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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

186 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 10

Possible Collision of the Earth with a Comet

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 7

The prediction has been made on many occasions that the end ot the world would be brought about by its collision with a comet. And the exact…

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Accident in Smith-street

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Percy Kemp met with a somewhat serious buggy accident in Smith-street last Saturday afternoon. Although spectators differ considerable as to exactly…

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Railway Disasters. Seven Killed and 32 INJURED

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 14

A Pullman train from Brighton came into collision daring a tog with the Continental boat train from Newhaven which was standing at…

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Sad Boating Fatrlities. Accidents in Sydney Harbor. Eight Persons Missing. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 6

Usually daring holiday time sad fatalities occur at Sydney Harbor. On Boxing Day, there were several capsizes, and eight lives were lost…

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The Woolla. a Painful Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 6

An accident of a very painful and distressing nature occurred here on Friday evening last. It seems than while Mr. Joseph Abboit was engaged…

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Buggy Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 8

A rather serious mishap occurred in Smith-street on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Kemp were driving in their buggy when by some…

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