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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Fatal Air Collision

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 1

Flight-Commander Clarke, aged 35, met with a fatal accident recently in the Eastern Counties. He was manoeuvring in the air…

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Shocking Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

To the many relatives and friends of the Rogers family in this district came as a shock the brief message Saturday afternoon last that…

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Shocking Fatality

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

To the many relatives and friends of the Rogers family in the Macleay district, says "the Chronicle" came as a shock the brief message…

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Drowning Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

The Rev. Joseph Kelly, acting rector of the parish of Taree, in the diocese of Maitland, was drowned while bathing in the…

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Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

Friday last while three miles from George's Creek and on the steep Big Hill, coming from Armidale, Mr. H. G. Elrington had some…

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Fatality at Abermain Miner Killed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 2

Benjamin John, 29 years of age, a miner, was killed by a fall of coal in Abermain colliery at about 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon…

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Bathing Tragedy. Father Son and Daughter Drowned

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

A drowning tragedy took place at Rod Rock, on the M'Intyre River, two miles below Inverell. on Sunday. A family named Handshaw visited the…

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Accidents at Warrell Creek

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 4

During the week two accidents occurred at Warrell Creek. Carl Eichman, son of the proprietor of the sawmills, while at work, was…

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Drowned While Fishing

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 6

One day last week Mr. Thomas Daly, a member of the literary staff of the "Daily Telegraph, and a resident of Buena Vista, Silva-street…

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Mining Accident. Narrow Escape

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon about 5 o'clock an accident happened at the Nambucca Co's Molybdenite mine Warrell Creek. One of the…

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Beach Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 4

The folly of inexperienced people handling explosives was again illustrated this Easter Monday at Crescent Head when Roy Graham…

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Accidental Death

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

On Easier Monday two men-- Patrick O'Neill-- a railway worker-- and Patrick Hennessy, resident of Bowraville, were spending a holiday…

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Dynamite Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

A YOUNG man named Roy Graham, of the Macleay River, had his right hand blown off at the wrist on Monday, while handling a plug of dynamite…

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Sulky Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

ON Saturday last, when Mr. and Mrs. Fischer and their daughter Kitty were returning home from West Port Macquarie the horse they were driving took fright…

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A Sad Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

QUITE a gloom was cast over Wingham and its surroundings on Monday, when the news became public that Edward Lennox Rowling, only son of…

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Fatal Accident

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

A distressing accident happened at Harrington on Monday afternoon, by which Master Ted, aged 11 years. only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L…

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Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

Mk. JOE GUTHRIE, the well known fisherman, met with a nasty accident in a very simple manner on Monday last. In pursuit of his calling, he jumped, aboard his boat…

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Luminous Hats in London. Devised to Check Rise in Night Accidents in Streets

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 7

Under the heading "Luminous Hats for London, or a War Time Device for Darkened Streets," the British Official Press Bureau has issued the following article:—…

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Fatal Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

A FATAL accident happened at Kitty Kitty about 5 p.m. on Saturday last, the victim being Charles, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hinton. It…

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Fatal Accident

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

On Saturday last Richard Hinton, aged 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hinton, of Cundle Flat, was cantering towards the homestead, when the horse…

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