Fatal Diving Accident
During diving operations at Blues Point in connection with the North Shore bridge three men named Dodds, Morting and Clarke went down to perform their shift at midnight,…
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Kundlbakh. Sept. 7. ACCIDENT
AN employee, Bruce Cox, of Mr. H. W. Murray was going for a load of turnips on Saturday morning last, and whilst going down the cutting just above the Burril Creek bridge, the horse (a 3-year-old…
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On Saturday afternoon last the residents of the Upper Manning were shocked to hear the news of a sad fatality at Bobin, 19 miles above Wingham--Mrs. Samuel Mumford being crushed by a failing tree…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Croki. Strikes Seal Rocks. Beached to Prevent Foundering. Passengers Safely Landed
Quite a sensation was caused in Wingham on Sunday morning when the news came to hand that Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co.'s new steamer…
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On Saturday last a sad and fatal accident, took place at Bobin. It appears that Mr. Samuel Mumford, who, with his wife, reside on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bobin Fatality. Sept. 14
On Saturday evening last Bobin was the scene of a dire and fatal accident to a female, resident, in the person of Mrs. S. Mumford. From particulars, it appears that her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sad Pea-rifle Fatality
Another of those terribly sad pea rifle fatalities, which are now becoming so common, occurred at Yarrahappini on Sunday morning last. The victim in the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Children Drowned
Two children, aged 5 and 3 years respectively, were drowned in a water hole near Eden…
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A very nasty sulky accident occurred in East Kempsey on Monday last. Mr. and Miss Wickham, of Kinchela, were proceeding to Kempsey and when near Mr. George…
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On Monday last while Mr. and Miss Wickham, of Kinchela, were driving to Kempsey, the horse fell near Mr. Geo. Grace's place and the sulky was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sad Fatal Accident. the Deadly Pea Rifle Again
IT is with extreme regret we have to record this week the details of a fatal accident, in which Essell Sutherland, a bright young son of Mr. and Mrs…
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On Tuesday of last week Ray Lee, son of Me. H. W. T. Lee, met with an accident of a somewhat peculiar nature at Gladstone. The horse Rifleite was a little fractious and…
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A collision occurred last week near Woodburn, between the North Coast Co. drogher Osprey and the stern wheal drogher Trial, the former…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Marrow Escape from Drowning. Man Swept Off His Horse
In the early p[?]rt of the week a young man named Charles Andrews had a very narrow squeak. It appears that Messrs. W. S. Andrews, W…
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A somewhat sensational occurrence is reported from Bowra. Mr. Jas. Murphy, a well-known and highly respected resident, had been missing since Thursday last and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowning Fatality at Fallford
A MAGISTERIAL Inquiry was held at the residence of Mr. John Breckenridge, J.P., Fallford, on Monday morning, by the District Coroner (Mr. A. Gates, P.M.), concerning the death of a seaman named…
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An accident of a very sad and shocking nature occurred at Gladstone on Friday last, which resulted in the death of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wheeldon. So far as…
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Quite a consternation was caused in Central Kempsey on Monday last about midday when cries of fire were beard issuing from Tattersall's Hotel. Persons in the…
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ON Friday afternoon last an infant child named Stanley Thomas Wheeldon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wheeldon, of Gladstone, succumbed to shock occasioned by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shocking Accident. a Woman Burnt to Death
A dreadful burning accident, which unfortunately involved fatal consequences, occurred at McQuade's Tattersall's Hotel on Monday morning…
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