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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Kazan Fire. Thousands Killed and Injured. Petrograd

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 3

The victims of the fire at Kazan number several thousands killed and injured. M. Savinkoff, Acting War Minister, has withdrawn his resignation of August 25,…

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Gun Accident Youth Fatally Wounded. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 2

As the result of a shooting accident at Upper Orara to-day, Alva Whyman (17), son of Mrs. McGuinnes, died half an hour later. It appears that Whyman, with…

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Shock[?] Accident. Lad Fatally Shot

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 2

Quite a g[?] was cast over the immediate district in general and the Upper Orara in parricular on Sonday, when if became known that…

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Sequel to Motor Car Collision. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 3

At the Small Debts Court to-day, before Mr. W. L. B. Brown, P.M., M. Millington, of Inverell, sued Lynn Bros. for £10 damages to his car, sustained…

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National Workers Attacked. Taxi-driver Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 3

A taxi-driver was conveying six national workers in his car from their work to the Cricket Ground camp when he came up level with a lorry containing two men and…

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11 KILLED: 62 Injured. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 3

The Press Bureau says: Last night's air raid casualties were 11 killed and 62 injured…

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How to Drench a Cow. And Avoid a Fatality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 6

When drenching a cow the head should not be held too high, and there should be no pressure on the throat to prevent swallowing. The head…

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Trains in Collision. Amsterdam

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 4

A Berlin telegram discloses that Ludendorff's train at the end of August collided with a munition train. The former was smashed and overturned, and Ludendorff's…

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Motor Car Collision. Grafton-glen Innes Road. Action for Damages

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 1

At Glen Innes Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. W. L. B. Brown, P.M., Maxwell Millington sued Lynn Bros, for damage caused to complainant's…

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Germany's Military Brains Injured in Railway Smash. Amsterdam, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 2

The train conveying General von Ludendorff. (Chief of the German General Staff) and other officers from Flanders collided with a munitions…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 2

No less than three motor cycle accidents occurred in the Grafton district last week. On Wednesday, Mr. P. A. Rudder, representing. Beale and, Company, met with a…

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Saved From Drowning. a Smart Rescue

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1917 · page 2

Prompt action by a Grafton lad, Cecil Ainsworth, 17 years old (son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ainsworth, of Alice- street), yesterday afternoon…

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[?] Maniac's Crime. Six People Horribly Injured. Then Attempted Suicide. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 September 1917 · page 3

There was a tragic affair at a small settlement near Wanganni, New Zealand. It appears that Frederick Bonnier procured an axe and entered a back room…

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Australian Airman Killed. a Midland Fatality. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 3

Second-Lieut. K. Billing, an Australian, attached to a Midland (Eng.) aerdrome, ascended 2000 feet, looped the loop several times, and was then…

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A Loaded Rifle. Terrible Accident to a Girl. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 5

While Alma Bull, aged 12, was getting into a boat at Paterson River, a rifle accidentally exploded. She received the gunshot wound in the right arm and thigh…

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Motor Car Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 5

A motor car containing six persons including a baby girl, toppled over the end of a bridge on the Manilla road into a washaway. The occupants were…

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Accident to a Steamer. Coolebar Returns to Port. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 3

The steamer Cool[?]bar, which left Sydney yesterday for the Macleay River, returned several hours later and reported that part of the deck had become loose…

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The Strike. Conference with Miners. Cabinet Agrees. Settlement of Dispute Probable. Mine Accidents. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 3

At Mr. Baddeley's request the Cabinet has agreed to confer with the coal miners' representatives on Monday…

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Spanish Affairs. the Food Supply. Fatal Railway Accident. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1917 · page 5

The Premier had an audience with the King regarding the food supply, whereat it was decided to appoint a food controller…

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Official Casualty List. 15 KILLED: 70 Injured. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 3

The Press Bureau announces that the number killed in the air raid on Monday night now numbers 15 and the injured 70. The raiders did not…

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