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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1886

6 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Collision Between the Helen Nicoll and Keilawarra Grafton, Thursday Morning

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 4

Captain Magee, of the steamer City of Grafton, reports a collision between the Helen Nicoll and the Keilawarra last night. 25 passengers, the Captain, and…

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Late Steamboat Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 December 1886 · page 2

THE Marine Board inquiry commenced on the 14th instant, when the principal witness examined was James M'George, chief officer of the Keilawarra, the following being the gist of his…

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The Recent Disastrous Collision

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 2

No one can have read the conflicting statements with regard to the collision between the steamers Helen Nicoll and Keilawarra without arriving at the…

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The Reilawarra-Helen Nicoil Collision

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 2

MR. W. J. MAHER, of Rocky Month, who was a saloon passenger on the Helen Nicoll, has given the following account of the collision:—After passing the North Solitary. I went on…

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The Late Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 3

MR. WILLIAM J. MAHER, of Rocky Mouth, who was a saloon passenger on the Helen Nicoll, has given the following account of the collision:— After passing the North Solitary I went on to…

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The late fatal Steamboat Collision

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writing on this subject to the S. M. HERALD quotes the following as the A B C of the English sailor:— "When both side lights you see ahead…

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