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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Mining Fatality

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 14

A telegram from Melbourne states that Mr. Walkington, manager of the O.K. mines, and a man named Kelly were imprisoned in the mine and…

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Shocking Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 14

A young man named Frederick Coulston was charging a hole for blasting operations in the deviation of the railway works near West…

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Airwoman Killed. Miss Harriet Quimby's 'Fate a Double Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 6

"Miss Harriet Qnimby, who was the first woman to fly across the English' Channel, was lulled instantly at the aviation meet at Boston on Tuesday…

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Hatpin Death. an Accidental Scratch

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 4

The death of a girl from blood-poisoning caused by a hatpin penetrating her nose was recently inquired into at; Stockport, Chesire. The…

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Serious Accident at Railway Quarry. Death of the Injured Man

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 3

On Tuesday last a terrible accident occurred to Mr. Richard Shaw, a man of about 34 years of age, employed at the Sixteen mile quarry on the…

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Fatal Railway Accident Near Stratford. a Plate-layer Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 9

A fatal accident occurred at what is known as William's Crossing, on the second section of the North Coast railway on Friday morning, a plate…

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Serious Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

John Robinson, jnr., son of Mr. John Robinson, of Summer Island, met on Monday morning with a serious accident that necessitates for him…

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The Yarrahappinni Fatality. Boy Committed for Trial

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 13

THE inquest on Warren Wordsworth Rowe, the ten year old son of Mr. Austral Rowe, of Yarrahappinni, who died on Wednesday last week, was started…

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A Mid-ocean Collision. When La Bourgogne Received Her Death-wound

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 2

We left New-York on the Saturday for Havre, with nearly eight hundred people on board, and, of that great crowd nearly two hundred formed the…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 3

An accident winch 'might have, ended fatally took place near Bake's Creek. between Gloucester and Krambach on Friday evening about 6.30…

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Injured Mate

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 4

The overdue scow Curlew, which was reported, in our previous issue, sighted off South Solitary Island by the steamer Star of India, later made…

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Burning Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 4

A Rollands Plains correspondent writes:—An accident under very painful circumstances happened some days ago to the youngest, eighteen…

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Fatal Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 5

EARLY yesterday morning, quarter to one, there passed away in his prime at the District Hospital Mr. John Bellinger Boulton, one of the Messrs…

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Sad Fatality. Death of Mr. John Boulton, Junr

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 14

IT is with much regret we have to record this week the sad death of Mr. John Bellinger Boulton, blacksmith of Greenhill. He was the son of Mr. John…

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Motor Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 3

An accident which might, have ended fatally. took place on the Brushy Mountain between Gloucester and Krambach near Baker's Creek on…

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Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 11

At about 6 o'clock this morning whilst a goods train was being shunted at Hurstville an accident occurred. While crossing the points…

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Aeroplane Saves Life. Doctor's Flight to Attend, Injured Boy

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 5

With the timely assistance of an aeroplane, a doctor belonging ta Hammondsport, in the State of New York, was able to fly to the bedside of a…

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Motor Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 4

A few days ago Mr. Pike, of Coff's Harbour, while driving Mr. Phemister, of Dorrigo, and Miss.. Dc Ville, of Ulmarra, met a bullock team about…

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Ferry Steamers in Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 11

A serious collision occurred opposite the P. and O. Co.'s wharf, Circular Quay between the Sydney Ferries Co's steamers Kia-ora and…

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Jockey Wooton Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 11

Frank Wooton, the Australian jockey, met with a bad accident today. He was out on a motor bike on Epsom Downs and had a nasty…

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