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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Peculiar Accident to a Boy

Northern Star · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 2

A serious accident happened on Tuesday afternoon to Thomas Wicks, son of Mr. F Wicks, of Orange, at the latter's shoughtor-yard. The boy was in a tree…

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Flooded Creeks- Valuable Show Heifer Drowned

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 4

Owing to the henry rain (much heavier to the northward) of the last 48 hours, following on that already recorded, all the creeks are considerably swollen…

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Flooded Crooke—Valuable Show Helfer Drowned

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4

OWISE to the heavy rain (much heavier to the northward) of the last 18 hours, following on that already recorded, all the creeks are considerably…

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The Kiel Disaster. German Torpedo-boat Sinks. Thirty-three Drowned

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 11

Far out near the Buelk lighhouse at the entrance to Kiel Bay the German torpedo-boat S126 sand on Friday night, the 17th, thirty-three men being…

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Fatal Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4

Os Friday last a young man named James Henry Day, aged 19, employed at Mr. Hodge's farm, near Kyogle, was kicked by a horse. He was brought into…

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Sensational Mine Accident. A Pluoky Comrado

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4

A SENSATIONAL accident, which resulted in the death of Patrick John Kearman, and in which Henry Dodman, William Edwards, Jons Nelson, and Jeel Noble…

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Boy Drowned in a Drain. a Hard Struggle for Life

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

Three boys were playing in the Hawthorn main drain at Auburn, Victoria, on Sunday afternoon. The drain is about 15 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The water then was fairly…

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A Queensland Railway Accident a Lismore Resident Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. W. Robinson. of Lismore, informs us that he was in railway accident at Ernest Junction while on the mail train from Brisbane to Tweed Heads on…

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Fatal Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 4

ON Monday last while a young man named W. Manning was assisting in the erection of a barn near Casino, a pole about 20 feet long and 8 inches diameter…

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Fatal Accident at Casino

Northern Star · Monday 2 April 1906 · page 3

On Monday, while a young, man named W. Monning was assisting in the erection of a barn near Casino a pole about 20ft. long and Sin, in diameter fell and struck…

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A Bicycle Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon a hairdresser named Jean Beaujard, employed at a shop in Woodlark-street, met with a nasty accident while riding a racing machine. The…

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Accidents

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 3

WHILE returning from the races on Saturday evening, a sulky driven by Mr. P. Halpin and another gentleman collided with a cab going in the opposite…

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Accident at Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 5

While, returning from the races on Saturday evening a sulky driven by Mr. P. Halpin and another gentleman collided with a cab going in the opposite…

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Drowned in a Cave. Wreck of the Valencia. Women and Children

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 12

According to the London "Daily Mail" of 26th January, a raft with nineteen sailors from the wreck of the steamer Valencia on the coast near Cape Beale,…

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Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

ON Friday night last, whilst Mr. R. Turner, the Casino sanitary contractor, accompanied by his wife, was proceeding from Casino to his home on the Railway…

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Terrible Railway Accident in West Australia

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

A TELEGRAM from Kalgoorlie states :—A frightful accident, by which is fireman named Thomas Newby was jammed against the heated boiler of a locomotive…

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A Driving Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. William Carrcll, an employee of the Now Firm, was driving along the Bexhill road in a sulky when the horno shled. The wheel of the…

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A Racing Fatality

Northern Star · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at Gayndah (Vic.) rmces on Thursday. Five horsed fell in the hurry scurry. One Jockey, Pehow, was killed, and two others were seriously…

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Dreadful Burning Fatality

Northern Star · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 3

Mrs. Louise Stuhlert, whose death was recorded by telegram on Saturday last, a verv old resident of Grafton, was engased washing at Grnfton. when her clothes…

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A Peculiar Fatality

Northern Star · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

A fatal accident happened to Mr. Charles Hore, a member of a large family of farmers, at Horton (Vic.) He had been at a stock sale at Cohuna, and was returning…

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