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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Burnt to Death. Terrible Fate of Two Children. and One Severely Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 10

A shocking burning accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Edgar Hooper, proprietor of the Benalla Iron Foundry…

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Collision in a Fog. P & O Steamer Nile Rammed. by a Cable Steamer . Passengers Saved Without Panic

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 3

The Cable steamer Telconia rammed the. P. & O Co's steamer Nile, outward bound for Calcutta, while anchored during a fog off the Nore…

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Collision at Sea

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 5

During a dense fog in the Irish sea the steamer Arcadian collided with the Ayrshire, bound for Australia…

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Found Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 5

As two of the navvies working on the cutting running along the North bank of the Avon river near its junction with the Gloucester, were…

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The Late Drowning Case

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 4

The adjourned inquiry into the death of the man Robert Hales was continued at the Court House on Wednesday last…

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Serious Accident at the 8-Mile. Heading Blown In. Four Men Entombed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 4

Much alarm was caused on Wednesday evening when a messenger reported that a serious accident had occurred on the railway line near the 8-mile. A…

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Local and General News. Accident While Surf Bathing

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 10

Mr. John Carey, of Kinchela, met with a serious accident while surf bathing at South West Rocks on Sunday last. With one or two friends he was emulating the…

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Correspondence. the Late Tunnel Accident. (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 3

SIR,—I beg leave to encroach on the valuable space of your paper in order to convey through your columns to Dr. Morseley the thanks of the…

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Blasting Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 8

A serious blasting accident occurred on the first section of tho North Coast railway on Tuesday last. It appears that while a workman named…

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Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 11

A heavily laden coal train bound for Sydney ran off the rails near Katoomba last evening. It travelled 60 yards before stopping. The engine became…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Three Men Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

A serious railway accident occurred at Beaufort (Victoria) early on Saturday morning, resulting in three men being killed, and a fourth being so…

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Another Railway Accident. One Man Badly Hurt

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 10

A railway smash occurred at Sydney Railway Station on Wednesday morning. It appears that while the northern train was being made up,…

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Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 11

Another railway accident occurred between Katoomba and Medlow Bath yesterday. The load of a truck in a coal train was completely upset. The…

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Bad Accident

Nambucca News · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 4

The little four-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hancock, of Commandant Hill, met with a very peculiar accident at the beginning of the week. Her parents…

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Two Girls Drowned. Plucky Action Ends in Death

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 7

A double drowning fatality, occurred on Tuesday, the victims being Miss Pemberton (18), daughter of Mr. George Pemberton, of Mangrove, and…

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Railway Accident Narrowly Averted

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 11

A telegram from Melbourne states another railway smash was narrowly averted at Beaufort (Victoria) yesterday. The brakes on a mixed train were found…

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Shocking Fatality

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 14

A distressing fatality occurred at Inglewood (Victoria) yesterday. A man named Alfred Puckey was cleaning out a gun. As is usual in…

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Nasty Accident

Nambucca News · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6

Whilst Mr. James Allen of this town was returning from Nambucca Heads on Saturday night last he met with a very painful accident at the intersection of the…

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Mail Coach Accident. Dr. Casement Succumbs to Injuries

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 11

ON Tuesday last a serious accident happened to the coach which runs between Comara and Armidale in continuation of the…

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Railway Disaster in America. Train in Flames. Ten Killed. 25 Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wrote on 7th December:- Details arrived this afternoon of a…

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