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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

368 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 19

Fettlers Run Down and Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 5

While two fettlers were returning to their camp near Ungarle they were overtaken by a special train. One of them, named Grey, bad his head hurt and an…

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Shocking Shooting Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 5

A shocking shooting accident occurred at South Gundagai. A young man Private James Ban well, was found in the kitchen at his uncle's residence with the…

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Accident at Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

A serious sulky accident happened at Nana Glen on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Stan. Walters were returning home from the cricket ground, and [?]…

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Ugly Demonstration in Paris Very Many Police Injured. Paris

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 3

A disturbing symptom was a procession of thirty thousand persons in Paris on Sunday. It was intended as a Jaures demonstration, but finally a…

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Ex-crown Prince Meets with Accident. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that the ex-Crown Prince, while motor-cycling at Wieringen, dashed into a gate and fractured his hand and wrist…

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Miner Frightfully Injured. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 3

An accident or a shocking nature befell a miner named Nicholas Powell, 64, at Kalgoorlie, through a box of detonators exploding. He had both eyes blown out,…

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Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 2

While driving along the Mountain road on Saturday last, and when in the vicinity of the first waterfall, Mr. W. Fawcett met with an accident by…

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Dorrigo Cutting Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 4

The culvert at the top fall on the Dorrigo mountain t[?]k was on Saturday morning the scene of another accident a farmer, named Fawcett, being injured…

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Trains in Collision. No Lives Lost. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

A sensational railway smash occurred between a goods train and a stock train at Sudbury, Victoria, this morning. A special stock train dashed into a…

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Railway Collision. Marvellous Escapes From Death

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 3

Early on Wednesday a special stock train from Pyramid Hill dashed into a goods train from Lancetown (Vic.). The front of the engine of the stock…

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Munitions Explosion. Many Australians Injured. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 3

A serious explosion of munitions occurred on Saturday. Havas reports that an Australian officer was killed and many Australian soldiers injured. Details are…

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Airplane Accident. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 3

Major Wood's airplane fell into the Irish Sea, but he was not hurt…

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Drowning Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 5

Darce Finch (22) was drowned in the lake at Narrabeen yesterday. Finch, with several companions in a boat, was rowing about the lake, and when in the middle of…

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Motor Car Accident. Drop of 150 Feet. Occupants' Miraculous Escape. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 5

Whilee motoring to Oakbank, Adelaide, to-day a motor car, driven by W. Pope, and conveying three ladies and two returned soldiers, turned over a steep…

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Camp Fatality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 2

A bomb explosion occurred in the Boy Scouts camp at Trentham, New Zealand. One boy was killed and three…

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New of the World A Shocking Accident. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

Some boy scouts visited Trentham Camp in New Zealand, and found a small store of explosives in the trenches. They rammed…

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Accident to Burringbar Bumped Against Training Wall. the Vessel Beached

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 2

The "Star's" Ballina correspondent advised as follows on Saturday:-- The steamer Burringbar, when just over the bar about 9 o'clock this…

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Shooting Accidents. Negligent Use of Shot-gun. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

Cecil Lewis (23). a laborer, was charged at the North Sydney Felice Court with having caused grievous bodily harm to John Henry Hun by the negligent use of…

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Motor and Sulky in Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 1

A motor and sulky collided at Lakemba last night. The sulky was smashed Eleven children were injured. Two and an adult were removed to the hospital…

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Telegrams. Fatal Trolley Accident. Caused by Wild Dog. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

A wild dog caused a trolley accident on the East-West railway, a ganger being killed and another injured…

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