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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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A Severe Accident. Sydney, Wednesday Night

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

Robt. Lyscht, a railway guard, this afternoon slipped on the line and injured his leg so severely that he will be unable to resume work for several…

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Centennial Park Fatality

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

A youth named Ernest Braden was placed on trial at the "Criminal Court, charged with causing the death of Mrs. Neil, who was knocked down by a bicycle ridden by…

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Maclean Drowning Fatality. the Body Recovered

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

The body of the seaman, Arthur LaKe, who fell into the river on Tuesday last from the North Coast Coys. s.s. Macleay, was found floating up the…

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Drowning Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

On Saturday at about midday the Grafton Police received a wire stating that an aboriginal child named Lester Jackson, only four years of age,…

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Collision on Dorrigo Cutting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2

An accident which might hire had serious consequences occurred on Monday on the Dorrigo cutting. A team laoded with pine from Jones' mill, winging round a…

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Large Hat Question. Some Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

The London correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" draws attention to a feature of the festive season. He says the disttpetive…

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Serious Tram Collision. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 5

Two outward bound trams crashed together in George-street last night. The [?]eading one stopped at Abercro[?]e-street, but, instead of the…

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Accident to Mr. F. V. Wikner

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. F. Val Wikner, formerly District Works Officer at Grafton but now engineer of Severn Shire, Glen Innes, will regret to learn…

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From all Parts. Minister's Mysterious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 6

A message from Mullumbim by on Saturday states :—A very sad and serious accident befell the Rev. L. Peacock about 8 o'clock on Friday evening, and…

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Girl Terribly Injured Gored by a Cow

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 2

A shocking accident happened last Tuesday at Nana Glen, the case presenting some peculiar features. It appears that one of a herd of cows…

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Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 2

Master C. Kasch, aged 13 years, son of Mr. [?] of [?] met with an accident 1ast week. A [?] had just been fallen, and the lad was [?]rimming off the branches [?] it…

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Motor-car Mystery. Accident on a Welsh Cliff

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

Mystery surrounds the story of a motor-car accident in North Wales on Saturday night (said the "Daily Mail" on Wednesday, January 6). when Miss…

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A Railway Fatality. Sydney, Saturday Night

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

John Allingham, shunter 69, residing at St. Peters, was killed at Darling Harbor this morning. He fell between some trucks and several passed…

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A River Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 4

A collision occurred in the river last nigh[?] between Mr. Shore's steam launch and [?] of the Grafton Rowing Club's cli[?] fours. The mishap happened at a[?]out [?]…

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Motor Car Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 5

On Sunday evening, as Mr. E. E. Maxted, Mrs. Maxted and Mr. Shortland, of the British Piano Depot, Ltd., were returning from Maclean by motor car a sulky was overtaken and the…

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A Bad Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 4

At the Grafton Rowing Club's meeting on Monday night Captain W. Stevenson reported that, in consequence of a collision having occurred at…

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Sydney Harbor Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 5

At the trial of the Coxswain, who was held in the Coroner's Court responsible for the drowning of filteen blue jackets last January, the [?]…

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The Nana Glen Accident. (To the Editor)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 2

Dear Sir.—In the last issue of your paper there appears an account of an accident which [?] Miss Kerr, of Nana Glen. The statements made concerning Drs. [?]…

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Nana Glen Accident the Real Facts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 2

The [?] that approved in last week's "Advocate" of the terible accident to Miss K[?] at News G[?] proves to be [?] in certain re[?] Our report stated that…

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A Broken Leg. a Simple Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 2

[?] D[?] [?] [?] by a simple [?] on Monday [?] a broken a leg [?] leaving McL[?] [?] [?] after play and in the [?] tripped…

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