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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Drowning Fatality

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

Yesterday a very sad drowning fatality occurred at Bawden 's Bridge, some eight miles from Grafton, by which a lad named Cecil Paine, aged 12 years, eldest son of…

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Supposed Drowning Fatality. Boy's Disappearance

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 3

Leslie, the 12-year-old son of Mr. L. A. J. Paine, of Waterview, and formerly of Carr's Creek, is supposed to have been drowned in the Orara…

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Bawden's Bridge Drowning Fatality

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

The body of Cecil Payne, who was drowned in, the River at Bawden's 'Bridge on Thursday last, particulars of which appeared in yesterday's issue, was…

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A Boy Drowned. Father's Futile Attempt to Rescue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

A boat containing three men and a boy capsized at Seymour (Victoria). All the occupants were, saved except boy, whom his father vainly, attempted to rescue…

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Bawden Bridge Fatality. Coroner's Inquest. Boy's Mysterious Disappearance

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 1

On Saturday morning last, at the Grafton Courthouse, the District Coroner (Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M.), opened an inquest touching the death by drowning…

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Bawden Bridge Fatality. Coronial Inquiry. a Mysterious Affair

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

The body of the lad, Cecil Paine, who was drowned at Bawden Bridge on New Year's Day (as reported in Friday's "Argus"), was recovered…

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Bawden's Bridge Fatality Evidence at the Inquest. an Open Verdict

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 6

The inquiry opened on Saturday by the Coroner, Major Crane, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Cecil James Payne at, Bawden's Bridge on…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 5

Two persons were killed, and a number seriously injured, as the result of a tram running off the rails near Wellington, New Zealand…

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Bawden Bridge Fatality. Conclusion of Inquiry. an Open Verdict

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

On Monday afternoon, the Police Magistrate (Major F. W. C. Crane), sitting as District' Coroner, resumed, the enquiry into the death of Cecil J…

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Schoolteacher Drowned. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 5

A bathing fatality occurred at Redcliffe to-day, resulting in the drowning of Miss Irvine, a schoolteacher. Miss Atkinson, who accompanied her was…

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Queensland Floods. Follow Torrential Rains. Mary River Rising. a Man Drowned. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 5

The rainfalls for the 24 hours ending 9. a.m. to-day in the South Coast division of Queensland have been of a torrential nature, particularly in the country border…

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Motor Car Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

John Thornton was driving a party of six home from Cooma in a car heavily laden with supplies, when two of the wheels collapsed, at a dangerous turn in…

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Another Shunting Fatality Man Crushed at Goulburn Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

A man named Thomas Bryant was crushed to death between some railway trucks at Goulburn railway yards yesterday…

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Rappville Shooting Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

A boy named Leslie Raynor aged 13, was admitted to the Grafton Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from gunshot wounds in both hands and braises and…

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Telegrams. Child's Lucky Escape. a Peculiar Accident. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 5

A man fired at a large rat in his garden. He missed, and the bullet passed through a billycan and a paling fence into the next yard,where it lodged in the forehead…

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Child Drowned in Creek

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

The two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Francis,of Tumbulgum, near Murwillumbah, was drowned on Thursday, Mr. Francis left the house, and the…

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Returned Soldier Drowned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

Donald Knight, a returned soldier, was washed off the rocks at Blowhole Point, Kiama, and drowned…

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Fatality. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

Mrs. Crutcher was badly injured and her year-old infant killed, as the result of a cart capsizing at Baulkham Hills…

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Boy Fatally Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

James Rendall, aged 14, was knocked down by a locomotive at Sydenham railway station, and was conveyed to the hospital, where one of his legs and an arm…

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Infant Killed and Mother Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

Mrs. Brutcher was badly injured, and her year-old infant killed, as a result of a cart capsizing at Baulkham Hills…

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