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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

336 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 17

A Serious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 4

Mr. J. Gilmour, who was to have participated with the Rev. W. G. Taylor in the "Spread the Fire Convention" in Grafton during the next…

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Another Pea Rifle Fatality. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 3

While practising at a target with a pea rifle near Cassilis, a man accidentally shot his grandson. The child died within a few minutes…

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Kalmuck Killed. Jockey Injured. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 3

Emblem and Kalnuck fell in the Australian Hurdle Race at Caulfield yesterday. Connelly, the rider of the former, had his collar-bone broken,…

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Trams in Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 8

A collision between two cars bound for Circular Quay occurred on Saturday at the Brisbane-street stopping place in Oxford-street, Sydney, near Mark Foy's, by…

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Laver Injured. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 3

During to-day's play in the test match, Frank Laver snapped the muscle in one of his thighs. It is an old injury, and Laver is not likely to…

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Motor Launch Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Alan Ferguson, son of the late Sir James Ferguson, the eminent surgeon, quitted Creetown, a small seaport village in…

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Fatality on the Pyrmont

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 4

At the inquest held at Harrington on Friday last on the death of Henry Sherrin (referred to in another column) evidence was given by F. J…

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Motor Car Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 4

As a borrowed motor car, driven by an experienced chaffeur, was on Tuesday last, conveying from Grafton to Bellingen a party of witnesses,…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Two Men Killed. One Severely Injured

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1909 · page 2

A terrible mining accident occurred at Buladelah on Friday on the Alum Mountain. About 100 tons of rock from the…

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Accident to Master Phillips

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1909 · page 2

On last Saturday afternoon as Master Eric Phillips, aged 18, son of our eespected Town Clerk, was engaged in opening a vulcaniser in the dentistry…

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Racing Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—There were several accidents on Saturday in both Sydney and Melbourne. At the V.A.T.C. meeting at Caulfield, Nightlight fell in the first…

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Terrible Mining Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 4

A terrible miming accident occurred at Budahdelah on the Alum Mountain. About 100 tons of rock from the side of the quarry fell in, completely covering a man…

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A Boy Drowned. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 3

A man named Henry Hay and a boy named Allen Newman, aged 9 years, were trying to cross the flooded River Murray after rabbits in a…

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Serious Accidents. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 3

As far as can be ascertained from careful investigations, the total amount of the damage caused by the Auckland fire is between £60,000 and…

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Invalidity and Accident Pensions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 2

The Board appointed to administer the Invalidity and Accidents State Pensions Act met at Grafton Court House yesterday morning, and…

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Another Rifle Fatality. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 5

At Tamworth, Raymond West, aged 13, was stooping over a rifle to lace his boot up, with the [?] against his abdomen, when the…

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Sydney Ferry Collision. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 5

Shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, during a dense fog, the ferry steamers Kulgoa and Kaikai, both running on the Milson's Point (North…

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Accident at Bowra

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 4

Mr. Eunie McCarthy was thy victim of an accident at Bowra the other day entailing severe injuries. It is not known how it happened. He was, we are informed,…

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Accident at Bullaladelah. Two Men Killed

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 5

A sad and fatal accident occurred at the Alum Company mines on the Alum Mountain, Bullahdelah, on Friday last…

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Floods in Victoria. Two Women Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Reports received from Melbourne state that heavy rain has fallen in almost every part of the State. The Government Meteorologist…

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