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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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The Pearl Capsizes. a Passenger Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

An urgent message reached Mr. G. A. E. Blanch, the Police, and. the "Argus," at noon yesterday, that the steamer Pearl (Mr. Blanch, owner)…

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A Broken Collar Bone. Strange Racecourse Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 5

During training operations at Victoria Fark this morning, A. C. Thomas, on Game Girl, and Williams, ion Delara were just about…

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Disaster to the Pearl. Capsized in the River. A [?]enger Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 2

Shortly before [?] Thursday Sub-Inspector Atkinson re[?]ed a brief telephone message from the Junction Hotel that the river steamer Pearl trading between…

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Shooting Accidents

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 2

TWO young men were shot during the weekend through revolver accidents. One died almost immediately; while the second was severely…

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Aeroplane Accidental

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 5

While Sablatinz was [?]planing with a passenger at B[?]wagram (Austria) at a distance of 1[?]00 feet[?] the levers controlling the planes broke. He crept forward to…

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Level Crossing Disaster Eight Killed. Thirteen Injured. LONDON, Tuesday Night

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

The members of the Breslau Card Club, with their wives and families, numbering 150, while returning from an excursion at midnight, had to pass…

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The Drowning of Edward Hatton. Coronial Enquiry

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 6

On Wednesday morning, in the Occasional Court, Grafton, Mr. H. Malone, P. M., conducted an inquiry into the death by drowning of…

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Fire in Brisbane. a Fireman Injured. SYDNEY

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

A five-storey building in Albert-st., Brisbane, was destroyed by fire yesterday. It was occupied by the Queensland Milling Coy…

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A Shocking Disaster Injured Pinned in Wreckage. VANCOUVER, Thursday Night

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

A shocking railway smash occurred near New York. An express crashed into a last West bound Lackwanna passenger…

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A Football Riot. A Player Seriously Injured. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

At the conclusion of the football match, Essendon versus Williamstown, at Melbourne, the ground w rushed by hundreds of spectators…

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Another Railway Smash 21 Killed. 30 Injured. VANCOUVER

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

A big railway smash has occurred at Latrobe, Pennsylvania. A passenger train was struck by a "double-header" freight train, the…

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To Avoid a Collision. North Coast Captains Fined

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—On the morning of June 26, as the steamer Kulgoa left the jetty, two coastal steamer were coming towards her, and to avoid a collision the…

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Latest Wires. a Railway Disaster. Two Trains Collide. Two Persons Injured. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 3

A serious railway smash occurred between Roseville and Lindfield, on the North Shore Line yesterday afternoon…

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A Burning Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The love for dumb animals led to the death of Alice Hewitt (13). The girl went to look after a litter of puppies in a shed near…

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Steamer Injured. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 5

The steamer Frankby, which went aground in the harbor on Wednesday night, was floated off the rocks this morning An examination…

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A Railway Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—When the train to Bourke arrived at Wall[?]rawang, it was shunted [?] into the siding awaiting the arrival of the Western Mail for Sydney,…

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Late Sport. a Chapter of Accidents Jockeys Injured. Pleasant Ways Ended. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 3

The Grand National Steeplechase yesterday was full of accidents. Central Green, Nimrod, Quilatchil, Steam Moui, Tinapagee, Myall…

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Colliery Fatality. a Wheeler Killed. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

Stanley Oldham, a wheeler employed at the Wallsend Colliery, was crushed beneath a loaded skip today while working in the mine, and…

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Motor Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon Air. H. W. Kirkland met with an accident through the overturning of a motor car which he was bringing from…

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Torpedoes in Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A serious accident occurred on the coast of Yorkshire in connection with the naval manoeuvres whereby a torpedo boat was cut to the…

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