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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Tram Collision. a Lady Injured. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 3

Two trams collided to-day at Perouse terminus. One lady was injured by the jagged glass from the broken window…

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Peculiar Fatality. Accused Discharged. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court today, in the case in which Arthur Angelinetta was charged with causing the death of Samuel Holloway, the…

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Wyreema-Currajong Collision. Capt. Meaburn's Fault. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 3

The Marine Court to-day found that the collision between the Wyneema and the Currajong off Bradley's Head, Sydney Harbor, on March 8 was caused…

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A Picnic Disaster. 25 Persons Injured. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 3

Two tram cars, occupied by women and children, when going to a picnic, came into collision at Oakland, California. Twenty-five persons were…

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Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 2

While a Party of three miners were proceeding to the property of the Friar Syndicate, Gordon Brook, on Sunday night, they met with an…

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Wyreema-Gurrajong Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Marine Court inquiry into the Wyreema-Currajong collision was concluded yesterday. The Court found that the collision was…

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Wrecked in a Fog. Six Men Drowned. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 5

Six fishermen lost their lives at. St. Pierre when the brigantine Mauve struck Point Blanche while entering the harbour. There was a thick fog…

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An Aviation Accident. Instructor Injured. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1910 · page 3

M. Pope the instructor in aviation in Russia, was in the act of descending in St. Petersburg when his aeroplane struck an elevation and was…

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Storm at Bombay. Five Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1910 · page 3

LONDON, Friday Night. A sudden storm at Bombay cause 113 native cargo boats in the harbor to founder. Five people were drowned…

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Latest Telegrams. Ruffianism in Sydney. Another Constable Injured. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1910 · page 3

While attempting to arrest two men who were fighting in Dixon-street last night, Constable Hardiman was thrown down, kicked, bitten and scratched…

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Maclean Mems. a Burning Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1910 · page 3

A child of Mr. Peter Davis, of Palmer's Channel, was badly burnt about, the body one day last-week. The little fellow's clothes caught fire by some…

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A Taxi Collision. Lady Injured. Driver Arrested. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 3

At the result of a taxi collision, in which a lady sustained a fractured skull, John Royle, aged 32, a chaffeur, has been arrested…

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Doctor Drowned. Supposed Suicide. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 3

The body of John Selby, aged 69 years, a widower, at one time a prominent medico but latterly an inmate of Rookwood Asylum, was found floating…

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Wyreema-Currajong Collision. Capt. Meaburn's Certificate Cancelled. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 3

The certificate of John E. Meaburn, master of the steamer. Wyreemra, was suspended by the Marine Court to-day for 12 months in connection with the…

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East African Disaster 32 Men Drowned. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 5

An official despatch from Lorenzo Marques, in Portuguese East Africa, states that an excursion boat crowded with working men was capsized and 32…

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Tram Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A tram left the rails while rounding the curve at the cornor of Bayswater road, crossed the footpath, and crashed through into the garden…

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Latest Telegrams. a Schooner Wrecked. 21 Men, Drowned. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 3

News was received at Brisbane last night that the schooner Lassie had been lost off New Guinea. Captain Proctor and twenty others…

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Mining Accident in Prussia. Fall of a Gallery. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 3

A violent shock has been felt at Gelsenkirchen, in Prussia, apparently following on an explosion in the shaft of the Consolidation Mine. There were…

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St. Leonards Fatality. No Bill Against Dr. Kelly. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 5

The Minister for Justice has refused to file a bill against Dr. Kelly in connection with the St. Leonards motor fatality whereby Arthur Gullick…

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A Mysterious Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Ravadi, flying the flag of the Fiji Government, arrived this morning. The vessel was in collision at ten minutes past two a.m. off…

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