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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Sensational Collision. Motor-car and Sulky

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 4

The railway overhead bridge at South Bathurst was on Friday afternoon, of last week, the scene of a sensational collision between a motor car…

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An Unfortunate Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 16

Vulgar Youth: "Haven't I met you somewhere before?" Old Gentleman: "If you have it was entirely unintentional on my part, I…

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Train Collides with Itself. Curious Accident in Scotland

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 8

An alarming accident occurred on Saturday night 31st August on a branch line of the North British Railway near Mannel Junction in which twenty…

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A Telephone Danger. Strange Fatality in the States

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

Miss Anna Greenwood, the young daughter of a wealthy citizen of Maryborough, Massachusetts, was killed at the telephone in her own…

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The Kempsey Fatality. How the Turpentine Exploited

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 5

An inquest was initiated by the Acting City Coroner (Mr. Murphy) into the circumstances attending the deaths of Harry James Dunn and…

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Railway Accident in Sydney. Brakes Fail to Act

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 5

An accident which might have been attended with much more serious consequences, occurred an the Central Railway Station, Sydney. The 3.15…

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Drowning Accident on the Hastings. Port Macquarie

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 4

CONSTABLE Livingstone's only son, aged 7 years, was accidentally drowned at Cameron's Falls yesterday afternoon. The boy was bathing with some other children…

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Fatal Mill Accident at Laurieton. Sawyer's Sudden Death

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 5

Whilst engaged in De Frame's sawmill at Laurieton on Friday, 20th instant, Henry Stace was accidentally killed through a piece of timber coming back over the saw. There are two benches in the…

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Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 9

Eight persons were severely injured yesterday by a collision between a stationary train and a number of trucks. In some manner the brake…

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Sad Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 9

A man named George Wood, employed on Hungalear Station, Walgett, was accidentally shot dead yesterday by the manager. The…

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