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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Accidental Deaths. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 3

A fall of earth in Obestney mine, Cobar, killed a miner named Charles Prot. Several others were injured. Joseph Hoggette, engine driver, was…

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Latest Telegrams. a Nasty Accident. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1906 · page 3

An electrician, named Olva Likely, an employee of the Fresh Food and Ice Co., placed his hand on an electric fan this morning to…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 August 1906 · page 4

A FEW days ago Henry Hennessy, aged 12, was admitted into the hospital at Bellingen, from Bowra, suffering from compound fracture of both bones of the left…

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Another Earthquake Disaster. Valparaiso in Ruins. Thousands Killed and Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Evening.—A tremendous earthquake has occurred at Valparalso, Chili, followed by many fires, and the whole city is more or less damaged by…

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The Guthrie -- Warrung Collision. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1906 · page 5

A finding of accidental death was recorded in connection with the fatality resulting from the recent Guthrie-Warrung collision,…

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Serious Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 4

A VERY painful accident, which might have been attended with much more serious consequences, happened to Mr. and Mrs. William Lavender of…

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Accident at Boulder Races. Nine Horses Fall

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Sunday.—Sensational accidents occurred yesterday at the Boulder races. Seventeen horses started in one race, and Altone when leading at the home…

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The Club Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1906 · page 5

At the inquest to-day concerning the death of Claude Osborne, nothing was elicited to show how the deceased fell from the [?]cony. The…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 4

AT the wood-chopping competition on the Show ground on Saturday last, Mr. George Williams met with a very painful accident. He had…

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TELEGRAMS. Sailing Accidents. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 3

The signal master at South Head reports that an 18-foot sailing boat was struck by a squall while entering the Heads yesterday afternoon. The craft sank almost…

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Sensational Balloon Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—At Middletown, near New York, an ascent was being made by Miss Daly, a young professional aeronaut. The balloon had started on its upward…

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Chinaman Injured. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 5

A Chinaman named Wong Gee was seriously injured at Sofala by another Chinaman who attacked him with an axe. SYDNEY, THURSDAY…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 4

FRANCIS PEREIRA, aged 19 years, was admitted to the hospital from Macksville on the 29th ult. He had sustained a very painful gunshot wound, which shattered the left hand…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney, Monday Night

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 3

An old-age pensioner named Thomas Shannon fell down a stairway this morning and sustained injuries from which he died. SYDNEY, MONDAY NIGHT…

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A Peculiar Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 5

A boy named Kennedy, residing at Lambton, near Newcastle, was killed by a cart overturning…

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Accidentally Poisoned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 9

COEE'S HARBOUR, Friday.—Mr. Royden Seccombe, aged 27, commission agent, was accidentally poisoned on Wednesday evening. Not feeling well he went into a…

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Sad Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 2

While returain from the Coraki regatta on Wednesday night last two brothers, named John and Charles Robinson, of Swan Bay, met with a…

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A Poisoning Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 2

A sad fatality was reported from Goff's Harbor on Thursday. It appears that the previous day Mr. Roy Seccombe, aged 27, called at…

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Fatal Left Accident. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 3

John Andrews, a lift attendant, was killed at Melbourne yesterday. The lad got caught between the lift and one of the floors of the building and…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 3

A lift attendant, named John Andrew, met with a fatal accident at Melbourne on Saturday. He got caught between the lift and one of the floors of the building, with the result…

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