barebacked on Friday, Eric, son of Mr. J. G. Phillips, met with a somewhat severe accident, the horse failing with him. The lad…

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Serious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 4

Percy Clark, a lad of 13 years and son of Mr. Clark, maintenance man on the Glen Innes road, met with an accident yesterday morning, which it is feared…

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Serious Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 5

A distressing accident happened on Wednesday to a [?] named Percy Clark, son of Mr. Clark, maintenance man on the Glen Innes road. It appears that Percy, who is…

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Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 2

Capt. Alex. Robertson, who has been in the North Coast Coy's, employ for some forty years, met with a serious accident on Saturday, one of his arms…

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A Seaman Drowned. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 5

Nicholas Shoetan, a Russian Finn, mate of the schooner Shannon, was seen struggling in the water early this morning, the alarm being given by the…

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A Painful Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 2

Mr. Amos T. Everingham, of Queen Street, met with a nasty accident at South Grafton on Friday. When getting into a sulky he slipped and smashed…

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Fatal Accident. Lower Coldstream

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred here yesterday. Mr. Frank Johnstone went to the back paddock in the afternoon to bring the cows home…

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Accidental Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 2

On Wednesday morning Frederick Johnson, aged 3 years and 10 months, died in the Hospital from injuries received on Monday through being kicked by a horse. It…

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A Colliery Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 3

Thomas Tate, a miner, has been killed by a fall of coal at Stanford Merthyr mine. His mate was also injured and is not expected to…

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Accident to a Ferry Steamer. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 3

The Manly steamer Kuringai crashed into a wall at Circular Quay this morning, sustaining considerable damage, but no one was injured…

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A Mining Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

Two men, William Buckingham and Charles Jones, have been killed by a fall of earth in the South Great Eastern Mine at Gympie…

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A Sad Fatality. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

A boy named Muir, aged eight, jumped off a cart to-day and was knocked down by a vehicle approaching from the opposite…

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Accidents to Workers. the Great Value of Zam-buk Proved

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 3

Busy workers in all departments of labor, in the mine, on the railway, in the mill, factory, or workshop have all one great common need—a reliable "first aid" for the…

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Drowning Fatality

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 2

THE sad intelligence, briefly reported in our last issue, that Mr. Thomas Campbell had been drowned while attempting to cross the South Arm yesterday week, his turned out…

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A Serious Accident. Sydney, Saturday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 3

Frederick Oakes, a workman employed at a small goods factory at Redforn, was caught in the machinery and whisked round at a terrific rate…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1905 · page 2

The local police received news on Saturday morning that an aboriginal woman named Annie Lardner, aged 19 years, had been drowned while fishing…

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A Holiday Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1905 · page 3

Milton Turner, an undergraduate of Sydney University, was drowned in the Nepean River, near Penrith, yesterday…

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A Boating Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1905 · page 3

A boating fatality is reported from the New Hebrides, the victims being Mrs. Truss and her baby…

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