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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

336 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 17

Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 4
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

While returning from Bellingen to his home on the South Arm on Tuesday night last with a dray and two horses, Mr. R. Campbell had the misfortune to drive over…

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Yet Another Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 5

On Wednesday last Mr. Willett, of South Arm, had the misfortune to be crushed by a log when timber loading. He was brought into…

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Sad Shooting Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A shooting accident occurred three miles, from Armidale last night, by which William Haynes, a wellknown dairyman of Montreal, was shot…

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Steamers in Collision

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

The French cargo steamer Circe struck the Whakataure, bound for Auckland, amidships in a fog off Dungeness, flooding the engine room. The Whakataure…

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Sequel to a Collision. the Police Court Proceedings. Fine Imposed

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

Charles Shore, as master of the launch Daisy, was brought before the Police Court yesterday and charged with a wilful breach of the Navigation Act, the…

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A Steamer Injured. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 3

The Melbourne Steamship Coy's. steamer Melbourne arrived at Sydney this morning in a leaky condition. It [?]surmised that she knocked a hole…

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Serious Driving Accident . SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 3

While driving into Cooma to attend the funeral of a relative, Wallie Osmond was thrown out of his sulky, through a dog frightening the horse,…

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A Serious Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday morning at about 7.30. Mr. Harry Page, son of Mr. Thomas Page, Manager of the Grafton branch of the Savings Bank of New South…

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Shooting Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Tumut on Tuesday, Arthur Bates, who was reported lost on Sunday, was found with the top of his head blown…

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Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 2

As Mr. H. T. page was driving a suky along Queen-street, near Fry-stroet, on Tuesday morning, the horse shied at a bicycle of Constable Austin's that was…

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A Colliery Fatality. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

George Johnson, a colliery wheeler at the Wallarah mine, Newcastle, while riding on a skip of coal to-day, had his head caught in the roof,…

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Accident at Coff's Harbor

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

Mrs Pritchard met with an accident while driving on Wednesday afternoon last (says the Coff's Harbor Advocate.") She had turned…

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A Coaching Accident. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

While a party of 12 were returning from Evandale to Launceston (Tas.) in a five-horse coach, during a dense fog, the vehicle overturned over an…

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A Racing Accident. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 3

At Belmont (W.A.) races on Saturday, Chanbrey fell in the Hurdle Race and was killed. His jockey, Ostles, was seriously injured…

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Lismore Quarry Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 2

Last Friday afternoon a man named Edward Archbold, 27 years of age, met with an accident at the Lismore Municipal Quarry. He slipped…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 4

Mr. W. Bennett was the victim of an accident on Wednesday. He was fulling timber on his place near Marx Hill, when a boy called his attention to the fact that a…

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A Sad Fatality. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

A two-year-old child named Dobinson was killed through falling out of a cart driven by its father at Balmain yesterday." The father had…

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Another Railway Fatality. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

Constable Bruckner, married, while crossing the railway line near Merri station (near Melbourne) last night. I was knocked down by a train and…

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The Myee injured. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

While the steamer was crossing out of the Bellinger Heads on Saturday, she struck the wreck of the Elliston on the bar and broke both her…

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