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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

331 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 17

Air Raids on England. Saturday Night's Visit. 16 KILLED; 100 Injured. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 4

Two Zeppelins again raided England on Saturday night. One retired before reaching land, but eight dwellings were demolished by the bombs dropped…

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Suicide by Drowning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 5

Calling out, "Well, I am going," a man who is believed to be James A. Soden divested himself of his clothing late last night, tied his head in a bag containing a large…

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Local and General. Accident at Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

Inspector Blumer, of Grafton, fell down the cellar fronting the main street at the! Hotel Fitzroy yesterday. A cut in his foot necessitated three stitches, and lie is…

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Local and General. Accident at Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 4

A man named Clarke was injured at the railway works at Coff's Harbour yesterday, and had his arm broken. He had lit a fuse, and as it did not go off he went back and…

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Fatality at Children's Performance. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 5

While a children's 'entertainment was in progress at the Garrick Theatre at Hereford, in[?]aio of the soldiers' comforts fund, a snow scene was represented, and a quantity of…

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Supposed Death by Drowning

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 3

Richard Benson, a farmer at Never Never, is reported missing. It is supposed that he was on his way to Bellingen driving a horse and sulky, and while crossing the swollen…

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A Selector Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 5

Mr. Edward Benson, a bachelor resident and selector, of Thora, near Bellingen, aged about 35 years, was drowned on Tuesday while attempting…

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Drowning Fatality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 2

A young man named Benson met his death in a tragic manner at Thora last Saturday morning. He was driving from his farm (which is situated…

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Accident on Mountain

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon another accident occurred on the Dorrigo Cutting which resulted in a valuable horse. the property of Mr. Tom Williamson…

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Criminal Untraced. Injured Man Recovering. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 3

No trace has been found of the murderer of the Chinamen at Homebush. The other injured man is now out of danger…

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A Remarkable Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

"Tudor" (Sydney) writes: -- Whilst surfing at Bondi Beach on Sunday week, Walter Hodge, of Hardie st., Darlinghurst, met with a curious…

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Accident at Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 4

A boy named Davidson, son of the manager of a mill at Bonville, was kicked by a horse in the chest in the yard of the Pier Hotel, Coff's Harbour. He was removed to…

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Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 4

Mr. Augustus Oxenford, who has charge of the building operations at Fraser and Co.'s new mill at Grafton, was badly scalded on the body yesterday. He was…

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Accidents

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 2

Leslie Corpse, a son of Mr. Thomas Corpse, who is employed on Mr. J. Granger's farm at Gangara, was out shooting recently, when the gun…

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Death by Drowning. Taree

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 5

A man named Samuel McKay, of Nowendoe, Upper Manning was found drowned yesterday at Blaeksford Bay. It is surmised deceased slipped into the river whilst…

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Accidents to Horses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 5

Reputation broke down after the Autumn Stakes and was scratched for all engagements. Deneb has also gone wrong, and is unlikely to race again. Dear Laddie…

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Railway Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 5

An accident happened to the outgoing train on Saturday afternoon while rounding [?] about eight miles from Barraba. The engine and bogey wheels, on the front carriage left…

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Sydney Hotel Blaze. a Fireman Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 3

A fire broke out in the Temple Bar Hotel, George Street, last night. The saloon bar, with all its fittings, was burnt out; a firemen was. injured in…

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Surfing Tragedy. Two Girls Drowned. Taree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 5

Kitty Macaulay, eldest daughter of Mr. Macaulay, manager of Purfleet Butter Factory and Elsie Hopper, second daughter of Richard Hopper, of Taree, died of shock…

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Accidents and Casualties. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 6

A boat containing four men capsized at Como yesterday. One-- Percy Brown, swam ashore in an exhausted condition, but Bert Leonard and Edward Sutton are believed to…

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