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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Accident at a Wharf

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 7

A peculiar accident occurred at the N.C.Co's., wharf, Sussex-street, Sydney, the other day. During the day two of the steamers which had arrived…

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Serious Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 7

An accident of a serious nature happened to Mr. Charles Graham, of Commandant Hill, on Saturday last. Mr. Graham is sawyer at Dangar and…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Several Killed, and Large Numbers Injured. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

A SHOCKING railway accident occurred at the Hackney Downs Station of the Great Eastern Railway to-day. The axle of the engine of a passenger…

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Lady Accidently Shot by her Son

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 4

Mrs. Robert Allon, of Coen, Queensland, was accidently shot dead by her son while the latter was playing with a revolver…

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Collision in the Harbour. Steamers Sydney and Macleay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 2

A COLLISION occurred in Sydney Harbour shortly before midnight on Friday last, between the steamers Macleay, of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's fleet, and the Sydney, belonging to the…

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Colliers in Collision

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 May 1902 · page 4

The Colliers Dunmore and Kelloe collided off Botany Heads this morning, the latter having 600 tone of coal aboard. She sank within a quarter-of-an-bour, the crew being…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 8

A collision occurred in Sydney Harbor between the steamers Macleay, of the N.C.S.N. Co's. fleet, and the Sydney, belonging to the Newcastle and Hunter…

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Local News. Nasty Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 8

On Saturday last while driving along the Clybucca road, Mr. McPhee, the well-Known traveller for Messrs. Griffith Bros., met with a very nasty…

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Fatal Boating Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 4

A boating party consisting of nine young men and women left Balmain, at 780. last night, for a row up the Parramatta River. A heavy shower caused a commotion and the…

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Buggy Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 4

A very unfortunate buggy accident occurred near Mr. Wedlock's, on the Seven Oaks read, on Sunday morning last by which Mrs. Twohill sustained a badly broken ankle,…

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Serious Shooting Accident. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 5

Mrs. Gilfillan, wife of a resident of Tarcowie, South Australia, was accidentally shot in the head by her husband. The victim is in a critical…

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Accidentally Shot

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 May 1902 · page 4

A terribly sad gun accident was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on Friday last from South Australia, the victim being a sister-in-law of Mr. J. Gilfillan, of…

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An Unfortunate Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 May 1902 · page 4

An sucident of a somewhat serious nature occurred to Mr. George Ainsworth of East Frederickton on Monday last From information to hand it would appear that Mr…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 5

Lieutenant-Colonel Hutchinson, of Queenland defence force, was cut to pieces on the railway line at Brisbane yesterday. The body was dragged…

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Naturalist. Rescued From Drowning by a Seal

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 6

SOME time ago there were two seals in the Zoological Gardens at Amsterdam which were so fond of their keeper that they would…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 8

On Monday last, Mr. George Ainsworth, of East Frederickton, met with a nasty accident. He was mowing on Frogmore when he cut the calf of his…

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Fatal Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 2

On Sunday morning news was received in town that a young man, named Isaac Miller, aged 26 years, had been killed by falling off his horse while riding from Wauchope…

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Peculiar Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 10

While working at the Jerseyville smithy, Mr. W. Warwick met with a very peculiar accident. While cutting the heels of a horse shoe, a piece of…

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The Nowendoc Fatality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 5

AT the Magisterial Inquiry held by Mr. M. J. Walsh, J.P., on the body of John J. Williams, Constable Joseph Nash deposed that he is stationed at Nowendoc. On the…

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Fatal Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 3

IT is our duty to record yet another fatal accident this week, which happened to a man named Allan McInnes, a resident near Yarres, which happened on Sunday last. The…

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