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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Another Broken Hill Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 5

A miner named John Wellington was crushed to death by a fall ofrock at Block II Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident befel Mr. N. Keogh, jun., Gordonville, at Pine Creek last friday morning, whereby he sustained a compound fracture of both shin bones of the right leg…

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Distressing Accident. Young Man Killed by a Fall of Earth

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 4

An accident of a distressing nature occurred at River Bank on Thursday afternoon, when Henry George Firth, a young man, lost his life. Deceased, with his father…

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Fatal Accident. A Young Man Buried Alive

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 October 1905 · page 2

A fatal accident, occasioned by the snapping of a timber support, occurred at Great Marlow on Thursday afternoon. Mr. W. H. Firth, contractor…

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Electric Train in Collision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 3

A terrible smash occurred in England recently on the Liverpool und Southport Railway. The 6.30 express from Liverpool to Southport, commonly…

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A Terrible Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 5

A man was discovered this morning in the main tunnel at the Central Railway Station, Brisbane, with both legs cut off. He had apparently been…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 10

As Richard Killam, aged 48, an employee of Borambolo Station, was cycling to his home in Wagga shortly after 7 p.m., he collided with a heavy spring-cart, driven…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A collision, occurred In the harbour off Middle Head on Saturday between the steamer Greyhound H. and the launch Katie, in which the latter…

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Harbor Collision

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 8

Off Middle Head, ut about 7.30 on Saturday evening, a collision occurred between the steamer Greyhound II. and the steam launch Katie, with the result that the latter vessel was…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 2

WHILE driving from Coramba to Coff's Harbor last Monday afternoon a serious accident befel Mr. E. Wicks, manager of the Bank of New South wales at Coff's Harbor,…

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Burning Fatality at Casino

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 9

CASINO, Friday.—A burning accident occurred on Wednesday at Ellangowan, near Casino, resulting in the death of a sixyear-old daughter of Mr. Arthur Foster…

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Another Shunting Fatality. Sydney, Saturday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 3

Thomas Doyle, a shunter at the railway sheds, Darling Harbor, was crushed to death last night by several trucks passing over his abdomen…

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Accidents

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 2

Mr. E. Wicks, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Coff's Harbor (formerly of the Grafton Branch) and Mr. L. Clifford, met with an accident…

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Strange Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 9

Nellie Hallams, a girl, aged 12 years, died suddenly at her parent's, residence at Redforn, as the result of what seemed a very trivial accident. The girl attended…

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Collision on River Yarra. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1905 · page 5

The excursion steamer "Flinders" and a large cargo steamer, the "Sutton Hall" collided in the river Yarra (Melbourne), last…

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Fatal Accident in Victoria. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1905 · page 5

A punt was capsized on Saltwater River Victoria, 20 people being thrown into the water, 2 of whom were drowned…

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Triple Drowning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Saltwater River, near the Flemington Racecourse, was on Tuesday afternoon the seene of a sensational tragedy…

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Mining Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1905 · page 3

Thomas Rutter, a miner, of Walhalla, Victoria, was fatally injured by a premature explosion…

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Fatality Atv Corowa. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1905 · page 3

A young man, named James Goodwin, had his right arm torn off in a machine at Corowa, and died shortly afterwards from the effects…

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A Barquentine Wrecked. Seven Seamen Drowned. a Gallant Rescue

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 November 1905 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monduy.—The barquentine La Bella, bound from Kaipara (N.Z.) to Melbourne with timber, has been totally Wrecked at Warrnambool, seven of her crew…

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