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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Railway Accident in New Zealand

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 11

A train collided with a herd of pigs to-day at Larigamenta (N.Z.). One carriage was overturned, and a passenger named Herbert Lade was…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 11

A serious railway smash occurred last night between North Melbourne and Spencer-street stations. A special train, returning from the…

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Railway Collision in Melbourne. SYENEY

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 4

A SERIOUS collision has occurred in Melbourne between two trains. Two passengers were killed, and between 50 and 60 more or less seriously injured…

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Cablegrams. LONDON, Tuesday. Shocking Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 11

An appalling railway disaster occurred at Widnes last night. The Chester to Liverpool express was travelling at a high rate of speed…

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Out Collision Mats! a Command at Sea That Is Quickly Obeyed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

In the accounts of the collision between the gigantic White Star liner Olympic and H.M.S. Hawke, it was set but that as the cruiser came…

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Naval Accident. Big Breech Block Blown Off. One Man Killed, Severl Injurd

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 9

News is just to hand that the breech-block of one of the 12-inch on the battleship King Edward VII. was blown off during firing practice…

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Accident at Kunderang

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 4

[?] was reported in town yesterday that Mr. Fitzgerald, of Kunderang, had met with a serious accident by falling off his horse and had probably…

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Railway Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 14

A telegram from Brisbane states that a goods and stock train came into collision near Redbank…

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Mining Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 14

A shocking accident occurred at the Golden Age mine, Eaglehawk (Victoria) yesterday. Two men named William Miller and John…

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Accidentally Killed

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 14

Mr. Richard Whitaker, one of the oldest graziers in the Gundagai district, accidentally shot himself dead yesterday…

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Fatal Coach Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 14

A coach from Burraga containing seven passengers was descending a steep hill 12 miles from Bathurst when the horses bolted. One man…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 14

At Katoomba yesterday a lady named Mrs. Abourisok was knocked down by a motor car and killed. Her daughter, aged 6 years old, was…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 11

A shocking railway accident has occurred in the United States. The express train from Louisville to Nashville was travelling at a high…

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Coach Horses Bolt. Driver Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 5

A serious accident happened to Artie Reichert, the driver of the mail coach running from Stroud to Raymond Terrace, about eight miles from…

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Local and General Fatal Accident at Cells Creek

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 4

We were sorry to hear on Saturday of the untimely end of Mr. George McPherson of the Little Dingo Creek. He was felling timber on his…

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Disastrous Mining Accident. 93 Miners Entombed. SYDNEY

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

A mine disaster, which may involve great loss of life, occurred at North Lyell mine Tasmania shortly before noon on Saturday. A fire broke out…

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A Fatal Accident Death of Mr. George McPHERSON

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 2

The residents of the Upper Manning district in particular were terribly shocked on Friday afternoon when it was voiced around that the…

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Fatal Accident at Stratford

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 6

An enquiry was held at the Court House on Saturday last, before Mr. G. Sadler, the District Coroner, concerning the death of Allan Grahame…

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Fatal Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 4

The shocking news was brought to town yesterday that Cecil Edward Channells the little five-year-old son of Mr. Channells of Algomera creek…

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Fatal Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 4

The shocking news was brought to Kempsey on Tuesday that Cecil Edward Channells, the little five-year-old son of Mr. Channells, of…

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