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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

331 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 17

Coach Accident. Returned Soldier Injured. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 5

Last night Kenny's coach, carrying the mails from Bellingen, was overturned two miles from Coff's Harbor. The occupants were thrown out, and Kenny broke his arm…

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Big Coach Accident. Passengers Injured

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

On Sunday night last, the mail coach travelling between Bellingen and Coffs, and driven by Mr. Alec Kenny, capsized over a cutting…

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Glenreagh Fatality. Coronial Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 3

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. R. C. Law, J.P.) conducted an inquiry at Glenreagh yesterday Into the circumstances attending the death of Albert Coleman, who was fatally injured…

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Other Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

On Friday last a man named Woodward was run over by a motor car near Nana Glen. He was admitted to the Jetty Hospital…

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Accident at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

An accident which might have resulted seriously took place on Sunday night at South Grafton. "While the young men were lighting up the Methodist Church the globe over…

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Accident to Clergyman. Mysterious Affair. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 3

The Rev. G. P. Metcalf, Church of England Minister at Burrowa, was the victim of a mysterious occurrence on Sunday afternoon…

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Death of Albert Coleman. Inquiry at Glenreagh. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

At Glenreagh yesterday the Deputy-Coroner (Mr. K. C. Law) inquired into the circumstances under which Albert Coleman met his death on…

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Late Wires Railway Smash. Stationary Train Overtaken. Four Persons Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 5

While a passenger train from Liverpool to Sydney was standing at the Newtown Station last night, a passenger train from Hornsby crashed into…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 5

Last Saturday two accidents occurred in the district, and botyh might have easily been attended with serious results. The first and most…

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Train Accident. (By Wire.) Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 2

A passenger train from Hornsby overtook a train from Liverpool at Newtown last night. The first train was badly damaged…

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A Fearful Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

Information was received in Casino on Tuesday that Mr. Frederick Spring (uncle to Mrs. W. H. Yoole, and brother-in-law to Mr. H. B. Waterhouse, of Grafton), an…

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Motor Car Smash. Women Badly Injured. Others Escape. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 3

A motor car, with five women and two children passengers, overturned on the road Nimitybelle to Bombala. One passenger, Mrs. Plowright, was badly…

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Motor Accident. Car Wrecked--lady Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 5

A motor-car containing several passengers was overturned between Nimitybell and Bombala. The car was completely wrecked and one lady passenger was badly injured…

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Our Airmen. Serious Accident in England. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 5

Captain Grime Jones and Lieutenant Henry Tennant, son of the Rt. Hon. Harold John Tennant, Secretary of State for War, and Liberal member for Berwickshire since 1894…

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Horrible Assault. Woman Shockingly Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 5

Godfrey Robin was committed for trial at Parramatta on a charge of assaulting a woman with intent to commit a serious offence. Evidence was given that prosecutrix…

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Accidents at the Ulmarra Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 4

Several accidents occurred at the Ulmarra show yesterday. In the first a son of Mr. A. Aspinall, of South Grafton, had the misfortune to have his leg fractured by a kick…

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Ulmarra Show Successful Second Day. Large Attendance. Accidents in the Ring

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 6

The second day of the Ulmarra Pastoral and Agricultural Society's annual Show on Wednesday was favoured with fine weather, consequently…

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Murderous Football. Player Stabbed. Seriously Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 3

Glenferrie and Riverside Junior Football teams, Victoria, played a match at Studley Park on Saturday. At the conclusion, a hostile demonstration…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 2

While Clarrie Boorman, of Southgate, was returning from Grafton after 10 p.m. on Saturday on a motor cycle, he collided with a stray horse near the three-mile post. The…

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Kitchener. Drowned at Sea. a Mission to Russia. the Hampshire Mines or Torpedoed. a Nation's Grief. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 5

The City of London is in great excitement. A report is current that Earl Kitchener has been drowned in the North Sea. Later information reveals the fact that…

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