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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

293 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 15

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 her horse…

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Gas-poisoning Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 5

An inquest was opened to-day on the body of Mrs. Ena Millen. It appeared that the deceased was found dead in her bedroom at her…

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A Costly Accident. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 5

A box containing a thousand sovereigns was dropped into Suva Harbor (Fiji) to-day from the steamer Fiona…

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Fatality at Wardell

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 4

Scrub felling fatalities have been painfully frequent of into on the North Coast, and it is our sad duty to record another which took place at Meershaum Vale on Saturday…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 4

A sad burning accident occurred at Palmer's Channel on Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of Master Thomas George Castles, aged eight years, son of…

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Fatal Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 4

Edward Meohan, oldest son of Mrs. Meohan, of Port Macquar was killed at the Hamilton sawmill. It appears that he was engaged in what is known as "tailing off"…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

A sad burning accident occurred at Palmer's Channel on Wednesday, resulting in the death of Thomas George, aged eight years, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Castles…

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Steamer Collision

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 3

LONDON, SUNDAY.— The White Star liner Medic collided with the steamer Turibo in the English Channel. The Turibo was seriously damaged…

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Chapter of Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

Quite a number of accidents have happened in the district during the past few days, more or less serious. [?] [?] [?] of Mr. T…

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Chapter of Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

Quite a number of accidents have happened in the district during the past few days, more or less serious. Gloucester Wood, son of Mr. T…

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The Gas-poisoning Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 5

The inquest was resumed to-day concerning the death of Ada Mullens in a house at Paddington as the result of coal-gas poisoning. After…

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Posted Missing. Supposed Collision with an Iceberg

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 2

News was received by the English mail that the ship Ormsary—a vessel well known in the Australian trade—had been posted missing at…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 4

From Coff's Harbor we learn that Gloucester Wood, son of Mr. T. Wood, of Orara, after sharpening a brush-hook, had the misfortune to fall on it, with the result that one…

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Fatal Colliery Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 9

At the Quarter Sessions, Sydney, before Judge Murray and a jury, John Wilson, mine manager, was arraigned on a charge of having at Scarborough, on April 13,…

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The Gas-poisoning Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 5

At the inguest into the death of Eva Mullen, the victim of the recent gas-poisoning fatality at Paddlington, the Coroner returned a verdict of…

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A Peculiar Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 5

An extra[?]dinary accident has happened at Dapto (Illawarra). A lad was [?]ting in the street when he collided with a vehicle, the shaft of…

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Fatal Driving Accident. Sydney. Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 5

While an old identity of Albury, Mr Richard Osborne, was driving home last night his buggy collided with a curt, the shaft of which pierced his…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

A serious railway smash occurred to the Moree outward-bound mail train. After leaving the platform, by some mischance the leading…

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Trams in Collision. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 3

Two electric trams collided in George Street West yesterday afternoon. The impact was severe, four passengers being more or less injured,…

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Afghan Runs Amok. One Man Killed and Seven Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram stating that an Afghan hawker went mad at Richmond, North Queensland, on Saturday, and…

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