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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Drowned at Lawrence. A Boy Falls into the River

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1905 · page 2

Almost everybody who has been in the habit of passing up and down the river in any of the main river passenger boats has noticed a one-legged youth fishing from the wharf…

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A Sad Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 5

Mr. A. Maclellan, Of Outtrim, Victoria, was thrown out of his vehicle and killed yesterday, just when his eldest son had been married…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 2

WHILE the Grafton mail coach was descending Marx Hill, on the outward trip, last Friday evening, the horses bolted. Several vehicles containing excursionists returning…

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Fatal Gun Accident. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

Two youths were out shooting at Gundagai yesterday when a rifle, carried by Andrew Lynch, accidentally went off. The bullet entered Arthur…

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Shooting Fatality

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

NEWS reached Bellingen on Wednesday morning of a sad shooting fatality at Bostobrick, by which a young man named Harold Sinclair met his death. From the meagre…

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Boating Fatality. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 3

A boat containing four young men, who were out fishing, was capsized in Newcastle Harbour this morning. Two of the…

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A Jockey Injured. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 3

The well-known steeplechase rider, W. Mooney, was badly injured at Caulfield (Vic.) yesterday. His condition is critical…

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A Serious Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 3

A gun accidentally exploded at Eden, and Arnold Hegarty had his hand shattered and his face injured by the shot…

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Found Drowned. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 5

Two boys named George and Arthur Midson were found drowned in the river at St. Mary's (Tas.) yesterday…

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Drowning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 6

Walter Rilev. 19 yours of age, a promising young sculler mid winner of the outrigger race at the regatta hold at Gosford on Easter Monday, was, with two companions…

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Fishing Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 2

A boating fatality, resulting in the loss of two lives, took place near the Powder Magazine, Newcastle, recently. Three men —Frank Wilson, Richard Sneddon, and…

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A Mining Fatality. Sydney, Saturday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

Two miners named James Ferguson and Thomas Pollock, were blown to pieces in the South Mine at Broken Hill this morning…

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Serious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

A little boy about six years of age, son of Mr. J. Byron, of Calliope, near Ulmarra, was on Saturday the victim of an accident of a…

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Remarkable Wharf Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 2

On Wednesday an accident which occurred some time ago at the Circular Quay, when a pair of horses went over the side of the wharf and were drowned, was repeated at the Grafton wharf,…

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Two Children Drowned. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 4

The bodies of two children, sons of Robert Williams, were found in the river at Bermag[?] yesterday. It is surmised that they fell off the bridge…

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Serious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 4

Mr. John Miller, who is in charge of the Dobie-street punt, while on a fence yesterday, viewing the bicycle sports at Swan Creek, fell and fractured his…

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A Serious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 4

On Tuesday Mr. P. Kritsch's infant son Douglas met with a very serious accident The little fellow, while playing about the workshop, which is at the…

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Fatal Collision. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 3

The steamer Peterborough, outward bound for the South Coast collided with the ketch Jessie near the lightship in the harbour last…

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Collision in Sydney. (By Telegram.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The steamer Peterborough collidell with the ketch Jessic last night near the lighthouse in Sydney Harbour. The Jessic sank, and one man was…

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Coach Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL experience was that of Driver Alex. Kenny and Mr. J. McPherson last Saturday night, when, through the brake of the Grafton-Bellingen mail coach not…

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