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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Terrible Railway Collision. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

A special troop train collided with another train near Carlisle and many soldiers were killed and 300 wounded. A later message states that the smash…

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Football Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

While the match between Warrel Creek and Bowraville-- played at Bowraville last Saturday-- was in progress, young Searle, a member of the…

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Terrible Railway Smash. Three Trains in Collision. Fearful Scenes. London, May 23

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 2

A collision occurred between a troop train and passenger train at Gretna, near Carlisle. Both caught fire, and it is reported that many of the passengers were killed. Three hundred soldiers…

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Sad Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred on the Cosbark read on Monday afternoon resulting in the death of a child a little boy of five months old. Mr. Davies,…

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Inventions by Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 5

An alchemist, experimenting in earths for the making of crucibles, found that he had invented porcelain. A watchmaker's apprentice, holding a…

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Serious Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 4

Early Thursday morning last on his Upper Dungay Creek run, Mr. Alexander McKay, while passing near a burning tree, was unfortunately…

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Italy and Austria. First Important Battle in Progress. Collision of Austrian Battleships

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 8

The first important battle between Italy and Austria has been raging since Thursday for the possession of Tolmein, and is progressing…

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Zeppelin Activity. East Coast of England Attacked. Five Persons Killed; 40 Injured. British Airmen Active in Belgium

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 8

Zeppelins dropped incendiary and explosive bombs on the East coast of England and two fires resulted. Five persons were killed and 40 injured…

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Serious Mill Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

While at work at his sawmill at Macksville last Friday, Mr. H. I. Lane met with a very serious accident which, it is feared, may lead to the…

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Injured by Cyclist

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 4

Thursday evening last, East Kempsey side, Mr. W. H. Bransdon of Rollands Plains while proceeding along Bissett Street near Mr. Jas…

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Shooting Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 5

An accident, that fortunately was not attended by loss of life occurred at Nabiac on Friday, and as a consequence two sons of Mr. H. E…

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Fatal Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon at the District Hospital the little two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Cooper of Frederickton…

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That Accident at East Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 10

Mr. E. Hilder writes: Kindly allow me space to remove a false impression likely to be created in the minds of the public by an article appearing in…

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Collision on the River. Drogheb and Punt

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 5

An incident occurred on Saturday on the River at Macksville punt crossing which might easily have ended with serious…

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Accident at Mungay Creek

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 10

Roy, a 15-year-old son of Mr. C. W. Farrell, Greenhill, met with a serious accident last Thursday, at Mungay Creek. He had been out riding, and…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 2

We are extremely sorry to hear of the accident which befel Miss Jem Corbett, daughter of the Shire President, at Gire at the [?] of the B[?]…

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Big Ferry Steamer Capsizes. Fifteen Hundred Persons Drowned. the Greedy Captain Arrested

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 18

A shocking disaster occurred on the Chicago River, at Chicago. A large ferry steamer, the Earkane, with 2,500 picnickers on board capsized at the…

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Painful Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 11

Harry Walker, a son of Mr. Jos. T. Walker, met with a very painful accident last Friday. He was cutting a sapling in the bush, when the axe…

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Recruits 10S Per Head Shooting Accident Near Copeland

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 2

This state Government is paying [?] 10s per gead for the successful [?], They [?] for ward their districts in the Late on saturday night last Mr. Edward Dillon, 22 years of age of Copeland, was admitted to the M.R.D. Hospital, with left arm badly…

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Another Zeppelin Raid on England. 10 Persons Killed, 36 Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 14

Zeppelins made another raid on the eastern counties of England, and dropped a number of bombs. It is reported that seven men, two women and one…

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