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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 January 1903 · page 4

Whilst driving down the Hill at East Kempasy on Christmas Eve with a load of Xmas bushes in his spring cart, Mr. Silas Battle, of Belgrave-street, met with a…

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Fatality Near Wauchope. Death of Mr. Alex. Moore. Kendall

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 3

MR. Alex. Moore, of Kendall, was accidentally killed yesterday near Wauchope, through the limb of a tree falling on him. His body was found this morning…

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Fatal Accident. Mr. Alex. Moore Killed by a Falling Tree

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

News was received by the District Coroner on Tuesday morning that a man named Alexander Moore had been accidentally killed on the previous day. No particulars were to…

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Driving Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 8

While driving a spring cart at East Kempsey on Christmas Eve, Mr. Silas Battle met with a nasty accident. The horse bolted with him and he was…

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Lightning Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

A thunderstorm pasted over the City yesterday afternoon. Three men took shelter under a pine tree at Sandringham, which was struck by lighting, William Kemp was…

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Startling Accident to Two Boys

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 7

Michael Kennedy and Herbert Crews met with a peculiarly unfortunate accident whilst bathing with other boys in the river on Thursday last. It appears that the…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 8

A peculiar accident, by which two boys named Michael Kennedy and Herbert Crews were badly injured, occurred in the river at the end of last…

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Fatal Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 7

A Macksville correspondent writes:--A sad accident occurred on the Warrell Creek road, some three miles from Macksville, on Friday week, by which Mr. N. Sherriff, an…

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Sad Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 4

A sad, and unfortunate accident occurred on board the Burrawong at Frederickton on Monday last during the regatta. John Manning a baker residing at Gladstone was…

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Terrible Railway Catastrophe 100 Persons Killed and Injured. London. Wednesday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 5

The Baltimore Ohio express at a speed of 65 miles an hour,, collided with a local train ' at Graceland, in Now Jersey, when one hundred passengers in the latter train were…

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A Fatal Fall. Accident at Frederickton Regatta

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 9

QUITE a gloom was cast over the proceedings of the regatta at Frederickton on Monday last in consequence of a serious accident which ended fatally…

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Sad Case of Drowning. Kempsey, Monday, 6 p.m

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

A Young man named Reginald Coleman, who was travelling, looking for work as a plumber, arrived at Kempsey on Friday last. On Sunday morning he went for a bathe in the…

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Serious Accident. Tuncurry, Monday, 4.30 p.m

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

MC MCWHAT peculiar and serious accident Happened at Tuncurry this afternoon, in connection with a festival at the Belle Vue Hotel, on the arrival of the near steamer Hawke…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. a Sunday Morning's Sensation

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 12

THE usual calm of a Sabbath morning in Kempsey was rudely broken on Sunday morning last by a very sad accident, in which a young man full…

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Drowning Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

A SAD drowning accident occurred at Kempsey on Sunday last, when a young man named Reginald Coieman los' his life. An inquiry, was held on Monday, when evidence…

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Train Collision

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 4

At Collision occurred between and engine and outgoing train at Murrurundi on Monday night, both locomotives being derailed. Three passengers were injured…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour.. a Large Steamer Beached. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

A COLLISION occurred in the Harbor shortly after midnight on Saturday between the steamers Eurimbla, of the Adelaide Steamship Co., outward bound, for Melbourne, and…

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Buggy Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

On Saturday last Mr, E. Taylor, accompanied by Misses E. Newton and E.Hogg, went out for a drive, and when going down the two mile hill the…

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Collision in Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

A serious collision occurred early on Sunday morning off Bradley's Head between the steamers Waka[?], inward bound from Launceston, and the…

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Sad Fatality

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 9

We regret having to record the death of Mr. Jas. Hickey, of Never Never, at the comparatively early age of 51. It appears from particulars to hand…

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