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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

258 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 13

Keir Hardie Injured

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. Keir Hardie, the English Labor leader, arrived at Wellington (N.Z.) on Friday night, and was welcomed at a social in the Town Hall. The…

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A Terrible Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at Geelong (Vic.), at the railway crossing on the North Shore yesterday after-noon…

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Man Shockingly Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

John Tidswell, of Auburn, a grocer, was found in an unconscious condition at Rookwood on Saturday, and was in a precarious condition last…

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Fortune Too Late. Inventor Found Drowned on the Day of His Success

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 8

Whilst a letter offering him £6000 for his inveneion of a patent reversible turbine was going through the post, William Gardiner, of…

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Buccarumbi Shooting Tragedy. a Sad Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

Further particulars regarding the death, by shooting, of a young, man at Buccarumbi, which was briefly reconded in our last issue, are now…

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Accidents and Offences

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5

George Rogers, of Balmain, fell off the platform of a tram in Sydney last wools, and died from his injuries. A jockey named Silas Rutley was…

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A Boating Fatality. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 3

Two girls, named Gladys Raisleeck and Ivy Williams, were drowned by the capsizing of a boat at Port Phillip (Vic.), and Edward Slater,…

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Accident to a Mail Coach

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

The mail coach from Gloucester to Raymond Terrace met with an accident two miles out from Raymond Terrace on Friday, delaying it for about an hour and a…

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Accident to a Mail Coach

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. Adam Weatherstone, the driver of the Nymboida-Grafton mail Coach, met with an accident yesterday. When coming down the hill…

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Accidents and Offences

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

A little girl named Marie Cody was drowned in the Namoi River at Narrabri on Thursday. A horse attached to a buggy in which Mr…

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Accidently Shot

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

Further particulars regarding the death by shooting of Albert Rhodes at Buccar[?]mbi show that on Saturday last he arrived at Mr. Carroll's…

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A Serious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

During Mr. J. B. M'Dougall's big horse sale at Casino on Friday last Mr. F. Wilcox, the well-known Lismore drover, met with a rather…

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Accidents and Offences

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3

A thief was discovered tampering with the library box, containing money, in St. John's Cathedial, W. Maitland, recently. He was secured…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

An accident of a rather serious nature befel Mr. S. Best on Tuesday morning. It appears that Mr. Best was cutting firewood in the bush some distance from his…

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Surf Bathing Demonstration. Six Men Nearly Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 5

The announcement that a contingent of expert surf bathers from Manly would appear on the Hospital Beach, Newcastle, and give a practical…

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Local and General Riding Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 2

Telegrams from Bowral were received in Grafton on Saturday, stating that Mr. "Joe" Cooper, of Coaldale, had been thrown from a…

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Fatality at North Dorrigo

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred at North Dorrigo on Thursday last. From details supplied us by Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M., it appears that a…

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Great Fire at Newcastle. £250,000 Damages. Four Men Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Newcastle, occurred yesterday, morning in a block of buildings bounded on the south by…

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Sensational Motor Car Accident. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

A motor-car accident occurred at Bowral last night. The car contained Charles Edwards, John Shearer, Sergeant J. Nowlan and Constable T…

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Fatality at Korth Dorrigo

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2

Particulars of the sad fatality at North Dorrigo on last Thursday week are to hand. It appears that a young man, F. W.C. Goulder,…

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