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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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An Accident

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 5

Magistrate: 'You are charged with breaking a chair over your wife's head.' Prisoner: 'I am very sorry, your honour, but it was an accident.'…

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Accidents

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

ON Saturday last a son of Mr.J. Wallwork's, of Dobie's Bight, was taking a pea rifle out of the house to shoot cockatoos, when the firearm weat off, the bullet…

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Shipping: Accident

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 8

The ship Ardencraig from London collided with the barque Norma homeward bound at the Semaphore (Adelaide), anchorage and sank her…

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Accident at North Lismore

Northern Star · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

Mr. P. J. Wilson, of Dunoon, met with a serious accident at North Lismore on Wednesday, when he was thworn from his horse whilst returning home. The accident…

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Shooting Accident at Casino

Northern Star · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 3

On Saturday, a son of Mr. E. Stavert was wounded by the accidental discharge of a pea-rifle from a shooting gallery. He was taken to the Hospital, To-day we…

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Accident

Northern Star · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 3

An elderly man named Robert Knight met with a serious accident at the Hanging Rock Mill a few day's ago, a log rolling on to his leg and breaking it. He is being…

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Accident to Mr. R. V. Boyd

Northern Star · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 9

What at first was feared to be a very serious accident unfortunately befell Mr. R. V. Boyd on Tuesday evening at Laureldale. Mr. Boyd was a passenger by train,…

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A Strange Fatality. Killed Through a Tobacco Pipe

Northern Star · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday evening, 30th ultimo, Mr. John Sheridan, licensee of the Moonbi Hotel, Condobolin, met with a peculiar accident, resulting in his death. He went into…

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Sad Burning: Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 4

A FIVE year old daughter of Mr. Seb. Saville's was left in the house for a few minutes on Friday last sitting by the fire, when by some means or other, her clothes…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 9

A slight accident occurred at Vincennes on 28th February during the trial of M. Leon Delagrange's aeroplane—the largest machine yet built on the box—kite…

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Wonderful Escape From Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 9

It seems incredible, but it is a fact, that [?]during the week two ladies driving from Alstonv[?] to Lismore in a sulky, lost the cap of c[?] of the wheels of the vehicle at…

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Accidents

Northern Star · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 9

An employee of the Rosebank saw-mill, named John Killick, was admitted to the Lismore Hospital on Thursday suffering from severe [?]nocrations of the left hand,…

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Fatal Accident

Northern Star · Monday 20 May 1907 · page 3

Mr. Robert A. Noble, aged 26, son of Mr. Joseph Noble, of [?]ill, met with a fatal accident at Buringhar, on Saturday morning. Becased with a cousin was…

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Fatal Accident

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 9

Mr. Robert A. Noble, aged 27, son of Mr. Joseph Noble, of Bexhill, met with a fatal accident at Burringbar, on Saturday morning last. Deceased, with a…

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Railway Accident to Mr. R. V. Boyd

Northern Star · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

A gentleman at Eltham writes:— I wish to state that whoever gave the information concerning Mr. R. V. Boyd's occident has made one or two errors. These I wish to…

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Shooting Fatality. Lad Killed by a Pea-rifle

Northern Star · Monday 3 June 1907 · page 3

News was received in Lismore to-day of a shooting accident at Canaiba which resulted in the death of a boy named Flaherty within five minutes of the accident. Full…

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Accident to the Sarah [?]Ixson

Northern Star · Monday 3 June 1907 · page 3

While proceeding up the river on Tuesday afternoon last Messrs. Fenwick Bros' passenger boat s.s. Sarah Hixson had the misfortime to meet with a serious accident…

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Silky Accident.—a Dangerous Spot

Northern Star · Monday 3 June 1907 · page 3

An accident occurred at Cooper's Creek crossing, Rosebank, on the morning of Monday last. A man named George Cocks (in tho employ of Mr. J. Myatt) was…

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The Bridge Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 2

DR. RUTHERFORD writes- Your references to the bridge accident in last issue was thoughtless to say the least of it. The stranger who drove the pony trap knew…

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The Shooting Fatality Lad Shot with a Pea-rifle

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 4

As briefly referred to in Monday's "Star," a fatal shooting accident in which the penrife again figured, occurred at Caniaba on Monday morning. On Sunday a youth…

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