Sgt. Neville Weekes Killed in Aircraft Accident
On Monday last Mr and Mrs. Hurry Weekes, of Wingham, received the sad news that their only son, Sgt. Neville Weekes, RAAF, had been killed in an…
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Shooting Accident
William Joseph Gleeson, aged 10 years, son of Mr and Mrs. Joseph Gleeson, of Gladstone, was the victim of a gun accident on Saturday that…
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The parents, relatives and friends of Sergeant Neville Weekes (only son of Mr and Mrs H. Weekes, of William street, Wingham), were shocked when…
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Three Maori children were drowned and three others are missing and believed drowned as the result of a punt, on which they were crossing…
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The sad news reached Dungog last week that Mr. Cliff Lord, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lord, had been critically injured at Leeton and…
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Mr. Hilton Ball, of Jerseyville, competing in the consolation stock draft at Taylor's Arni on Saturday, met with a very serious accident when his horse…
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Taylor's Arm sports day last Saturday was a wonderful success financially, but the hundreds of people present, as well as residents…
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Tinonee, November 2nd., 1872: An accident happened to Mr. John Galloway on Saturday last, somewhat after this wise: He had a young horse…
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Between 11.30 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, a shocking accident occurred on the railway line at Bulliac, the unfortunate victim being…
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Mary on Thursday morning Mr. K. [?] was found on the railway line near Bulliac Both legs were severed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Rains Cause Smash Driver and Fireman Injured
As a result of torrential rains on the North Coast, severe damage has been done to the railway lines and permanent way…
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Four terrific thunderstorms, described by one resident as more resembling cloudbursts, occurred within a space of four hours between 2 a.m…
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Thirteen Wolf Cubs, the eldest of whom was 10, were drowned when they fell from a 12-foot punt in which 28 Cubs and three Boy Scouts…
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The profound sympathy of Kempsey residents is extended to our sister town of Grafton, in the shocking tragedy visited upon that centre on…
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Shortly after five o'clock last Saturday afternoon, when a Cub master, two Scouts and 28 Wolf Cubs were returning in a punt from a picnic on Susan…
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Thirteen Wolf Cubs, the eldest of whom was 10, were drowned when they fell from a-12-foot punt in which 28 Cubs and three Boy Scouts were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy at Grafton. 13 Scout Cubs Drowned
Thirteen Wolf Cubs were drowned on Saturday afternoon in the Clarence River at Grafton when a punt in which they were being conveyed from Susan…
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On Wednesday a very highly respected young man, Mr. Edwin George Bailey, 33 years, old, met a sudden death on Missabotti Road…
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Thirteen Wolf Cubs were drowned on Saturday about 5 p.m. in the Clarence River at Grafton when a punt in which they were being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →River Tragedy at Grafton Thirteen Scout Cubs Drowned
Thirteen scout cubs were drowned in the Clarence River on Saturday afternoon, when a punt, crowded with members of the Grafton Wolf Cubs…
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