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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

336 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 17

Railway Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 2

A railway accident occurred on the southern line yesterday to the newspapers train. The Melbourne [?] was in [?]ence four…

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Remarkable Accident. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 3

A remarkable motor car accident occurred at South Yarra (Melbourne) yesterday. The car, when travelling at a smart pace down an incline,…

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Buggy Accident Near Raleigh

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

An accident to one of Mr. Ross' buggies happened near Raleigh on Thursday last. The horses took fright at a traction engine and bolted, the…

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Motor-car Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 2

An over[?]ned motor-car R[?]leigh on the main road has indicated to passer[?]by during the week that some m[?] had come [?] [?]. From inquiries made it…

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A Double Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 5

One of the workmen employed at the erection of Mrs. Walker's new hotel, South Grafton, had a narrow escape from fatal accident on…

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A Fleet Week Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Fleet week provided the basis of an action heard this morning in which an explosion of fireworks was the immediate cause…

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Rescued from Drowning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 4

At Ramornic Meatworks on Friday, while Mr. R. Allen was working in the hide house, he heard a child screaming. Knowing that two children, Arthur Caldwell…

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Blasting Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 5

TAREE, Monday.—Five men working in Crisp's gang at Cross Roads, Woolla Woolla, in connection with the railway works, met with an unfortunate accident…

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Clock Tower Accidents. Two Sensations Yesterday

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

The stack of bricks and brickwork at the centre of the junction of Prince and Pound Streets, where the Jubilee Clock Tower is in course of erection,…

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Two Serious Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 4

A painful accident occurred at Reid's Saw Mills, South Grafton, yestcrdaymorning. The victim of the accident was Mr. Frank Oberfuchshuber, who was engaged at…

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Trams in Collision. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5

Two trams collided early last evening in Parramatta-road, Leichhardt. As a result five people were injured, two seriously. Both cars were…

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Czar and Kaiser Meet. a British Steamer Shelled. Four Men Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 9

The Kaiser and the Czar have exchanged most cordial visits on board the German Royal, yacht Hohenzollern and the Czar's yacht Standart, at Bjorko…

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A Disastrous Collision. Cruiser Beached. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 3

A merchantman collided with the cruiser Sappho off Dungess, on Saturday night, and the cruiser was severely damaged. She was towed into…

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H.m.s. Sappho in Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—While the cruiser Sappho was off Dungeness last night a collision occurred between the warship and a merchant steamer, resulting in the cruiscr…

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Accident to F. Wootton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 8

While riding Arraninpor in the Highweight Stakes, the Australian jockey, F. Wootton, was thrown, and another horse kicked him on the head, causing a slight concussion…

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Driving Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 4

An accident occurred on the Dorrigo road on Saturday at about 7 o'clock. Mr. D. Pollock wag driving it light coach and pair of horses, and when between the 12 and 13 mile…

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Prompt Rescue from Drowning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

Admirable presence of mind land promptness of action on the part, of the Captain and Engineer of the Atalanta are chiefly responsible for the life of W. Gillies being…

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Accident to the Kallatina Strikes Yamba Point

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

The steamer Kallatina, while approaching the Clarence entrance, shortly after 5 a.m. on Thursday, struck Yamba Point, sustaining considerable damage. Fortunately,…

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Accident to the Spilbergen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—It appears from particulars gained on the arrival of the vessel at Brisbane that the German steamer Van Spilbergen went ashore on Newton Island…

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Sleep-Walker Injured. SYDNEY, Tuesday, Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 3

It is reported from Narrabri that a young man named Williams, a commercial traveller, while walking in his sleep, fell over a wall 25 feet high…

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