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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 2

MR. F. R. C. ANNELY, dentist, who was due in Bellingen last Friday, was unable to put in an appearance owing to an accident he met with somewhere near Macksville. He…

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Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 12

A man named Robert. Anderson met with a painful accident on Thursday afternoon. He was returning from work on the farm, and mounted one of the farm horses, when he…

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LOCAL & General. a Serious Accident

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

A man named Robert Anderson met with a serious accident at Carr's Peninsula on Thursday afternoon He was thrown from one of his farm horses…

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CABLEGRAMS. Accident to the Fire in a Lodging House. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 3

King Edward, while shooting at Old Windsor, stepped into a rabbit-hole, and fell heavily. A tendon of the ankle was slightly injured. His Majesty walked with…

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Accident to King Edward

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—While out shooting in the old Windsor forest with Prince Nicholas of Greece, his Majesty, King Edward, met with a slight accident. His…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 2

ON Friday last Mr. J. Burnheim, an employee of Messrs. Polin and Polin, sustained a nasty wound to the back of his head through his horse playing up while in the act…

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A Harbor Collision. Sydney, Saturday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1905 · page 3

The steamer Warrimoo, outward bound for New Zealand, collided with and sank a small steam launch in the harbor to-day. The crew of the latter…

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Accident

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

While Mr. Cranston and his staff, who left Grafton on Wednesday last for the purpose of erecting the new vicarage at Nana Glen, were proceeding…

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A Cycling Accident

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

A little son of the Rev. J. Ward Harrison met with a nasty accident on Thursday. He was cycling down Oliver Street, past the Baptist Church, and…

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Bathing Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.— A serious disaster was narrowly averied at Sans Souci on Saturday in consequence of two children getting beyond their depth while bathing. A Mrs…

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A Fearful Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 5

A terrible accident has occurred at Perth (W.A.). A man named James White was engaged painting the electric service poles when his arm came…

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Railway Collision. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 December 1905 · page 3

A passenger train collided with a goods train near Melbourne last evening. Several passengers sustained minor injuries. The trains were not…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 4

A distressing drowning occurrence took place yesterday, when two little girls, Catherina Jane and Janet Marlon Yates, daughters of Mr.John W.Yates, of…

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Railway Accident Near Newcastle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.— An accident occurred on the railway this morning between Newcastle and Maitland. A passenger train was Hearing /Thornton, about…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1905 · page 4

A distressing accident, attended by fatal result was reported on Monday afternoon, when Catherine and Jessie Yates, the two little, daughters of Mr…

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The Late Drowning Cases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 2

On Wednesday the Coroner held an inquest at the Court House touching the deaths of Catherine Jane and Janet Marion Yates, aged respectively eight and six years,…

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Accident to a Train. Sydney, Sunday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1905 · page 3

Through the breakage of an axle on a truck attached to a goods train on the Bendigo line, while travelling at the rate of 35 an hour, considerable…

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TELEGRAMS. Fatalities and Accidents

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 3

SYDNEY, MONDAY.—A man named Laurence Goodwin, residing at Macquarie- street, swallowod a quantity of spirits of salts on Saturday. Death onsued yesterday after great agony…

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A Sad Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 5

While two brothers, Leo and Len. Kerim, aged 15 and 12 respectively, were seated under some empty railway trucks at Parkas to-day, watching…

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Local Interest. ACCIDENT

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

ON Tuesday morning last Mr. Warburton, who is engaged under Mr. Jas. Donnelly in effecting big alterations to Mr. A. M. Raymond's butchering promises, met with a nasty…

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