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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

156 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 8

Drowned in the Hastings River

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 4

A sad drowning fatality is reported from Black mane's Point, Hastings River. It appears that two children named Robert and Edith Manning, aged 10 and 12 years…

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Two Young Ladies Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 4

Two young ladies bathing at Southport (Queensland), were swept out by the tide and drowned…

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Peculiar Shooting Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 9

On Wednesday last Mr. T. Cannane, storekeeper of Gladstone, was the victim of a mysterious shooting accident. From the meagre particulars at our…

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Nasty Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

On Sunday last, Master Clive Ducat, son of Mr. Jas. Ducat of Moouebah, was putting the cattle out to the river for water when one of them turned and charged him. He…

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Won by an Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

When we say that something happened from chance, we really mean only that it occurred without or in spite of previous planning by the men who wished to control…

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Terrible Gun Accident. a Boy's Head Partly Blown Off. Hay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

A TELEGRAM received from Ivanhoe township, 135 miles north-west of Hay, states that a shocking gun accident occurred there late on Tuesday evening. Two boys, named Alfred Stead and Mark Smith,…

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Blasting Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 4

A terrible mining fatality has occurred at Castlemaine, where three men named James Brown, William Moree, and Robert Scott, in blasting a rock tapped an old bore which…

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Won by an Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

When, we say that something happened from chance, we really mean only that it occurred without for in spite of previous planning by the men who wished to control…

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Sulky Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 4

A very nasty accident happened to Mr. J. Jeffery and his stater on Sunday morning last when leaving home for Kempsey in a sulky. On coming down the hill from the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 2

A very sad occurrence happened at Bingera Plantation (Q.) on the morning of Saturday, the 2nd instant, resulting in the death by drowning of…

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Terrible Accident at Laurleton. a Man's Legs Broken

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 3

ON Monday morning last a frightful accident happened on the breakwater works at Laurieton to a man named Wm. Dawson. It appears that Dawson was attending to the waggons on the tramway,…

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Inquest. the Laurieton Fatality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 4

THE District Coroner (Mr. T. B. Boyee, J.P.), commenced an inquest on Wednesday morning last, at half-past 11 o'clock, at Mrs. M'Mahon's Steam Packet Hotel, Taree, on the body of a man named…

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Terrible Accident at Laurieton. a Mans Legs Broken

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 5

On Monday morning last a frightful accident happened on the break water works at Laurietoe to a man named Wm. Dawson. It appears that Dawson was attending to…

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A Tragic Accident. Fatal Termination

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 7

We regret to have to chronicle the occurrence of a terrible accident, which happened in connection with the quarry attached to the breakwater,…

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The Laurieton Fatality. Inquest Resumed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

THE inquest on the body of William Dawson, who died in the M. R. D. Hospital last Tuesday night as the result of an accident at the Laurieton harbour works, which was commenced on Wednesday and…

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Terrible Railway Accident Near Sydney. Harrowing Scenes. Sydney, Saturday morning

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred last evening to the Hurstville train, which ran off the line near Sydenham. The engine turned over, and one crowded carriage…

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A Boy Seriously Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 4

On Saturday last Master Roy Scott, son of Mr. Andrew Scott, net with fearful injuries by being thrown from a hers[?] It seems he went np 'o Mr. J. R Nance's, at…

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The Laurieton Fatality. Inquest Concluded

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

THE inquest on the body of William Dawson, who died in the M. R. D. Hospital on Tuesday night, the 12th instant, as the result of an accident at the Laurieton harbour works, which was commenced…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

ON Friday evening last, just a few minutes past 6 o'clock, the 5.55 fast train, Sydney to Hurtsville, was wrecked just outside Sydenham station. The wreck was caused by the…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 10

A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred on Friday night of last week on the Illawarra line, some 3 12 miles from Sydney. Nine persons were killed…

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