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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

433 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 22

Dreadful Burning Fatality. SYDNEY. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

A terrible burning fatality occurred early this morning at Adelaide. The explosion of a spirit lamp [?] the night-clothes of Mrs. Hinton, who was…

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A Sad Fatality. Young Man Crushed by a Log

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 4

An accident, which had a fatal result and which was attended by very sad circumstances, occurred on Wednesday at a spot known as…

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Destroyers in Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The destroyers Stag and Mallard collided while manoeuvring off Syracuse. The bow of each vessle was steve in, but…

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Dr. F. Crouch Injured

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Dr. Frederic Crouch met with a serious accident at the Sydney Club on Wednesday night. Dr. Crouch won his heat in the Motor…

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Two Women Drowned. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 3

Two women named Mrs. Muschamp and Mrs. Allamy were bathing at Sorell (Tas.) yesterday, when they got out of their depth. Mrs. Reid went…

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Fatal Riding Accident. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 3

A young man named Lincoln, who was only recently married, was thrown from his horse at Inverloch (Vic.) and killed…

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Brothers Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 5

Two young men, sons of Mr. Alexander Campbell, of Coolamon, farmer, were drowned, in a tank on Kindra. The younger, John Edwin, aged 20, had driven…

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Double Drowning Fatality. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

A double drowning fatality occurred at Pine Cliffs, hear Molong, yesterday. Mrs. Mehan Reece and her son went to a dam with a horse and cart to…

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Terrible Railway Collision. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

A serious railway collision has occurred near Muchlkeim, Berlin, between a special troop train and an express. The impact was terrific, the troop…

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A Fearful Explosion. Several Persons Injured

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 7

Shortly after, 2 o'clock on Saturday morning four shops in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (Vic.) were the scene of a mysterious explosion, which…

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Serious Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

On Tuesday, 22nd inst, whilst returning to Ilia home along the Coramba road about dusk, Mr. Cundy was thrown from his horse (a yong one) and dragged on the metal…

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A Cyclonic Disaster. Scores of People Drowned. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

Latest reports received at Lisbon states that a cyclone is raging on the coast of East Africa. The level of the sea rose 22 feet and, under the…

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Railway Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

A sensational railway accident occurred at Willaura Railway Station (Vic.) upon the arrival of the express from Ararat last week. As the train…

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Drowning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

Bert Tenim, age 35, a seaman, was on a motor launch proceeding up the Tweed River, and when near Byangum, abut 11 o'clock on Sunday, he by some means,…

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Accidentally Shot

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 6

An elderly man, Donald Campbell, was admitted to Melbourne Hospital suffering from a wound in the chest, caused at Narragoon by a revolver bullet. He said…

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Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 4

Mr. R. Rees, in the employ of Messrs. Polin and Polin, whilst doing the rounds to Pine Creek in a grocer's cart on Thursday last, met…

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A Fishing Fatality. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 3

Joseph Camion, aged 26, who resided at Enfield, while fishing off the rocks at Kurnell yesterday, was drowned…

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Latest Telegrams. a Peculiar Fatality SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 3

A man named Thomas Powers was killed in George-street yesterday. He was standing on the footboard of a crowded tramcar. When near the Fire…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 4

An accident, resulting in the death of a young man named Tom Phillips, and the serious injury to two boys, took place. In George-street on Saturday morning. A…

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A Peculiar Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 8

A girl named Mary Florence Murphy, aged 19 years, and a resident of Warwick, was found dead in a bedroom in a Nell-street boarding house, Toowoomba. The police…

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