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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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

Last Night's Cablegrams. (From Reuter's Company.) London, Monday. Agent-General Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 5

Mr. Alfred Dobson, the Tasmanian AgentGeneral, who had been travelling alone on a flying visit to Paris, was returning on Saturday, via Boulogne, apparently quite…

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Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 4

Mr. George Edwards, of Alipou Crock, about five miles from South Grafton, had a narrow escape while falling a spotted gum tree, for a girder on Tuesday last…

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The Park Fatality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Charlotte Neal, who was killed through being, knocked down by a bicycle in Centennial Park one night…

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Latest Telegrams. Railway Collision at the Zigzag. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 5

A serious railway accident occurred on the Blue Mountains last night. Portion of a. goods tram broke away from Clarence tunnel and ran back to…

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Accident at Byrun Bay Jetty

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 4

On baturday the North Coast Steamship Co's. Orara, anchored at her usual berth alongside the Byron,. Bay jetty--that is, on the northern side,…

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Fatal Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at Alipou Creek, near South Grafton, yesterday, whereby Mr. Andrew Graham, of Blaxland's Creek, was killed instantly,…

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Fatality at South Grafton. Man Crushed to Death

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred at South Grafton on Monday mornings whereby a teamster and timber-hauler, named Andrew Graham, aged 57, and…

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A Terrible Accident. Crushed to Death

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

News was received at Woolgoolga by Mr. Frank Graham, on Monday afternoon, of the death by accident of his uncle, Mr. Frank Graham, at…

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Collision in a Tunnel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—A disastrous collision has occurred in a tunnel on the Orleans railway, France. A number of trucks were uncoupled from…

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M.L.A's. Tongue Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 3

The member for St. Leonards, Mr. E. M. Clark, attended at the North Sydnoy Police Court to prosecute Nat Williams for assaulting him on November 9 last at…

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Harbor Collision. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 7

A collision occurred in Johnstone's Bay (Sydney Harbor) last evening between the steam collier Berwent and the schooner Norna. Portron of the…

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A Fatal Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 4

On Sunday last, a fatal accident occurred at Rappville, by which a lad named Charles Gibson, aged 13 years, lost his life. In company with…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 6

A couple of days ago Messrs. Tunins (railway contractor), Peters (engineer), and Cyril Judge (driver) narrowly escaped being…

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Fatal Accident at South Arm

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 6

News arrived in Bellingen on Sunday afternoon that a serious driving accident had happened on the road to South Arm, and that at least one…

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Fatal Buggy Accident Capsized Over a Cutting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 2

As the result of a buggy accident near Bellingen, on Sunday last, Mr. J. J. Keogh, of Gordonville, was killed, and his wife dangerously injured…

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Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 2

An accident occurred to Mr. King, of the Ashton Timber Co., while on his way to Coff's Barber, on Saturday evening last. Mr. King was driving down the Red Hill…

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Accident to Mr. McLean

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 2

A frisky mare that he was riding yesterday morning brought Mr. Murdoch McLean forcible to Mother Earth in front of the Bank of New…

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Cause of the Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Willis, the mate of the Advance, who is now in the hospital, was able yesterday to give a more detailed account of the disaster. He said: "At about…

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Shipping Disaster. Barque and Tug Boat Collide. Seven Men Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A terrible disaster occurred off Newcastle at 6.30 last night, when the tug boat Advance was sunk by the four-masted barque Inverna. The…

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