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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

336 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 17

A Nasty Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

Yesterday, as Master Roy Englert, son of Mr. Englert (Messrs Englert and Logan), aged 15, was riding a horse along Dobie-street, the animal…

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Driving Fatality. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 5

Thomas Daly, an old resident of Toowong (Vic.) left Corryong about dusk for his home, and had gone four miles when his sulky collided with a…

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A Railway Collision. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 5

A collision occurred near Dandenong Station, Victoria, between a stationary goods train and a train from Warragul. One of the engines…

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Mail Train Wrecked. Two Killed. Many Injured. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 3

A serious railway accident occurred in Queensland yesterday. The mail train which was timed to leave Roma at 6.30 a.m. after passing Warra, had…

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Accidents at Copmanhurst

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 4

An accident of rather a serious nature occurred on Sunday evening, when Mr. Philip M'Laughlin was injured by a horse falling on him. He was riding down the…

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A Riding Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1909 · page 2

We learn from Dr. Page that Mr. Philip McLaughlin, who was injured at Copmanhurst on Sunday last through the horse he was riding down…

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Queensland Railway Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Private advices state that Souter, of the Roma State Farm, was pinned down by the shoulder when the carriages at Warra toppled…

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One Fatality. Sydney. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 5

Four men, viz., J. Walsh, S. Goodman, J. Williams, and R. Jameson, were injured by a run of hot ashes and stone in the Mount Morgan (Q.)…

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A Fatal Collision. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 5

William O'Reilly the well-known, one-armed, long-distance cyclist, was knocked down in Centennial Park by a collision, it is supposed, with…

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Motor Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 2

Coming down the Red Hill on Wednesday last the front axle, of a motor car, occupied by Mr. W. Birgo, John Connell's &. Co.'s…

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Accident to Master Phipps

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon as Master Reggie Phipps, the 5 12 year-old son of Mr. F. W. Phipps, of Prince-street, was playing on the back balcony of Mr…

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Accident to Mr. J. Allen

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. John Allen, grazier and dairy-farmer, of Eatonsville, who learnt of his accident during Jubilee week, will be pleased to…

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Three Men Drowned. '' SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 3

A boat belonging to the mission steamer Southern Cross was capsized during a squall in Auckland (N.Z.) Harbour last light, and R. Rae, the…

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A Fair on Fire. Fifty Persons Injured. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 3

The ignition of a film in a cinematograph set fire to a fair at Dresden . Two hundred stalls and thirty roundabouts were burned, while fifty…

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Accident to Master Phipps. a Correction

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 2

In Monday's issue of the "Argus" appeared a report of the accident sustained by Master Reggie Phipps on Sunday afternoon, by falling from a…

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The Dunmore Case. Collision Law in New South Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 8

The decision of the Marine Court held at sydney to inquire into the circumstances of a collision between the stean[?]aip Dunmore and the sailing pinnace of H.M.S…

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Sad Burning Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Coraki, while rngaged in domestic duties, the wife of Donald Cameron was very badly burnt through her clothes catching fire. So…

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Fatality Near Dorrigo

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred on Monday last when Chas. Pullen, a laborer, working on McHugh's road contract, about 10 wiles from Dorrigo, was killed by a falling tree…

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Accident Near Kempsey

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 5

When returning to Fredericton after the concert on Thursday evening, Mr. Peter Knauer had the misfortune to have a capsize. In pulling…

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Tram Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 2

A tram accident occurred in Sydney yesterday, two trains coiliding. It is supposed that the brake on one of the vehicles did…

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