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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

336 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 17

Shocking Railway Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A— shocking accident occurred at West Footscray railway Stationen the Bendigo line, yesterday. Sydney Reynolds, aged 10 years, a son…

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Accident in History. Changed the Course of Events

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 5

Chance has played a great part in history. A. characteristic instance will be found in the case of the American War with Great Britain in 1812…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred at West February railway station on the Bendigo line on Thursday last. Sydney Reynolds, aged 10 years,…

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Collision in the Channel. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 5

The Orient mail steamer Ortona, on a voyage from Australia, when about 20 miles south of Eddystone Lighthouse, in the English Channel,…

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Two Accidents. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 5

Thelma Dashwood fell in the Second Steeplechase and broke her neck, her jockey being very much shaken. Call Boy got on the heels of Flavel…

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A Drowning Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 4

The "Tweed Herald" says :--"On- Saturday night it was reported in Mur willumbah that another drowning case had occurred at Tumbulgum, the…

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Collision in the Channel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 2

The R.M.S. Ortona, on her homeward voyage from Australia, when about 20 miles south of Eddystone Lighthouse, in the English Channel, collided with the small…

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Drowned in the Surf

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

A young priest was drowned in the surf at Wollongong. He had gone for a bath as usual, and at nine o'clock when he had not…

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Drowned in a Bath

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

A domestic servant employed at Mosman was found drowned in a hath in about four inches of water. She had evidently fainted while…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 2

On Saturday D. Scanlon. D. Reece, and a man named Melville left Tumbulgum before sundown for Murwillumbah in Scallion's cart. The night was dark, and rain falling, and they appear to…

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A Peculiar Fatality. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1909 · page 5

A fatal accident happened at Bowral yesterday. Hector Hope, aged 8 years, was playing with other children when he fell over an embankment…

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Latest Telegrams. Accident at a Sawmill. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1909 · page 5

An accident occurred at Hibberd's sawmill, Port Macquarie, last evening when Llewellyn Pry, an employee, fell while hauling a log to the skids and…

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A Bridegroom Drowned. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

A railway employee at Auckland (N.Z.), named Keen, was drowned in the "Lobster Bath," one of the numerous hot pools at Rotorua. He…

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A Shocking Accident. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

There was a shocking accident in Pitt-street at midday, when John Dodds, aged 40, a sailor, while attempting to get on a tram, fell…

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A Terrible Accident. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

At a battery at Bendigo yesterday, a young married man named Thomas, residing at Bennet-street Long Gully, was caught in the belting and swung…

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Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday of last week, as Mr. L. Perrett was riding along the Armidale road at the 12 mile, his horse fell over some maintenance metal, it being dark at the…

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A Mill Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 2

Another mill accident has been recorded. and the circular saw has another amputation to its discredit. On Tuesday, Mr. Frank Ma[?]and, who has been employed at…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1909 · page 5

A motor capsized on the Ayr tram line, near Townsville (Q.), and Mr. Brady, member of the Tramway Board was killed…

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Coaches in Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 3

Two coaches with passengers from Bellingen to catch the Noorebar from Coif's Harbour for Sydney collided. It appears that the trace became unfastened from the…

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The Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 1

Nearing the se[?] of the disaster, Ross's coach was hard up against Kenny's and the passengers were getting the benefit of the a list of the…

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