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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

355 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 18

Local and General News. Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 2

WHILST driving along the Bellingen road in a motor-car on Wednesday last, Mr. Herbert Kirkland is reported to have run over a cutting…

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Shocking Fatality. Juvenile Porter Decapitated. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 2

A she[?]ing fatality occurred at the Roma-Street Railway Station, Brisbane. Charles Hatton, aged 15, a porte[?]…

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Buggy Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 4

While driving a buggy and pair along the Yulgilbar-Grafton road, about sixteen miles out, on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. H. L. Elworthy had a lucky escape from a…

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Burning Fatality

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

At the local hospital early on Monday morning last, Margaret Alma Cook, aged three years, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cook, of North…

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Accident on the Red [?]ill

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 2

A young teamster [?]ed Wright met with a very painful and unpleasant accident on the Red Hill on Thursday. An eye witness tells as…

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Latest Wires. Sydney's Accidents. The Deadly Trams. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 3

During 1911 there were 2200 accidents in Sydney. The trams were responsible for 50 per cent of these 10 of which proved fatal…

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A Lightning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. — During the manocuvres at East Marted, forty Territorials were sheltering behind a wall, when lightning struck a tree near by, and…

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A Serious Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at the Grafton racecourse yesterday, when Jockey Phillips, who rode Othone (the winner of the Grafton Cup, was injured and rendered…

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Collision in a Fog. Miraculous Escape VANCOUVER

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 5

Three hundred tourists were aboard an excursion steamer which was rammed by a big collier off the coast of Maine (U S.) during a…

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Killed by a Tree. a Sad Fatality. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 5

Robert Rare (17) was felling a tree to get a bees nest at Moore Creek, near Tomworth, to-day when…

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Terrible Smash. 100 Persons Killed or Injured. VANCOUVER, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 5

A collision occurred between two suburban trains at Rio de Janiero, Brazil, and 100 persons were either killed or wounded…

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Accidents

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 5

A large motor lorry arrived in Grafton this morning at 1.30, containing two injured men, together with a constable and some friends of the injured. The…

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Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

A serious accident occurred on Thursday to two mon named Frank Robertson, cordial manufacturer, and George La[?]our[?] a French cook. According to the information…

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Aviation Fatality. Australian Killed. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 3

Lindsay Campbell, an Australian while flying on a monoplane at Brookland, fell and was killed instantly…

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Latest Cables. Power-House Accident Scaffolding Collapses. Twelve Bodies Recovered. LONDON, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 3

A terrible catastrophe, resulting in serious loss of life occurred at Nuremburg, the commerical capital of Bavaria. The iron scaffoiding of…

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Accidents

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 3

A serious accident occurred to the Copmanhurst-Lionsville coaoh some time on Friday afternoon or evening. It is usual for the coach to leave…

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Tram Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 5

SYDNEV, Monday.—The railway accident at Parramatta was unattended by injury, to passengers A loaded passen train, of 14 cars crashed through the…

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Accidents

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 3

Yesterday, at about noon, whilst a railway, worker named Harry Neal (24) was driving a horse and trolly on the works at the eight mile from…

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Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 4

On inquiry at the Grafton Hospital last night, it was learnt that the Jockey Phillips is still in a serious condition. In connection with the serious accident…

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Singular Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 4

A resident of Casino, named Herbert Amos, aged 35, met his death in a strange manner. He was in the act of adjusting some harness in the…

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