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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Two Men Killed by Motor Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 11

Two men were jailed and two injured in a motor car accident in Brisbane at midnight, when the car was overturned…

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Accident at Craven Creek

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1915 · page 2

An accident happened to Mr. John McGovern at Craven Creek on Sunday last. A horse he was riding fell with him and fractured his leg. He was…

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Shooting Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 2
Also in The Gloucester Advocate

ON Tuesday last D. Reynolds, the six-year-old son of Mr. F. Reynolds, of West Port Macquarie, had a very narrow escape from instant death. It appears that an elder brother had that morning…

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The Big War. SYDNEY. Monday, 7.30 a.m. The King Injured. Russians Leaving for Bulgaria. SYDNEY. Saturday, 9.30 a.m

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 3

His Majesty King George V, while inspecting the army in Finance on Thursday, was thrown off his horse, which fell, and His Majesty was…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Beattie's Island on Wednesday last, resulting in the death of Mrs. W Recover…

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Drowned in a Waterrole

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 2

An inquest was held at Wingham on Friday, before the Deputy Coloner (Mr. Morris), on the death of Martin Winter, a native of Riga, Russia, aged…

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The Very Latest. Riots in United States. Special Precautions at Washington. Many Persons Injured in Cleveland. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 14

Special guards of detectives have been engaged in Washington in consequence of rumours of threatened outrages, including the destruction of the Capitol…

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Fatality at Craven

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at Craven on Tuesday last, resulting in the death of Edward O'Brien. It appears that Messrs. Dan Curtin…

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Serious Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 4

A few days ago Mr. A. J. Martin, of Deep Creek, was the victim of a serious accident. He was driving a cart laden with sand, and when…

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Serious Accident on Dorrigo Cutting

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 2

A team of eleven horses, drawing a load of chaff for a burnt-out settler on the Dorrigo, met with a disaster on the Seven Mile Cutting, now famous…

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Powder Factory Blown Up at Havre. 110 Killed and 1000 Injured. Victims Mostly Belgians

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 14

A powder factory, used by the Belgians, in Havre, has been blown up, and 110 persons killed and 1000 injured. The victims were mostly Belgians. The…

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Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1915 · page 2

On Monday last Mrs.[?] of Craven was taken to the Dungog hospital suffering from the effect of a fall. She was present at a date…

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Serious Accident at Monker[?]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1915 · page 2

On Monday last Mr. James Titeume of Monk[?] met with a serious accident. he was changed in felling a [?] and was changed on a pole some…

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Accident at Bulliac

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 3

It is reported that Mr. E. Berry met with a serious accident on Monday through a horse falling with him…

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