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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Accidents will Happen

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 8

IT is agreed by the foremost scientists of the day that the progress of electricity and steam power, etc., has assured the enlightenment of the present and future…

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Coach Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 6

The late arrival of the Sydney mail at Taree, on Tuesday night of last week was due to an accident to the coach. When within five miles of Tinonee,…

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Railway Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

There was a serious railway accident at Werris Creek on Tuesday morning to the North-Western mail train. By some miraculous means no lives were…

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Fatal Accident. Man Killed by a Falling Tree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

A magisterial inquiry was held at Koppin Ya ratt last Wednesday by Mr. B. Lipscomb, J.P., as to the cause of death of Alfred Olsen…

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Fatal Accident at Koppin Yarratt. Magisterial Inquiry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

A DREADFUL accident happened at Koppin Yarratt on Tuesday afternoon last, shortly after 5 o'clock, resulting in the death of a young man named Alfred Olsen, son of Mr. Peter Olsen, of Mitchell's Island,…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 6

FROM Coff's Harbor we learn that Gloucester Wood, son of Mr. T. Wood, of Orara, after sharpening a brush - hook, bad the misfortune to fall on it, with the result that one hand…

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The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Limited

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 7

The fact that the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation. Limited, has by far the largest Accident Premium Income of any office…

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Collision at Sea

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 3

Router's San Francisco correspondent reports a collision at sea off the Californian coast at midnight on Saturday last, resulting in a terrible loss…

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Serious Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 3

Mr. P. F. MoPhellamy, whilst stopping at Dubbo for a few days on his way to his now post at Narromine, was driving with a gentleman with whom he was in treaty to…

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The Arrawatta in Collision

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 11

News has been received that the steamer Arrawatta came into collision with the Danish barque Ingleborg off Port Stephens on Wednesday…

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Collision at Sea. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 5

The steamer Arawatta and barque ingsborg collided off Port Stephens on Wednesday morning. The barque sank in a few minutes…

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Collision Off Port Stephens. Large Barque Sunk, and Seven Lives Lost. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 4

THE steamer Arawatta, bound nom Sydney to Brisbane, collided with tho Danish barque Ingleborg, of 1000 tons, off Fort Stephens, early on Wednesday morning…

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News by Wire. [Country Press Co-operative Co's Agency.] Sydney, Thursday. Collision at Sea

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 11

On passing Crowdy Head yesterterday the steamer Arrawatta reported that she had been in collision and that her stem was badly…

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Steamer in Collision

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 11

At Port Adelaide yesterday the steamer Everton Grange collided with the schooner Oscar Robinson. The latter vessel sank, but all hands…

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Shocking Accident at Coff's Harbour

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 7

SHORTLY after commencing work after lunch at the B.A.T. Co.'s sawmill at Coff's Harbour last week, an accident of a shocking nature happened, to an…

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Interesting Stories of the Kaiser. in Collision with Bismarck

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

No man lives more in the limelight of publicity than does the versatile and volatile Kaiser. Scarcely a day passes without his sayings or…

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Serious Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 11

By the derailing of an excursion train near Toronto (Canada) six men were killed and over 50 injured…

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Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 11

A serious railway occurred occurred at Bendigo yesterday. A goods train ran into a siding where other trucks were standing. The…

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Methodist Missionary Drowned

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 11

News has been received that an inter-island cutter has gone ashore on one of the Fiji group. The Rev. Colin Bleazard, of the Methodist…

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Steamers in Collision

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 11

While engaged in steam trials on the Clyde the Union Co's. steamer Maori collided with the steamer Kintyre. The latter sank, but the…

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