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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Reckless Shooting. Three Bystanders Injured. SYDNEY

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

A shocking case, following upon a rough and tumble in the back yard of a hotel at Cobar is reported. Three men were wounded by a young…

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Boat Capsized. Three Ladles Drowned. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 3

A boat containing ten persons capsized in the harbour, near Darling Point, last night and all were precipitated into the water. Seven…

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Liner and Submarine. Appalling Disaster. 14 Men Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

Another appalling submarine disaster, which resulted in the loss of fourteen lives, occurred off Dover, on Thursday. A fleet of eleven…

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CADETS v. MOTORS. Another Serious Accident. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 3

At North Fitzroy (Melbourne) yesterday, whilst cadets were being drilled, a motor car collided with them. One lad sustained concussion…

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Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

On Saturday, Mr. Hercules Green (a native of the Hunter), who has been working the farm of his uncle, Mr. Archibald Green, at Callaghan's…

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Drowned Herself

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The body of Vida It would have been difficult for the posia river near Maitland. The deceased left a letter addressed to a young man…

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Railway Shed Collapses Four Men Injured. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 5

A severe gust of wind caused the collapse of the engine shed in the railway yards at Picton (southern line) yesterday. Four men were…

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Maclean Punt Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

By one line of reasoning, it is possible to show that the Minister for Works is responsible for the regrettable accident on the Maclean-Ashby…

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Maclean Ferry Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council at Maclean on Tuesday, the Engineer (Mr. Crouch) submitted the following…

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Accident at Picton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Three men were injured by the collapse of a shed in the railway yards at Picton, which is in course of erection for the Railway…

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Accidents on the Ferry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—While the ferry steamer Kirrule was leaving McMahon's Point this morning, a man rushed on to the wharf and made a jump for the…

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A Serious Smash. Five Persons Injured. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 3

A tram from Zetland, fairly filled with passengers, ran away from the stop on the steer incline in Young Street last night, crashed into a…

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A Punt Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 4

A motor car accident occurred on the Brushgrove-Cowper punt yesterday afternoon, which might have been followed by serious consequences. It appears that…

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Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 4

On Monday morning, whilst Trainer D. Anderson was exercising the racing pony Blainer on the South Grafton racecourse, the animal fell…

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District News. Maclean. a Nasty Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 7

On Friday afternoon George Schipp, jun., a cook in one of the cane gangs working at Chatsworth, was the victim of a nasty accident…

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Motor Car Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

Our Brushgrove correspondent writes :--An accident, which might have ended under more serious circumstances, occurred at Brushgrove…

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Tornado Wrecks Town. Fifty Liver Lost. [?] People Injured. Path of Destruction

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3

Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan. was devastated on Sunday by a tornado, which tore through the heart of the town, causing a loss of at least [?]…

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Lismore News. a Saw Mill Fatality. LISMORE

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 3

A fatality occurred at the Pioneer saw mills, formerly belonging to the British Australian Timber Company, this morning. The gear used for…

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Accident in a Sawmill. Fatal Injuries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

LISMORE, Monday.—A fearful accident, by which one man lost his life and another injured beyond recovery, occurred at the Pioneer sawmill…

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A Motor Car Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A bad motor accident happened three miles from inverell. It appears a retired farmer named Mr. Koma, aged 71, in…

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