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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Floods in Victoria. Two Men Drowned. Heavy Losses of Stock and Property. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 3

The Shepparton police state that the heaviest flood for 40 years is coming down the Goulburn River, Victonia…

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Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mr. Walter Howard, a young man employed at Frazer and Co's. Factory Saw-mill, met with an accident whilst…

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Accidents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

A middle-aged man named James McIntyre, while working in a cart [?]n the South Grafton railway works on Tuesday, was thrown out, and sustained a rather…

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Shocking Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 7

At Goulburn a shocking accident occurred in Goldsmith-street resulting in the death of George Nelson (14), son of the late John Nelson. Nelson and another Boy,…

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Victorian Floods. Settlers Starving. Two More Cases of Drowning. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 5

Reports from many of the flooded districts of Victoria state that the water is receding in most cases, and that little damage has been…

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Sulky Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 11

Through a runaway horse colliding with a sulky containing Dr. Phillips, his three-year-old daughter, Catherine, and a groom, an accident occurred which…

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Children Drowned. Two in W.A. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 2

Fred and George Kemp, two boarded out State children, were drowned in the Swan River at Perth yesterday. Fred (aged six) fell in and…

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Sensational Runaway. a Family Injured. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at the Bulli Pass yesterday afternoon. A Mr. Mitchell, with his wife, and two children, was driving down the…

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A Mine Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—An accident of an appalling nature, whereby three lives were lost, occurred at the Mt. Lyell mine on Saturday night. At crib time the…

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Drowning Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 3

A remarkable drowning accident occurred in the Yarra, Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon. William Seymour, accompanied by his son, George…

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Railway Disaster. Caused by Neglect. Eight Killed. Twenty Injured. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 3

A railway smash has occurred at Merville, France, due to the neglect of those in charge of the excursion train to provide the brake van with…

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A Gun Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— John Jacob Barker, a well-known farmer at Riana, on the north-west coast of Tasmania, accidentally shot himself. Whilst looking…

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Latest Telegrams. Shooting Affray. Three People Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

A sensational shooting affray occurred at Alexandria yesterday afternoon. A man fired two shots at his wife one at his sister-in-law,…

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A Mining Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A shocking mining disaster occurred at Eaglehawk, Victoria. William Miller and John Wearne were at work, when suddenly…

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A Coach Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A sensational coach accident took place on the Rockley road, Bathurst. The district coach had seven passengers, and on reaching…

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A Motor Car Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A terrible accident, resulting in the instant death of a mother, and her child about six years old, having its leg broken, and…

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Railway Collision. Extensive Damage Done. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 5

In connection with the railway smash at Redbank (Q.), it appears that a goods train ran into a standing stock train. Five waggons…

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TRAM v. Motor Car. Three Persons Injured. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 5

While crossing a tram line in Wake field-street, Adelaide, yesterday, a motor car was struck by a tram, which carried it along the street…

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Baroness Burton. Injured in Smamsh

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 3

Baroness Burton wife of Colonel Bruce Ballie, of Dochfour. Inverness, was severely injury in a motor collision at the Marble Arch on Monday…

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Collision with Station. Six Persons Killed. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 3

Owing to failure of the brakes, a goods train crashed into the dead end of a railway station at Edinburgh last night and wrecked a…

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