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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Official Casualty Totals. 97 KILLED, 439 Injured. the School Disaster. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 3

A later official message regarding the air raid states: -- "The casualties now total 97 -- 55 men, 16 women, 26 children -- killed, and 439 injured -- 223 men,…

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Air Raid on England. London Attacked. 41 KILLED; 117 Injured. One Raider Downed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 3

Fifteen enemy aeroplanes are raiding London. There have been 31 killed and 67 injured. Also a county school was struck, ten children being killed and…

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Motor Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

A very unfortunate accident occurred on Friday night last, when Mr. A. G. Nelmes, with the members of the Coff's Harbor Christy Minstrels, in his motor…

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Official Casualty List. 41 KILLED; 130 Injured. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

The Press Bureau says officially: As a result of the Ashton-Under Lyne factory explosion forty-one are dead and 130 injured. A fire caused the explosion…

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An Official Account. 2 KILLED; 16 Injured London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 3

The Press Bureau states:--"The airship carried out last night's raid. One crossed the Kentish coast and dropped six bombs on a coast town. Latest…

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Air Raid. Zeppelin Downed in Flames. Two Killed, Sixteen Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 5

Press Bureau: Two airships carried out last night's raid. The latest reports are two killed and 16 injured. A large number of houses were damaged. The…

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Telegrams. Motor Fatality. Wife of Bank Manager Killed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 1

LISMORE, Tuesday. While proceeding to Nimbin this afternoon from Lismore, a motor car with four occupants went over the…

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Munitions Disaster in Austria. Hundreds Injured. Amsterdam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 3

A Vienna official message states: Hundreds were injured in the Steinfeld munition explosion…

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An Unusual Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 3

An unusual type of accident occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning near the South Grafton punt approach, of which…

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Telegrams. a Delayed Explosion. German Bomb Fatality in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 3

A German bomb, brought from France by Private Cyril White, was being handled by the latter's brother-in-law, Leonard Edwards, Melbourne, when it…

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An Unusual Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 3

A rather unusual accident occurred near the South Grafton punt approach early on Tuesday morning. It appears that Mr. Andrew…

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Railway Accident. Thirteen People Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 3

The 7.5 train from Flinders street station Melbourne, to Kew, for some reason pulled up at the Jolimont signal box last night, when the 7.10 train from Box Hill…

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Run Boy Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 2

"Frank Ess" writes:--One of our run boys met with an accident on Sunday morning. He saw a fiery, untamed steed saddled and with a broken bridle. He…

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The River Fatality. Inquiry Adjourned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 2

A Coronial inquiry was opened at the Grafton Court House on Saturday before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, Coroner, touching the death of Charles Sarin…

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Late Wires a Shocking Fatality. Decapitated by Propellor. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 2

A man named Charles McGill was struck by the propellor of a flying machine at the School of Instruction at Auckland. His head was almost…

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Accident at Flemington. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 1

Annatoil, while doing a sprint on the Flemington tracks this morning had a bleeding attack and collapsed, falling into a drain on the side of the track and…

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Motor Accident. Effects of a Blow Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 3

A motor car owned by Bart Connors, of Mosman, with two passengers, was driving behind a train at Neutral Bay last night when a type blew out and…

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Another Pea Rifle Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 2

The long list of pea-rifle accidents was augmented on Saturday, when Master Eddie, Thornley, aged 17, a son of Mr. Thornley, caretaker of the Grafton…

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Train Accident. Man Thrown on Permanent Way Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 2

While a train bound for Sydney founding a sharp curve between Sydenham and Marrickville stations last night Thomas Cording of Newtown who was…

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The River Fatality. Verdict of "Found Drowned."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., continued his inquiry this morning into the death of Charles Sarin Andersen, whose body was found in…

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