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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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The Dorrigo Cutting Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 4

At the Council meeting a letter was from the Department of the Attorney General forwarding copy of finding and rider by F. T. Stinnett,…

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Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 4

While Mr. Albert Fuller, was at work falling timber on the Bowra mountain for Mr. Rogers he was unfortunate enough to meet with an…

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Nobody to Blame Accident to Steamer Hastings

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 9

The stranding of the steamer Hastings, belonging to the Nambucca Steamship Co., in the Macleay River on July 1, formed the subject…

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Aviation Accidents. Died in the Air

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 14

Another Zeppelin dirigible narrowly escaped destruction at Leipsig. The airship was wrenched from the hands of 150 men who…

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Burning Fatality. Sisters Victims

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 2

A fatal burning accident be[?] two daughters of Mr. Green, of Leasingham, Wateryale, near Adelaide. While some rubbish was being burned, the…

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Tragedy on a Steamer. Men Killed and Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 2

Shortly before midnight on Monday a tragedy was enacted on board the German Australian steamer Australia which is at present berthed at Port…

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Tram Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 14

A collision occurred between two trams bound for the Fort Macquarie Depot early this morning. A double tram was proceeding to the depot…

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How to Avoid Street Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 2

The London General Omnibus Company (Limited) has Just issued a leaflet entitled "Hints on. How to Avoid Accidents." The following…

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Motor Fatality. Sad Accident Two Deaths

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

On Sunday evening townsfolk were shocked to learn that a sad motor fatality had occurred near Dungog. From what we can learn, Mr. Sid…

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Another Aviator Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 11

Marshall Cavaleri, a French aviator, had just flown from Amuirsy to Rheims to take part in the race foy the National Aeroplane…

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Motor Car Fatality. Two Persons Killed

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 14

A FATAL motor accident occurred at Wallarobba, on the Dungog-Maitland road, about eight miles from Dungog, on Monday evening, resulting…

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Dropped On by Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 2

Some of the most celebrated discoveries in the world of science and art have been the result of a happy accident. The worker…

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Young Boy Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 4

Friday evening last, Harold Batchelor, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John' Batchelor, was playing on a drogher on which his…

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Drowned in the Macleay. Distressing Fatality. Lad of Seven Years the Victim

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 9

RIGHT beside where the crews of the steamer Yulgilbar and the drogher Cornstalk were at work, in fact not more than a few yards from any of the men, and…

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Buggy and Motor Car Collide. Passenger Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 11

A COLLISION occurred at the Commercial Bank corner last night, between a motor car and a buggy. There were three persons in the car…

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Cablegrams. LONDON, Wednesday. Worst Cloudburst Ever. Hundreds of Persons Drowned

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 11

It is estimated that 260 persons were drowned or killed as the result of a cloudburst at Constantinople. It was the worst…

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Fatal Stage Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 3

Shotgun wounds are rarely received on the stage, but last month and actor named Herbert Bonhote Wilson was fatally injured in a London theatre…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

Monday afternoon at Glen rock Plains a gun accident caused the death of that fine sturdy lad Jack Ramsay, the eight-year old son of Mr…

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Shocking Fatality. Boy Killed at Glenrock Plains. Explosion of Shot Gun

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 11

A SHOCKING fatality occurred at Glenrock Plains about 6 o'clock on Monday evening. Jack Ramsay, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Cablegrams. LONDON, Wednesday. Australian Aviator Injured. Hawker Falls at Brooklands

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 11

G. H. Hawker, the Australian aviator, has seriously injured the back of his head, and is lying in a hospital at Liverpool, unconscious…

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