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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Latest Telegraphic News Sydney, wednesday. collision

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 4

Early this morning a line of carriages which were being shunted to form portion of the Northern train at the Central Railway Station…

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Brothers Drowned. Found in Each Others Arms. Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

A double drowning accident occurred at Bundaberg on Monday. William and Henry Gibson, the sons of Joseph H. Gibson, master painter, aged 11 and 10 years…

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Serious Railway Smash. at the Central Station. Two Carriages Telescoped. One Man Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

A serious railway smash occurred at the Central Railway Station at seven o'clock this morning. It appears that while the Northern, train…

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Accident to Frofessor Goldwin Smith. Lodnon, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

professor Goldwin Smith, of Toronto, fell breaking his thigh. (Professor Goldwin Smith is 86 years of age.)…

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The Beaufort Accident. Mklbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

Driver Groom, one of the victims of the Beaufort (Vic.) railway smash declares that his engine had a defective brake, of which he had previously notified the…

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Another Railway Fatality. Cleaners Run Down by Engine. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

Another raliway accident, making the fourteenth within a fortnight, occurred at Homebush lost night. Austin Barker, aged 21, Frederick…

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Fatal Accident. Taree

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

A man named Edward Reeves was thrown from his horse yesterday at Mitchell's Island, and died whilst being conveyed to the hospital…

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Senator Gray's Accident. the Dangerous Railway Platforms. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

Senator J. P. Gray will not speak to-morrow night, as announced, owing to his suffering from the after effects of falling from a train when alighting from Byron…

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Drowned in the Harbour. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 3

Herbert Reay. aged 16. was drowned in the harbour through the upsetting of a dingy…

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Accident to a Teamster

Northern Star · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 2

william Crowther, of Goolagong, Grenfell, met with a serious accident some miles out through his team bolting. The waggon passed over one of his legs,…

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Shooting Fatality

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

IT was reported in casino yesterday that a shooting fatality had occurred at kyogle on sunday from the meagre particulars to hand it appears two lads named facey and…

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Quarry Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning at 5 o'clock a nasty accident befel one of the employees at the Bentley Quarry named Robert Marshall, which resulted in his having one of his legs…

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Serious Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

A boy named H. King met with un unpleasant accident at Dunoon yesterday morning. He was playing about near the school, and in jumping from a fence jumped…

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Driving Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

Mr. John Morrisey, farmer. Rous, met with an accident yesterday afternoon as he was driving into town in a sulky accompanied by his daughter. Whilst…

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Motor Car Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 4

Mr. S. Jamieson met with an accident yesterday when taking a motor car for a tried run. He had made a run out past the railway station, and was returning…

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Two Young Women Drowned. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 3

Two young women named remberthon and MacNamara. were drowned at Gosford. One got out of her depth while bathing and the other went to her rescue, and both…

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Kyogle shooting Fatality

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 8

ON Tuesday last Mr. L.E. Cope (District coroner) proceeded to Fairy Hill for the purpose of holding a magisterial inquiry into the sad death of a young lad named…

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Accident at Nimbin

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 4

MR. H. RANN, of Nimbin, a few days ago, met with a nasty accident, While in the act of heaving a very heavy log throught a two-rail fence his hand slipped, and the…

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Motor Car Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 4

A party who started for Casino on Thursday evening in Mr. S. Jamieson's motor car had an unpleasantly sensational experience. They left Lismore shortly before…

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Coach Accident. Driver's Pl[?] Effort. Saves Passenger's Life. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 10

The mail coach between Tumberumba and Wagga was descending a steep incline when the brake became jammed and refused to act. As a corsequence the horses and…

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