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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Shocking Railway Accident. Collision Near Arbroath 19 KILLED, 37 INJURED

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 6

A shocking railway accident occurred in Scotland on Saturday last. A train of the Caledonian Company, going from Arbroath, Forsharshire, to…

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A Coach Capsized. Passengers Badly Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 5

ON Tuesday night the incoming Tenterfield-Casino mail coach overturned near Sandilands Range, about 30 miles out. The passengers were badly…

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Drowned

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

William Watts was drowned near Havelock, New Zealand, while endeavouring to rescue his son, who Was also drowned…

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Triple Drowning Case

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 5

News from Perth on Sunday, comes of a distressing drowning case which occurred at Point Moore, Geraldton, on Friday evening of last week, as a…

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Another Disastrous Earthquake. at Jamaica. Followed by Fire. Kingston Devastated. Many Persons Killed and Injured. Consternation in New York. the Fire Still Burning

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 7

Another very severe earthquake has occurred, this time at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, and, as at San Francisco, fire followed…

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Awful Fatality at Crescent Head

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

THE fearful news received on Friday from Crescent Head that Mr. and Mrs. James Brenton had left their lived while getting pipis on the back beach produced…

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Drowning Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 3

A sad drowning fatality occurred on Friday last at Crescent Head, South Beach, by which Mr. and Mrs. James Brenton lost their lives. Crescent…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 2

A SAD drowning fatality, which caused quite a gloom over the whole of the Macleay district, occurred at the Crescent Heads on…

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Accident at Mitchell's Island. Young Man Seriously Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

ON Tuesday last a very serious accident happened to a young man named John spencer, aged about 16 years, a visitor from Sydney, who is staying with Mr. Jobson Whilst driving a dray laden…

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An Ocean Beach Tragedy. Mr. and Mrs. James Brenton Drowned

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 9

ONE of the saddest events that ever occurred in this district was the drowning of Ald. James Brenton and his wife on the south beach at Crescent Head on…

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Threshing Machine Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

Last Thursday week a shocking accident, which terminated fatally, happened to a laborer named Peter Oruz, who was employed band cutting…

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Inspector-General of Police Injured. a Fall From a Tram

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 7

Mr. Thomas Garvin, Inspector-General of Police, met with a serious accident on Tuesday, his right thigh being broken. Mr. Garvin, who resides in…

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Restores to Sight. Two Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 10

A strange case of sight which was destroyed by one accident being restored by another was reported from Leeds yesterday (writes, the…

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A Startling Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

A startling accident occurred on November 20 at one of the ferries at Egretmont, on the Cheshire side of the Mersey. The steamer John Herron…

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A Remarkable Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 7

Some years ago (writes a family doctor), I was one morning summoned to the offices of a well-known city merchant. He had boon quietly…

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A Serious Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 3

WHILE engaged with a mate in felling trees at Dorrigo for Mr. A. Sawtell on Thursday last, an obstinate tree, which subsequently crashed…

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Sad Poisoning Accident. Cyanide Mistaken for a Lolly Adelaide

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

Miss Amy Randall, 19, who had been developing photographs in a dark room at Hunt's Studio, Quorn, was found by Mr. Hunt on the floor of the room yesterday…

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Accidentally Killed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

SENIOR CONSTABLE LAWLER has kindly supplied us with the following information as we go to press:— "Francis Monaghan reports that he found George McCormack, a…

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Sad Fatality Near Beechwood

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 3

An inquiry was held by the Coroner, Mr. F. Hayward, at Beechwood, on Friday last, concerning the death of Mr. George McCormick, who had been found dead that day at a place known as Quartz Ridges, near Beechwood. The evidence…

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The Nymboida In Collision

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 5

THE ketch Rozelle collided with the North Coast steamer Nymboida off Broughton Island. The jibboom and bobstay of the ketch were carried…

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