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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Fishing Party Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 4

Friday last a party of thirteen crossed out at Tweed Heads on a fishing excursion, and on returning about 5 p.m. their motor launch was…

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Unexplained Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 4

Much definite news of the incident is not yet available, but we learn that a son of Mr. Wm. Lawrence, of Hickey's Creek, and a youth named…

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Accident at Stroud

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 2

A very painful accident attended with serious results happened at Mr. Gus. Frizeil's residence at Teleghercy on Tuesday last when a nephew…

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Street's Gigantic Sale Is Now on Come and See for Yourself Accident at the Mill

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 2

A slight accident occurred at the Gloucester Mill yesterday (Friday) morning, when Mr. J. Gunn was slightly injured and bruised by a…

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Runaway Truck. Accident on the Mountains

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1914 · page 2

The derailment of a truck attacked to a goods train near Lawson was responsible for a good deal of delay in the running of all down trains…

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Painful Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 2

Mr. E. Alridge, of Waukivory, met with an unfortunate accident while at work in the bush on Thursday last. He was turning a log when the…

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Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Channels, with young child, were driving into Bowraville from Wirrimbi on Wednesday night. When near the junction of…

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Painful Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

Mr. J. Blake, the Copeland mailman met with a painful accident while on his return trip from Copeland. on Thursday last. The horse he was…

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Motor Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

Five young men had a somewhat Exciting accident about two miles out of town on the Taree road on Sunday afternoon. It seems that they were…

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Sixteen Million Channel Tunnel. Will Take Four Years to Build Accident-proof Tubes. Food Supply Safe in [?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 9

All the fascinating details that big project, the tunnel between England and France, have hem given to a meeting of the Franco-British…

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You Will Get It Cheaper at Street's Motor Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 2

A man was knocked down by it motor car in Church-street on Friday evening last. It was at first feared that he was badly injured, but he…

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To Prevent Accidental Poisoning. an Ingenious "Cork" for Poison Bottles

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 2

Recent distressing misadventures by poison brings to mind that many clever people have been for years crying to devise a means of…

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Accidentally Poisoned

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 2

Hedley Gordon Lobban editor of the "Casine Courier and formerly of the "Maclean Advocate" died at Gra[?]ton on Monday. He had been ill, and…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon a lad Ear[?]st Howley, a son of Mr. Charles Howley, living between Bowraville and Macksville narrowly…

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Disastrous Collision

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 2

Boulogne, Wed.—A goods train telescoped a train loaded with belgian refugees, Many lives were lost, among the victims being many…

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Accident to the Taree Mail

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 2

The Taree mail train which left Taree at 6.10 a.m. on Wednesday last, met with a very serious disaster about one, wile from Charity…

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Nearly Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1914 · page 2

Mr H. Jenkins was nearly drowned while bathing in the Gloucester River on Sunday. By some mishap he became entangled in the weeds and…

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Our Letter Box. Rescuing the Drowning. (To the Editor.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 8

SIR.--I see by yours of the 23rd an account of a narrow escape from drowning, Well as my name appeals in it, and I do not want to get any…

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Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1914 · page 2

Wes. McNeill while working in a wood-cutting plant at Craven had the misfortune to meet with a serious accident. He was working at the bench…

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Late Railway Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1914 · page 2

The engine that was derailed in the late accident has been conveyed to Taree in a badly damaged condition. The driver, who was badly…

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