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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Fire at Canterbury. Buildings Damaged, Firemen Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out last night in Barlow's hardware establishment at Canterbury. The flames extended to several adjoining premises, which were also…

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Three Persons Injured Motor Car Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

A collision occurred between two motor cars near Dubbo last night as a result of which three persons were injured. One of them, Gordon Murphy, who sustained…

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Fatal Collision. One Man Killed. Melbourne

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

A man named Patrick Dunegamos was fatally injured yesterday afternoon an the result of a collision between a 'bus and motor car…

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Peculiar Lift Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

Charles Venables, motor driver, was the victim of a peculiar accident at the offices of the New Century Press, Sydney, to-day. He was ascending in a…

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Fell From Tree Peg. Fatality at Moleton the Inquest

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. D. W. Reed, Police Magistrate) held an inquest at Glenreagh, on January 30, into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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Drowning Tragedy Man, Horse and Sulky Disappear

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

A colored man, thought to be an Assyrian named Sliba, is believed to have been drowned in Boatharbor crossing shortly before 6 o'clock on Friday…

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Car in Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

A car was proceeding along King street, St. Peters, early this morning when it swerved to avoid a Chinese cart and collided with a milk lorry…

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Two Greeks Attacked. One Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

A sensational incident occurred at Redfern last night. It appears that two Greek brothers named Michael Jervos, aged 22, and…

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Car Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Bert Lang met with a peculiar accident when driving a car with nine passengers in it from Urunga to Bellingen on Sunday last The car…

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Trucks Off Line Accident at Griffith. Griffith

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

Considerable damage was caused at Yenda on Saturday when a van and seven trucks of a goods train were derailed. The permanent way was torn up…

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The Boatharbor Drowning Fatality

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

The body of Joseph Sliba, an Assyrian, who was drowned at Boatharbor crossing on Friday last, under circumstances already reported, was discovered by a young…

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Schoolgirl Injured Fell Down Telephone Pit

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 1

Yesterday morning Ruby Mavis Wilson, aged 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Wilson, of Queen street, Grafton, left home to go to the Convent School in…

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Injured Schoolgirl

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

The condition of the schoolgirl, Ruby Mavis Wilson, who was admitted to a hospital as a result, of injuries sustained through falling down a telephone man…

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Communist Demonstration Two Killed, 100 Injured. Marseilles

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

Two were killed and 100 injured at a Communist demonstration against members of the Catholic League, who were holding a conference yesterday evening…

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French 'Plane Crashes One Killed, Three Injured. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

The Governor-General of French West Africa communicates a telegram from Colonel Degoys from Niamey, on the Niger, stating that Colonel…

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Boiler Tube Bursts East-west Train Accident. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

While the Trans-Australian train was some distance from Tarcoola a boiler tube blew out, completely extinguishing the fire in the engine…

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Crushed by Stone. Accident at Coff' S Harbor. Coff' S Harbor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

W. R. Wakee, a laborer, was helping to load heavy stone at the breakwater, when a large stone swinging from a crane struck him on the back, crushing him…

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Sensation Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

Probably the most sensational motor accident in the history of the district occurred on the Urunga to Bellingen road on Sunday afternoon, says the…

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Senasationl Accident. Motor Gar Overturns. Nine Pinped Beneath .Vehicle. No Serious Injuries Received

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

Probably the most sensational motor accident in the history of the district occurred on the Urunga to Bellingen road on…

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Another Accident. Slight Injuries Received

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

A second accident, which also proved a lucky escape for the driver and three passengers aboard. happened to a Coffs Harbor to…

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