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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Accidental Shooting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Isaac James Lee, a farmer, who was accidentally shot by a neighbor, Bertram Hoffman, held at Liverpool, Francis Lee,…

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A River Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 4

Whilst proceeding down the river on Tuesday night about 7 o'clock, the North Coast S. N. Co.'s steamer Gunbar collided with a fishing punt opposite Maclcan. It…

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A Gale at Sea. Three Persons Injured Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

The steamer Changsha, which has arrived in Sydney, encountered a sou[?]berly gale about four days ago. Mountainous seas continually broke aboard At one…

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Fight at a Football Match. Two Constables Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

A fight occurred yesterday between the Fitzroy and Essendon football teams at the former's ground. During the disturbance a mounted trooper was struck by a…

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Motor Car Accident. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 3

A motor car containing eight persons ran over an embankment twelve miles front Bathurst. The occupants were thrown out, the motor car standing on its…

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Barracks Burned. Forty Frenchmen Perish. 100 Others Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 5

The great barracks at Ludwigshafen, on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite Mannheim, which were occupied by Frenchmen, were burned down and forty…

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Late Wires. the Richmond Flooded. Lismore Menaced. One Fatality. Lismore

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

The persistsent rain caused the Richmond River to rise rapidly last night, with the result that the water was soon over the roofs of the…

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Flood at Lismore. River Up 25 Feet a Boy Drowned. Train Service Dislocated. Lismore, Thursday, 11 p.m

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

As the result of the practically continuous rainfall of the past few weeks culminating in a particularly heavy down pour yesterday the Richmond River…

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Richmond River Floods. a Ganger Drowned. Lismore, Sunday Night

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

Whilst riding home from Lismore to Gundurimba on Friday night, David Cunningham, the ganger for the Gundurimba Shire, was drowned in the flood waters…

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Railway Accidents. a Man Killed. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 1

Two people were killed, in railway accidents at Adelaide yesterday. Ellen Radford stepped in front of a train at Good wood and was killed instantly. William…

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Tragedies and Accidents a Woman Shot Dead. Shocking Burning Case. Killed on the Railway. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 1

A married woman named Mrs. Egan, was shot dead near Buntine, West Australia. Her children state the shooting was done by two strangers who were on…

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Returned Soldier Injured. Alstonville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

A returned soldier named Young, who has been doing influenza patrol duty at Pearce's Greek road, met with a serious accident on Saturday. His horse fell and…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 1

Thomas Andrew Campbell, an examiner employed by the Railway Department, was killed at Woodville junction. He was under a truck examining the…

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Mysterious Notes. Written by Injured Soldier. Skull Fractured at Randwick

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 2

Unable to give any information to the police, a returned soldier is at present lying in the Randwick Military Hospital suffering from a fractured skull. He…

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Accidents and Tragedies. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 1

At the inquest at Culcairn on the body of John Bates, who was killed by the Sydney express, evidence was given that deceased had been despondent on several…

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Explosion in a Sewer. a Workman Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

While Arthur Roach was searching for the cause of a block in a subterranean water channel at Newtown with a lantern in his hand, an explosion occurred which…

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Disturbances at Circular Quay. Several Persons Injured. Crowd Raid Shooting Galleries

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

During the disturbances last night in connection with the agitation for Freeman's release, plainclothes Constable Garlick, of Mosman, had his head cut…

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A Coastal Collision. the Imperator Involved. Vancouver, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 3

A New York message says the huge ex-German liner Imperator collided off the coast with the steamer Agwidale. The latter was damaged…

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Motor Accident Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

A shocking motor accident occurred on St. Kilda road, Melbourne. A car struck a rockery, three of its occupants being seriously injured, and two others slightly…

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Two Lads Killed. Train Fatality. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 2

Two brothers named Walker, 8 and 13 years old respectively, were run down by a train while crossing the railway line at Clyde last night. One…

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