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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

293 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 15

Fatal Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

A few minutes before 1 o'clock on Tuesday a sensational accident happened at the tram terminus, Circular Quay, where there was a collision between an incoming…

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A Strange Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 10

Mr. John Shorldnn, licensce of the Moonbi hotel, Condobolin, met with a peculiar accident, resulting in his dath. He, went into the hotel yard to get an armful of…

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Circular Quay Tram Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, Francis Lloyed and Louis Albert Wannack, tramway employees, appeared before Mr. Payten, S.M., as a…

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Fatality at Bowraville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

A sad fatilaty is reported from Bowraville. It appears that on, Saturday week last Mr Hazel Aston, who recently bought a farm towards…

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Fatality at Bowraville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

A sad fatilaty is reported from Bowraville. It appears that on Saturday week last Mr Hazel Aston, who recently bought a farm towards…

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Fatal Boating Accident. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

Owing to the capsize of a boat at Innerloch, Victoria, yesterday, three single girls named Annie Newman, Alice Bradley and Hope Miller were…

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Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

On Saturday as Mr. B. Jenkins was riding down a hill on the Coramba road his horse tripped and fell and rolled over the rider. Mr…

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Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

On Saturday as Mr. B. Jenkins was riding down a hill on the Coramba road his horse tripped and fell and rolled over the rider, Mr…

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A Shocking Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 4

A shocking accident has occurred at the Adelaide Reef Mine, near Daylesford (Vic.). Sinking operations were going on and about…

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Fatality at Burringbar

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 1

Mr. Robert Allison Noble, well known on the northern rivers, met his death by accident last Saturday under sad circumstances. Lismore…

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Fatal Lift Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

A shocking lift accident, occurred at the Arcadia Hotel. A waitress named Rebecca-Sherlock was entering a lift when she tripped and fell. She…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

The inquest was resumed to-day into the circumstances connected with the death of John Foster, the victim of the recent tram collision with a cart, the…

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A Mysterious Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mrs. M'Gregor, a leader in a dwelling house in Paddington, delecting a smell of gas, burst open a bedroom door, and discopvered Eva Millen…

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Recent Burning Fatality

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 2

On Wednesday the Coroner, Mr. P. Schwonberg, held an inquiry concorning the fatal burning at Maclean on 24th inst, by which an aged kanaka lost his life. Upon an…

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A Peculiar Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 5

A young man has died at Parkes from blood poisoning, which followed on the extraction of a tooth…

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Shocking Fatality

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 3

A shocking lift accident occurred at the Hotel Arcadia, Pitt-street, Sydney, resulting in the death of a waitress, Rebecca Sherlock. 36, a widow with two children,…

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Fatal Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 3

Mr. Robert A. Noble, aged 26, son of Mr. Joseph Noble, of Bexhill, met with a fatal accident at Burringbar. Deceased, with a cousin, was scrub falling, and shortly after…

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Serious Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

A serious accident happened to a young man named A. Stacey, at the saw-mill, Wingham. Stacey was working the winch, when the log he was hauling got beyond…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

The Rev. J. W. Gillett, rector of St. Matthias Church, Paddington, who was on a visit to Melbourne, was run over by a motor car in the latter city…

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Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

Miss Hayes, companion to Mrs. Belson, met with a nasty accident on Wednesday last. Whilst riding she was thrown from herhoree…

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