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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Shocking Tramway Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 3

A tramear got out of control at Mossley a market town in Lancashire. The car went down an incline,…

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A Serious Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 10

A man named Rudkin, employed as a bullock driver for Burley Bros., Barrington, met with a serious accident recently. While endeavouring…

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A Harbor Collision

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 4

We came very near the awful catastrophe that has been so freely predicted for so many years when the collier Dorwent ran into the North…

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Motor Car Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 3

Whilst Mr. Beeton's new locomobile car was returning to Taree from Newcastle on Friday evening last an accident occurred. All went…

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Loss of the Rosedale. Verdict of the Court. Twenty-four People Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 3

In the Marine Court on Friday, before Judge Backhouse, (President) and Captains C. Spinks and C. W. Davidson (assessors), in inquiry into…

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Serious Accident to Mr. J. McKAY

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 4

On Thursday evening lust, about 8.30, the above-named gentleman met with un unfortunate accident while. riding slowly up Belgrave-street. Just…

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Chapter of Accidents. Cream Cart Upsets

Nambucca News · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 4

On Monday morning in last week as young Dobson, driver for Mr A. Moran, contractor for carting cream to the Bowra Dairy Factory from…

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Seven Persons Drowned. a Yacht Capsizes. Caught in a Squall

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 12

A [?] curred on Sunday evening on Wilson Inlet, near the Denmark settlement, about 30 miles west of Albany…

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Coach Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 6

The driver of Welsh's coach had a narrow escape from a breakdown on Friday night last. Whilst driving down Linger-and-Die hill, Monkerai,…

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Fatal Accident at Booral. Stroud

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 9

William Thomas Bailey was found dead this morning under a loaded van, on Quarry Hill, near Booral wharf, with his neck broken. The…

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Shocking Tram Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 6

A shocking tram accident occurred on Friday afternoon at the corner of Cleveland and Castlereagh streets, Redfern, when a schoolboy was run…

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Accident at the Lansdowne

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 2

On Sunday last Mr. Win. Barrett, of the Lansdowne, was riding through Mr. Bulley's paddock, when his horse propped as he came to the gate,…

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Motor Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 4

FROM the height of happiness seldom is there such a swift transition as that so painfully experienced on Friday last by Mrs. S. Mcnary, who was on…

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Serious Motor Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 4

On Thursday Miss Plummer, of Seven Oaks, was married to Mr S. Mcnary, and after the wedding went per motor to Telegraph Point. Next…

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Motor Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 7

ON Friday, 17th inst, a serious motor accident occurred in the vicinity of Telegraph Point. Mr. and Mrs. S. Menary (who were, on their honeymoon tour after being married the previous day at…

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Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 6

In connection with the fatal accident to Mr. W. Barrett, it appears that Mr; and Mrs. Proctor, of Sydney, had been spending a holiday on the Lansdown…

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Railway Disaster. Train Palls Into Torrent. Many People Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 3

The flood water weakened the buttresses of a railway bridge over the Thoust River, and the structure collapsed as the train from Saumur was…

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Explosion. Oil Cake Mills Wrecked. Appalling Loss of Life. Many Terribly Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 5

A disastrous, explosion has occurred in Bibby's oil cake mills in Liverpool. Thirty-three people have been…

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Accidents will Happen. Fish Bone Penetrated Thumb.--Nasty Inflamed Wound Healed by Zam-Buk

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 4

Mr. B. Fitezimons, a fish dealer, of 70, Stanton Street, Carlton, Melbourne, says:--"While handling fish, I get some nasty wounds at, times--…

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Creek Crossing Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 4

On Saturday morning at a Hickey's Creek crossing near Mr. Milligan's, Mr. Robert Dykes, of the Toorookn Butchery, met with an accident…

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