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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Fatal Coach Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 5

A coach has been capsized at Wellington (N.Z.). One child was killed and the other passengers injured…

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A Distressing Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

ONE. day last week Master William, son of Mr. John McKay, of Argent's Hill, met with a very distressing accident, which reunited in the amputation of a toe. It…

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Accident at Bowra

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

A SHOCKING accident happened at Bowra on Tuesday to Mr. Arthur Moore, contractor for the building of the Bowra butter factory. He was engaged near a stack of timber, when…

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Rescue From Drowning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

While bathing in North Creek on Wednesday last week. Miss Palette, a visitor. to Ballina, got out of her depth, and was in imminent peril of…

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Accident to the Mail Coach

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 4

The mails from Glen limes arrived very late in Grafton on Sunday morning, and it subsequently transpired that late on…

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Peculiar Stage Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 5

During the performance of a play at Perth (W.A.), in which number of horses were engaged in a racing scene, one of the horses displaced a board…

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Sunk in Collision. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 5

The steamer Larchmont collided with a collier off the East coast of the United States. The Larchmont sank in ten minutes. She carried 150 to 200 passengers and a crew of…

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A Serious Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

While engaged with a mate in felling trees at Dorrigo for Mr. A. Sawtell on Thursday last, an obstinate tree, whichsub-sequently crushed in a backward direction,…

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Vehicle Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

ONE day last week as Miss K Cameron, of Black Flat, and one or two other ladies were driving in a buggy from the Show Ground into Wingham. one of the buck wheels of the…

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Accident at a Theatre

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 13

An extraordinary accident occurred at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, during the progress of the sensational drama, "The Favourite." During a riding scene in…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

On Wednesday last Mr. J. Brown (head of the firm of Brown and Jolly, builders, of Lismore) was drowned at Brunswick Heads. The deceased it appeared had been…

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Disastrous Railway Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—An electric train on the New York Central line fell down an embankment at Bronx Park. Fifty passengers were killed, and many injured. The…

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Drowning Fatality

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 4

A drowning facility occurred at Brunswick Heads last week, when Mr. James Brown, of the well-known firm of Brown & Jolly, of Lismore, met his death. It…

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Supposed Drowning Case. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 3

A suit of boy's clothes were found in the vicinity of the Leichhardt baths last night. It is believed that their owner has been drowned…

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Shocking Mining Fatality. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred at the Victoria Proprietary Mine, Diamond Hill, near Bendigo, yesterday. Two men, named Purcell and Scanlan, were…

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Fatal Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

On Friday an accident occurred at Yamba which was attened with fatal results for Mr. Joseph Carr. The deceased with two other man, was engaged in convoying timber from…

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Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 4

On Sunday last, on the road from Shark Creek to Taloumbi, a son of Mr. George Essex, of Shark Creek, aged about 14 years, had the misfortune to meet with a rather…

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Severe Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 4

MR. T. McMorrine, of Taylor's Arm, met with a severe accident on Tuesday week inst. He was engaged in squaring a piece of timber, when the broad-axe glanced off…

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Shooting Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

A fatal case of shooting occurred at Smith's Creek, a few miles from Copmanhurst, on Monday last. It appears that Henry Pryce, 16 years of age, son of a…

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Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

On Wednesday Vincent Smith, 16 year old son of Mr. C. Smith, of Southgate Road, was removing a heavy milk can from a cert, when he lost control and it fell on…

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