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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Accident on Dorrigo Cutting. a Horse-team Goes Over

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

On Saturday morning last a loading horseteam belonging to Mr. E. Jones of Dorrigo, slipped over the Dorrigo ourting, ds[?]ing the trucks to pieces and [?]lling four of the…

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Drowning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 11

A drowning fatality of a very distressing nature occurred at Euchareena. After a very heavy storm, which passed over that locality, a boy named Shadlach Page, aged 12 years, was…

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Mining Accident at Gordon Brook Two Men Killed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 9

Our Copmanhurst correspondent writes:— A fatal accident occurred at the Gordon Brook copper mine on Wednesday, when two men named William J. Goodall and…

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Inverna-advance Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

The Court of Marine Inquiry began an investigation concerning the collision between the barque Inverna and the tug Advance off Newcastle on Christinas night,…

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The Encounter's Pinnace. Story of the Fateful Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

The inquest into the circumstances attending the death od' 15 members of the crew of H.M.S. Encounter, drowned as a result of a collision between a pinnace and the…

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Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

A mail coach dashed into a tree at Madden's Hill, Victoria. The occupants were thrown out and four injured. The coach and [?]…

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Shooting Fatality at Casino

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 5

CASINO, Monday.—On Saturday afternoon a shooting fatality occurred on the old Dyraaba road, eight miles from Casino, by which a young man named Robert John…

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Double Drowning Accident. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 5

A terrible drowning fatality has ocurred at Cobar. A man named William Harris was teaching his sister in law to swim in a mine tank, when…

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A Coach Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 4

On Monday, as Mrs. Buchan, of Nymboida, was handing some letters to the driver of the passing Tyringham coach, the horses swerved and upset the…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday. Drowning Fatality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

A terrible drowning facality occurred at Cobar. A man named Harris was teaching his eister in law to swim in a mine tank, when…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 8

Last week the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Williams, aged 13, residing on Woodburn—Chatsworth road, was admitted to the Coraki Hospital suffering from…

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The Fine Flour Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 2

On Wednesday an inquiry was held at Copmanhurst respecting the death of William J. Goodall and Albert Layton, who were killed by an explosion of gelignite at the…

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Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 4

Mr. A. Weatherstone, who was driving the mail coach from Tyringham on Monday, met with a severe accident near Nymboida. The horses swerved when on a slope, and…

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Drowned in a Drain. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 5

A girl named Eileen Darlington, aged five years, was washed into a drain pipe at Balmain last night and drowned. After a heavy shower the…

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The "Fine Flower" Fatality. Inquest at Copmanhurst. Harrowing Details

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 4

The Coroner, Mr. A. J. Paisley, P.M., held an inquest at the Court House, Copmanhurst on last. Tuesday (17th inst.) touching the death of…

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A Cycling Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 4

A sad accident happened to a young man named Jones whilst cycling from Billinudgel to Mullumbimby on Monday evening, and unfortunately, it had…

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Four Girls Nearly Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 4

Tweed Heads on Sunday was the scene of narrow escapes from drowning. Four Murwillumbah young Ladies, Mary Smith, aged 23, Ethel…

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An Awful Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 5

Herbert Mascord, aged 23 years a fitter, while at work at Ultimo Power House, fell into a pit of boiling water. The Civil Ambulance, after…

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Train Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

A goods train collided with a number of trucks in a yard at the Oodla Wirra station on the Broken Hill line at 1 o'clock yesterday…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

A number of barbers were bathing at Tweed Heads on Sunday last when their attention was drawn to the signals of one of their number. Gang to ascertain the…

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