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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Accident Averted. by Westinghouse Brake. Orange

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 2

Owing to the perfect action of the Westinghouse brake, a serious accident was narrowly averted to a passenger train between Orange and Sydney last night…

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Accident at Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

A child, the daughter of Mr. H. Jackson, postmaster at Coff's Harbor, broke her arm while playing yesterday afternoon. The little patient was removed to a private…

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The Revolver Again. Boy Accidentally Shot. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 3

William Wallace, aged 18 years, was accidentally shot in the abdomen at Balmain to-night, and taken to hospital in a critical condition…

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Governor-general Injured. Accident While Yachting. Hobart

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 1

The Governor-General (Lord Forster) has had to cancel his engagements for to-day owing to an injury to his knee, received when yachting yesterday…

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GOVERNOR-GENERAL. Tasmanian Visit Marred. a Series of Accidents. Lady Forster's Maid Killed. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 4

The Governor-General is confined to his bed to-day owing to receiving an injury to his knee when yachting yesterday. This injury is not considered serious…

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Tram and Car Collide. Five Persons Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 4

A motor car and a cable tram collided in Melbourne last night. The car, which contained six passengers, was completely overturned, and five of the occupants were…

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Blasting Accident Man Killed at Maroubra

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 1

Thomas Townsend, a quarryman, was struck by a piece of stone immediately after blasting operations at the Government Quarry, Maroubra, on…

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Ten Persons Killed. a Collision in France. 47 Others Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphed on Thursday that ten persons were killed and 47 injured in a head-on collision between a passenger train and a goods…

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A Film on Fire. Excitement in a Theatre. Nobody Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 5

There was considerable excitement in the Lyric Picture Theatre in George street to-night, when the film in the operating box caught alight, owing the jambling…

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The Courts. Accident to Vice-regal Party. the Inquest Adjourned. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 4

At the inquest concerning the death of Miss Alice Sneezum, maid to Lady For s[?]er, who was killed in a motor car accident, Dr. Moorehead said the deceased [?]…

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A Laborer Killed. Accident at Brick Works. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 5

Walter Bourke a laborer, was killed at the New South Wales Brickworks at Alexandria this afternon. He was struck on the head by a shoot and his…

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Tram Accident. Five People Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 3

The front axle of a steam tram for Sans Souci broke yesterday when leaving the main railway track at Kogarah. The tram was derailed and…

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Tram Leaves the Line. Five Persons Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

The front axle of the ste[?]n tram locomotive broke yesterday when it was leaving the main railway track line at Kogarah. It was derailed and five people were…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Two Boys' Lives Lost. New Castle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

Two boys were drowned at Dudley yesterday. They were bathing in a waterhole and got out of their depth. One body has been recovered…

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Cornwall Sensation. a Thrilling Story. Injured Engineer Recovering Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 3

The engineer of the steamer Corn wall, who had such a sensational experience on Saturday, being imprisoned in the vessel's bunkers among…

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GOVERNOR-GENERAL. Tasmanian Visit Marred. a Series of Accidents. Lady Forster's Maid Killed. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

The Governor-General is confined to his bed to-day owing to receiving an injury to his knee when yachting yesterday. The injury is not considered serious…

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A Driving Accident. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

James. Osborne, aged 17, accompanied by another youth, was driving in a sulky at Chatswood to-night when the horse took fright and…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Inverell

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 3

Two residents or Inverell, named Clarence Chappell and John Bright, were drowned in the Gwydir River…

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Steamers in Collision. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 5

The steamer City of Auckland, outward bound for New Zealand, collided with the tank steamer, Bethelridge on Sunday in a fog, off New Jersey. The bows of both…

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North Sydney Tram Smash. Injured Driver Recovering. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

Thomas. Greenaway, the driver of the tram which ran off the line at North Sydney yesterday, recovered consciousness this afternoon. His…

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