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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

308 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 16

Local and General News Accident at Wild Cattle Creek

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

ON Thursday morning last, at Wild Cattle Creek, Mr. Fred White had the misfortune to break his leg. We have not heard any particulars as…

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Accident at North Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

IN another portion of this issue our North Dorrigo correspondent furnishes us with the particulars of the accident which Mr. George Ross…

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Jockey Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

W. H. Smith, who was injured in the smash at Rosehill on Saturday, is in a critical condition…

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A Hearse Capsized. the Driver Drowned. Sydney Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

Patrick Murphy, an undertaker's employee at Goulburn, was driving a hearse when the vehicle capsized into a swollen creek. The driver and one…

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Disastrous Storm. Many Extraordinary Experiences. Man Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 5

In Sydney on Friday severe lightuing, followed by a tremendous downpour of rain, was experienced in the city. The main streets were flooded, and…

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Continuance Injured. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

While schooling oyer the steeplechase fences at Randwick this momma, Continuance turned a complete somersault. He was ridden by the…

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Ship's Officer Drowned. Compensation for Widow. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

In the District Court to-day, Elizabeth Malcolm claimed £500, under the Federal Seamen's Compensation Act, from the Australian Steamships…

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Trainer Maxwell Injured

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

Mr. A. Maxwell, the well-known trainer, who, in the past, was with the Hon. H. Smith's, and is now training Mr. Barnes' horses, while…

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Steamer Wrecked Number Drowned Unknown. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

The French steamer St. Paul, bound from Noumea (New Caledonia) to Brisbane, struck a rock off Cape Moreton settled down rapidly,…

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Drowning Fatality at Cangai

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

A selector named James May, of Jackadgery, Upper Clarence, whilst floating cedar down the river, met his death. It appears that one log stuck at a distance of about two…

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Another Drowning at Coramba

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

Word was received yesterday by Inspector Atkinson that James Milne, a single man, aged 22, had been drowned the previous evening in the…

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Sad Drowning Cases. an Expert Swimmer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

On Friday, Mr. James May (48), a very highly-respected selector in the Jackadgery locality, was taking advantage of the "fresh" in the Upper…

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Railway Engine Explodes Train Terribly Smashed. Fireman Injured. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at Port Augusta, where the boiler of the engine on a goods train exploded. The engine was thrown clear of the line,…

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A Terrific Explosion. N.Z. Township Wrecked. Six Men Killed. Several Others Injured. Wellington (N.z.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

While assisting to remove goods from a store on fire at Upper Hutt yesterday, a terrific explosion occurred…

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Late Wires. Another Fearful Storm Deluge in Sydney. Trees Uprooted. Houses Wrecked. One Man Killed. Another Seriously Injured. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

Yesterday's thunderstorm, accompanied by a fierce wind, caused widespread damage. The old man who was struck dead…

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Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 4

On Saturday the five-year-old son of Mr. T. Maxwell, of Upper Kangaroo Creek, was climbing a pole when it suddenly gave way. In the fall the little boy fractured his thigh…

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The Coramba Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

The inquiry into the death of James Milne (22) is to be held at Coramba on Wednesday next. It is now said that the unfortunate young fellow…

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Another Collision. the Dunmore Beached. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

Another collision near the Heads occurred at one o'clock, this morning between two coasting steamers, the Kiama and the Dunmore. The former…

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A Harbor Collision. Tug Cut in Halves. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

A sensational collision occurred near the Heads this morning. The tug Kate, belonging to the Explosives Department, was cut almost in…

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A Peculiar Disaster. Twenty Killed. Fifty Injured. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

Owing to a collision with a buffalo in Batavia, a train was delayed on a bridge, which collapsed, the engine and five carriages falling into…

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