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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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[?]oogee-Fortunato Figari Collision. Finding of the Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 4

The Court of Marine Inquiry at Melbourne gave its decision on Friday afternoon on the Coogee-Forrunata Figari collision. In the opinion of that court both vessels were…

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Floods in South Australia. a Woman Swept Away and Drowned

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 7

Petersburg, a township about 400 miles north of Adelaide, reports that on Tuesday night the streets were flooded, owing to heavy rains. The occupants of several…

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Accident to Mr. Nicoll

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 4

Mr. B. B. Nicoll, J.P., formerly M.L.A. for the Richmond, is at present seriously ill in Sydney, through injuries received to his head. On Christmas Eve…

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Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 4

While loading timber at Kyogle on Tuesday last, we are informed, Mr. Andrew Campbell, brother of Mr. Donald Campboll, of Woodlands, had…

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Sensational Coaching Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 6

A SENSATIONAL accident occurred at Cooper's Creek, Victoria, on Saturday afternoon. The Wallballa and Traralgon coach, driven by W. Bain, and…

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A Man Terribly Injured by a Bulldog

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 6

A man named John Mortiss, Oceanstreet, Woollahra, was taken to St.Vincent's Hospital, on Friday, bleeding profusely from several severe incerations on…

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Sensational Coaching Accident. Bolt Along the Edge of a Precipice

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 5

A sensational conching accident occurred at Cooper's Creek (Vic), on Saturday afternoon. The Walhalla and Traralgon coach, driven by W. B[?]n, and carrying two male…

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Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a little girl, daughter of Abrah Brown, was driving a pony in a sulky and had just crossed the bridge when on looking round she…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 5

In our last we referred to an accident which happened to a son of Mr. Boston in reference to a shot he received from a pea rifle. Yesterday we were shown the…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 4

A VERY sad shooting accident occurred on Wednesday (says the " R. R. Times") on the rifle range at East Ballinn. A number of young men…

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Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon while A Lee, the well-known jockey, was exercising a horse over jumps near the Casino Hospital, the animal in attempting to…

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Sad Burning Fatality

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 4

AT Grafton, early on Sunday morning last, a disastrous fire, attended with the loss of five young lives, totally destroyed the store and dwelling occupied by Mr. T. Long, a Chinese…

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An Accidental Discovery

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 3

CHEAP commercial acetylene gas was discovered by accident, according to "Harpers's Weekly." Wilson, a scientific experimenter, believed that…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 4

A serious shooting accident occurred on Monday to Mr. Arthur J. Hewitt, dairyman, of the Junction, while duck shooting at Ulmarra swamp. He was in…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Mr. I. Gray

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 8

A sad death occurred on Thursday, 31st March, when Mr. I. Gray (brother of Mrs. A. Fletcher of Tyagarah), was accidently drowned…

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Fatal Shooting Accident on the Clarance. Magisterial Inquiry

Northern Star · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

An inquiry touching the death of Arthur John Hewitt, who died from gun-shot wounds, was held at the Grafton Court house on Tuesday before the Coroner, Mr. M. H…

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Accidents from Falls In Mines

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 4

UNDER the head "Points from the Inspectors' Reports," "Science and Art of Mining," says Mr. Ronaldson, H.M.I.M. (West of Scotland), has…

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Sad Drowning Accident

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

A MOST distressing fatality occurred on Thursday afternoon last in the Mary River (says the Bundaberg Mail), the victim being the bright little…

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Another Russian Disaster. Battleship Blown Up,—admiral Makaroff Drowned. 700 Men Perish. London, Wednesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 5

The Russian battleship Petropavlovsk was accidentally struck by a torpedo off Port Arthar and s[?]k. Only 20 of the officers and crew were saved, including the Grand Duke…

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Sensational Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 8

NEWS of a sensational mining accident that occurred at The Granites, West Australia, last Tuesday week, was received at Menzies last Friday…

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