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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Terrible Accident Saw-mills Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 3

Lismore, Monday.—An accident, by which one man lost his life and another was apparently injured beyond recovery, occurred at the…

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Motors in Collision

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 4

An accident, which fortunately did not result seriously, occurred on the Kempsey--Macksville-road when two motors cars came into collision. Mr…

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Local and General News. Motors in Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 10

On the North Coast Co's wharf there was seen this week a badly damaged motor ear awaiting shipment. On Monday last on the road between Eungai…

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Railway Accidents

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 6

The holiday traffic was at its height. Platforms were piled with passengers, portmanteaux, and packages ; porters were pocketing…

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Railway Collision. Several Soldiers Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 5

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's express from Chicago collided head-on with a train bringing Canadian troops home after manoeuvres…

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Motor Fatality

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 14

Mr. W. J. Knight, a member of a pioneer pastoral family at Corowa, met with a fatal accident whilst motoring home last night. So as to…

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Accidents to Motor Cars

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

On Friday last, when Mr. Percy Alley, of Alley Brothers, Bowraville, was returning from Kempsey he met with an unpleasant experience,…

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Pea=rifle Accidents

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

On Sunday a number of boys had assembled in the back yard of 110 Missenden-road, Camperdown, for pea-rifle practice. They had fixed up…

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Pure Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

Mr. MacKay Woodruff, Insurance Assessor, has just been through town utter making searching inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Accident to Mrs. M. Mainey

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

Thursday night last, Mrs. McI. Mainey, at her residence, Mungay Flat, on going outside to enjoy the cooler air had the shocking misfortune…

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Alleged Injured Passenger Nine Months in Gaol. Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 6

In the Court of General Sessions to-day, Acting Judge Gurner sentenced Thos. Nelson, who is about 50 years of age to nine months' imprisonment,…

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Accident to Bishop Cooper

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 8

A BUGGY accident, which might have had very serious results to the occupants of the vehicle, who included Dr. Cooper, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, occurred on the…

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Shocking Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1912 · page 4

Wednesday last, at Yulgilbar, on the Clarence, during a cattle muster, a boy named Herbert' Hamilton struck a beast on the head with a…

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Ghastly Accident Run Over by Several Trains Man Killed at Harris Park

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 11

When the 3.42 a.m. train arrived at Penrith on Sunday a ghastly accident was revealed. On the front of the engine were discovered particles…

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Kempsey Boy Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 4

We opine Willy Weeks won't forget his trip to Sydney. Mr. Ernest Weeks' son who has been in Sydney for some time on holiday was, we are…

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Sulky Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 9

Returning home from the presentation of the testimonial to Mr. Oldfield on Thursday night, the Shire President and Mr. Joseph Penfold met…

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