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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Accident at Ascot. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 5

A sensational accident occurred at Ascot this afternoon. After the three placed horses had passed the post in the Trial Stakes; the…

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Ocean Collision Averted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—As Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co's. island steamer Malaita was approaching the Heads this morning she narrowly escaped being cut down by…

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Fatal Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 11

News reached Lismore of a fatal accident which had occurred at Southport (Q.), the victim being Mr. Robert Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Cook, for many years resident at Eltham, and…

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Collision in the Atlantic. Heroic Seamen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 5

It transpires that the vessel which sank the White Star liner Republic off Nantucket (Mass.) was the steamer Florida, which was just completing her voyage, and…

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Two Girls Drowned. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 5

A sad accident occurred at Balranald last evening. A party were fishing in the Murrumbidgee River, and one of them, Doris Studdert, aged 16, was…

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The Marine Collision. Sinking of the Republic. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 5

After being in collision with the Florida, and while being towed, the Republic suddenly sank stern first. Capt. Sealby and a small crew were…

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The Zig-zag Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 2

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions, on January 20, J. Bourke, engine-driver, W. H. Fowler, fireman, and J. Corr, guard, were…

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Accident. on Board the St. George

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 2

On [?] [?] [?] last a [?] [?] [?] [?] to Charles [?] [?] [?] board the St. George while that…

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Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. H[?]lingden, employed by Buch[?]n and Hodges, butchern Coff's Harbor, met with an accident which might have ended with [?] serious consequences…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A serious railway accident occurred at marshalltown Crossing, when a man was killed and five others injred. It appears that Robert…

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Latest Cables. the Marine Collision. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

The owners of the steamer Florida claim £15,000 for damages received in the collision with the steamer Republic off Nantucket (U.S.A.), and…

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A Terrible Accident. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

Daniel Downle, an employee of the South Bulli Colliery, was straightening a steam pipe when the latter burst full in his face causing total…

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Florida-republic Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The owners of the steamer Florida claim £15,000 for damages received in the collision with the steamer Republic, and have filed a…

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Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

The "Northern Courier" writes:—"While returning from Grafton to Kempsey. Revs. Father O'Regan (Port Macquarie) and O'Connor (Kempsey), together with their…

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Iverna-advance Collision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 9

His Honor Judge Murray, in giving the finding of the Marine Court into the collision, which occurred between the barque Iverna and the tug…

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Police Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 5

A police vehicle, while under escort at Broken Hill on Monday, broke clown, and the horse bolted, several constables being injured. It is stated…

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Disaster at Gordon Brook. One Man Killed. Another Fearfully Injured. Upper Copmanhurst, Wed Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 5

News was received here at 5 p.m. to-day of what was apparently a serious accident in the Gordon Brook Copper Mining Co's. mine at Fine Flour…

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Accident to the Myee

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

The steamer Myee, which is temporarily carrying on the Rosedale's running, had a similar misfortune to the latter vessel on Saturday last, with the difference that she…

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Terrible Accident. Man Killed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

John Norton, a navvy, working on the B. A.T. Co's line at Korara, was killed by a tree falling on hint this afternoon…

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A Painful Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

While fishing [?] the rocks at Woolgoolga on Sandal, Mr. [?]gent met with a painful accident. In whi[?]ing the line preparatory to throwing out, [?] stood on the end of [?]…

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