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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Town Topics. Nasty Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 4

Tuesday afternoon, while attending the funeral of the late Mr. N. Borger, Miss Mary O'Connor, of Austral Eden, met with a serious accident. The…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 4

JOSEPH HORNE, aged 15, was accidentally shot dead, while knocking down lamps with the butt cad of a loaded gun at Buttai, in the Newcastle district…

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Riding Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

WHILE out riding on Wednesday morning, a lad named James Hyde, third sun of Mr. J. Hyde, of Rollands Plains, met with a serious accident. His horse reared and…

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Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 5

A man named Chapman, a retired soldier, met his death at Byabara some miles from the Comboyne yesterday on the day before. As far as…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 7

On Saturday night, as the Forbes mail was approaching Glenbrook [?], on the mountains, a distressing accident occurred to the driver of the…

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Accident to Father Durkin

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

Early on Friday morning Father Durkin started from the Macksville Presbytery to Bowraville, driving a horse and sulky. He turned into…

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Childs Terrible Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 4

Last Saturday the little 12 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waldron, of Glen Ewan, met with a very serious and painful accident. The unfortunate little…

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Taree Estate Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 7

All inquiry as to the cause of the death of Lawrence Hall was held at the Taree Court House on Saturday morning last before the District…

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Sub-inspector Burrows injured

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

WE regret to report (says the " Meclcay Chronicle"), that Sub-Inspector Burrows was kicked by a horse on Tuesday evening and hod his upper jaw fractured and face…

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Town Topics. Cun Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 November 1917 · page 4

Three or four evenings ago when Mr. Sid Sutherland was driving along Clybucca road with a leaded gun in the sulky the weapon…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 4

The "Courier" publishes an account of the sad drowning fatality which occurred on the South Arm, Bellinger, last week. Mr. and Mrs…

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Family Drowned

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1917 · page 4

A FAMILY of five—father and mother and three children—named Mathieson were drowned at the Bellinger during the recent flood. They were residents of Beechwood…

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Solicitor and Daughter Drowned

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 4

A telegram from Inverell states that Mr. William Broughton Halloran, a well-known local solicitor, and member of the firm of Anderson and…

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Sad Drowning Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

A SHOCKING drowning accident occurred at Inverell on Sunday almost in the centre of the town, the victims being Mr. W. B. Halloran, solicitor, and his little daughter,…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 November 1917 · page 3

A tragic occurrence took place in the Macintyre River, at Invenell, on Sunday morning, resulting in the death from drowning of William…

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72 Years with One Firm. Killed by Accident at Ninety

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 2

A remarkable record of a man who served a London City firm continuously for more than 72 years, and was killed in an accident at the age of 90, is disclosed in the following…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 5

A VERY sad fatality occured at Beechwood on Saturday morning last, by which the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Way, of Beechwood, lost his…

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