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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Explosion in a Quarry. One Man Killed. Two Injured. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1910 · page 5

A frightful explosion occurred at Footscray (near Melbourne) Corporation Quarry to-day, where 20 men were employed blasting…

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Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 4

On Wednesday last a very serious accident befel Mr. Lockey Grant at Spickett's Creek. He with his mates were engaged scrub-cutting when by…

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Three Brothers Drowned

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 2

THERE brothers named Ritter were drowned by the capsizing of a racing dinghy in Hobson's Bay on Sunday. The survivor, Motterham, had a terrible…

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Barque's Rough Voyage. Captain Drowned. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 3

The Italian ship Beecroft has arrived at Wellington (N.Z.) after a stormy and eventful voyage of 154 days…

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Fatal Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The worst tramway accident since the electric cars started running in Adelaide occurred on Friday night, with the result that George Buckley, of…

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Sad Fatality. Crushed by a Waggon. Dies Seven Hours Later

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

A very sad accident happened on Monday afternoon last to Mr. J. McGuire, on the Bellingen-Dorrigo road, between the five and six mile…

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Sad Fatality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 2

AN extremely sad accident occurred on the Bellingen road, between the 5 and 6 mile pegs, on Tuesday last, by which Mr. Jack M'Guire (known…

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Richmond Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 9

The special board which inquired into the causes of the Richmond railway disaster presented its report to the Victorian Premier. Its findings are as follow:—That the accident was…

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A New Danger. Aeroplanes in Collision. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 3

While aeroplaning at Neustadt, Lower Austria, the Archduke Leopold Salvator's aeroplane came into collision with that of Herr Karl Warchalowski…

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Collision in the Harbor. Slight Damage Done. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 3

There was a collision in the Harbor on Saturday night between the steamer Tambo and the steamer Electra. The damages were slight…

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Car Ferry Founders. Twenty Passengers Drowned. Vancouver Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 3

A car ferry foundered in Lake Michigan, at Pere Marquette, Michigan, U.S.A., this afternoon. Twenty of the passengers on board were drowned, but…

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The Toll of the Air. Another Aviator Injured. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 3

Charles Hamilton, an aviator, was seriously injured at Sacramento. His aeroplane crashed to the earth and Hamilton was picked up in an…

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A Fatal Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 2

A terrible accident happened last week to Mr. J. McGuire (a native of the Clarence, but who recently has resided on the Bellinger and Dorrigo)…

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Drowning Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 4

A sad drowning accident occurred at Coraki on Tuesday, the victim being Mr. Charles Stow, aged 47 years, employed as a wharf labourer by the N.C. Company. It appears Stow was…

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Drowning Accidents. Sad Affair at Corakl

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

A sad drowning accident occur[?]ed at Coraki on Tuesday, the victim being Mr. Chas. Stow, aged 47 years, employed as a wharf laborer by the…

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Supposed Drowning. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

At Bellingham (Mass), fifteen persons who left on an excursion launch are believed to have been drowned No trace of the launch has been…

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A Motoring Fatality. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

Albert Hoch, well known as a Liverpool cotton broker, was killed and his wife injured in a motor accident at Hodent, Shropshire…

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Shocking Tram Fatality. a Little Boy Killed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 8

A shocking tram fatality occurred in Elizabeth-street, near Belmore Park. Sydney, on Wednesday morning. It appears that three boys were…

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A Mysterious Affair. Trades Hall Secretary Drowned. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

The body of Jas. Munn, Secretary of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council, was found yesterday floating near the St, Kilda pier. Deceased…

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Fatal Tunnel Accident. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

The roof of a tunnel connected with Bishop Brigg Quarry collapsed, and five men were killed…

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