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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Drowned While Practice

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A triple drowning tragedy occurred at Aldershot, the victims being three Hussars of a company of a regiment engaged in swimming…

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A —Um Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 3

Sympathetic Old Lady (to cabby): "Is the poor man much hurt? Been run into one of those nasty taxi-cabs, I suppose?"…

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Latest Wires. Cadets Charged. Several Injured by a Taxi. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 5

As a company of cadets was drilling in Park road, Randwick, last night a taxi cab; travelling at a fast speed, dashed into them,…

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Patal Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 2

A young man about 24 year of age named John Toms met with an unfortunate accident on Friday evening, which shortly afterwards…

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NEWS by Wire. Sydney, Thursday. Terrible Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred on Randwick Road near the Zoo last night. A column of senior cadets were ma[?] along the road when…

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Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 2

YESTERDAY, at about 20 minutes after 1, James, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Tomlins, had an accident befall him that might easily have…

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Motor Fatality. a Boy Killed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. Harold Beverley, aged 6, was knocked down by a motor car in Oxford-street yesterday and killed…

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Disastrous Explosion. Building Wrecked. Two Injured. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 3

A disastrous explosion occurred in the canning factory of the Australian Pure Food Meat Supplies, Waterloo, yesterday afternoon, the…

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Latest Wires. a Sad Fatality. Flanc[?]e Killed Before Her Lover. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 3

Miss Melba Jones fell from the top floor of a building in Fremantle, 69 feet, sustaining shocking injuries, to which she succumbed in a few…

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Timaru It Trouble. Springs a Leak. Mr. John Murray Drowned. and Sailor Lilydale

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

Sensational news of the alleged wrecking of the Brisbane-Clarence River S.N. Co's, (Ltd.) steamer Timaru, 450 tons, Captain T. J…

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Titanic Stories. Is Daddy Going to be Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 2

The following incident is related r specting a second-class passenger of the 1 tame--Mr. Waiter Harris, of Enfield Highway. He and a friend…

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Fatal Accident. Death of MR. W. GRESHAM

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 4

"The whole district was shocked when the melancholy intelligence was bruited abroad that Mr. W. Gresham, a well-known farmer of…

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Runaway Drag. Series of Accidents. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

Five horses attached to a drag containing a party of footballers took fright in the Parramatta Road last night and bolted…

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A Boiler Explodes. Four Men Injured. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 3

The boiler at the Jesmond Colliery, near Wallsend (Newcastle district), exploded to-day, completely demolishing the shed in which it…

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Collision in Mid -Air. Two Military Aviators Killed. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

Two military officers, were aero- planing at the military manoeuvres in France when their machines collided in mid -air and fell, 75 feet…

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Melbourne's Motors. The Daily Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

Arthur Graham, 45, single, was knocked down in Bourke -street Melbourne, by a motor car last night and died to-day…

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Collision of Aeroplanes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A dense mist caused the collision of aeroplanes at Douai (France). The officers foresaw what would happen and endeavoured to avoid…

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Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 2

WHILE working at the local saw-mill one day last week. Mr. W. Cottel met with a very painful accident He was pushing over a log, when his foot…

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Accidentally Shot

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—James Carpenter, aged 18, was accidentally shot at Merewether. With two other lads, the deceased was on the beach at revolver…

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Accident to Motor Launch. A Perilous Adventure

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The motor launch Minnie, which has been a pleasure boat for some years, left the Tweed last week for the Clarence, where the owners,…

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