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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Shooting Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

A serious shooting accident, which is likely to be attended with fatal results, occurred at Uralba on Sunday. Two youths, william Stoker, aged 18 years, and…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Sad Death of Two Sisters. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 5

Two sisters named Winnic and Ethel Grifliths, aged 15 and 12 resocetively, got beyond their depth while bathing in the railway tank at Wynlong to-day and both…

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Fatal Accident to Traveller. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 5

William Cropely, a traveller, was thrown out of a sulky at Broken Hill and fatally injured…

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Lift Fatality

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

A man named H. C. Lucock, aged 30. a delivery clerk, employed by W. Campbell and Co., furniture warehousemen, Clarence-street, met his…

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A Butcher's Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

While Mr. Roger Brennan, employed at Messrs, Allen and Macnamara's, was working at the block yesterday, his knife slipped, and striking the block, glanced off…

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General News. Driving Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

On Saturday last, as Mrs. Stangar, of Conway-st., was driving in to Lismore from Nimbin, with her son. Mr. Harris Stangar, Jun., the horse took fright at…

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Warehouseman Killed. Another Fatal Life Accident. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 3

Arthur Lucuck, a delivery clerk, aged 30, employed at Campbell's, furniture warehouse in Clarence-street, met his death in a shocking manner this morning…

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Fatal Gun Accident. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 3

While a young mun, named McHugh, who boarded with a family named Higgins at Murrunindi, was unloading a repeating pearifle this morning, one of the cartridges…

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Sensation at a Show. Bolting Horse Overturns Buggy. Several Persons Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 9

At the Dapto Show a jumper named Barb clcared the picket fence enclosing the ring, and dashed into Mr. Gray's buyggy and pair, turning the vchicle completely…

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The Cavanba's Accident. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 9

The Marine Court held an inquiry into circumstances att [?] the serious damage to the boilers of the steamer Cavanba on October 7…

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Rioting in Rio De Janiero. Many Killed and Injured. London, Friday afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 3

The demonstrations against the Light and Power Company in Hio de Janeiro developed into riots during three nights against the violent police methods of…

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Latest Cablegrams. Railway Collision in America. Sixty-eight Persons Killed. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 3

A goods train collided with a passenger train near Denver, Colorado, and telescoped a drawing room car, killing 68 of 69 passengers within. Only a girl, six years…

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Marine Court Inquiry. the Drowning of Men-of-warsmen. Evidence of Master of S. S. Dunmore. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 3

A Marino 'Court of Inquiry was opened to-day into the recent naval disaster. Capt. Hansen, of the s. s. Dunmore, deposed that he gave a blast just before the…

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Accidents

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon last a very nasty little girls. It appears one was taking a pony up the lane to a friend when from Some…

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Showground Sensation. the Dapto Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

'A' sensational accident happened at the Dapto Show on Thursday. The Maiden Hunters' contest was in progress, and one of the competitors was Mr. D. Condon's…

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Tobacco Heart Is Health Injured by Smoking

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

Deaths from "Tobacco heart" are stated by, doctors to be increasing every year, and men are warned that it is not the quantity of tobacco they smoke but the…

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A Sulky Accident

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

An accident which fortunately was not attended with serious results happened to two young ladies who were driving towards town from The Channon on Monday…

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Nearly Electrocuted. Accident to Repairers. One Man's Condition Critical. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 5

While carrying out repairs at Newcastle a serious accident occurred to Mr. Holmes a painter and Mr. Street, a local plumber. The men were repairing a balcony roof…

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Three Jockeys Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

During the running of the Trial Stakes at Ascot races to-day four horses fell, and three jockeys, named Mahony, McDonald and Moulden, were injured, but none…

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Fatal Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

News reached Lismore yesterday of a fatal accident which had occurred at Southport Q.) on the previous day, the victim being Mr. Robert Cook, son of Mr…

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