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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

On Sunday last Master Cedric Aspberry, son of Mr. H. Aspherry, met with a nasty accidents at Mr. C. H. Anderson's residence. It appears young Asphberry was galloping,in…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Adelaide

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 3

Owing to a washaway on the railway line near Borchino, South Australia, an engine was derailed and the driver, named Samuel Rose, killed. The fireman, Coffce,…

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Riding Accident Near Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 4

While riding on Sunday evening, Miss Upchurch, housekeeper for Mr. C. Henderson, Myrtle Greek, had a narrow escape from death. Her horse became…

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Two Boys Drowned. Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 3

Two boys named Frederick and Thomas Standborough, aged 10 years and 8 years respectively, residing at Burnley, have been drowned. The younger child slipped…

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Surf Tragedy. Four Persons Drowned

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 9

A shocking surf tragedy occurred at Coogee last Saturday afternoon when four persons were drowned and ten others rescued after a desperate struggle…

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Local and General News. Painful Accident

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

On Thursday a painful accident occurred to Mr. C. T. Mackney, carpenter, at Alstonville. Mr. Mackney was planing a piece of timber, and by some mischance the tool…

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Mysterious Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

As the 3.30 p.m. up train from Murwillumbah was approaching Myocum yesterday, the driver saw a man lying across a rail on the trallic way. The train was…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Gymple

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

Information in to hand that a young life won terminated suddenly on the 12th January last, in the person of Kenneth M'Dougell, well-known in the Casino…

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Four Bluejackets Drowned. Madrid

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

The British cruiser Glasgow's whaler capsized at a regatta at Villagarcia, and four blujackets were drowned…

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The Byron Bay Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Speeding, who was killed at Byron Bay on Sunday, was held at Byron Bay yesterday by Mr…

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The Myocum Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

The death occurred yesterday, in the Lismore Hospital of the Hindoo who was injured near Myocum on Friday by the cowcatcher of the engine of the up evening…

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Byron Bay Diving Fatality

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred at Byron Bay on Sunday, the victim being a young man named Jas. Speeding, who was on a visit to the Bay and went…

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Hundreds of Sheep Drowned. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 3

Heavy rains have fallen in the Broken Hill district, Hundreds of sheep have been drowned, and the mail coaches Are stuck up…

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Extraordinary Fatality. Sydney, Thursday

Northern Star · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

Mrs. Jennings, a resident of Coff's Harbour, met her, death, in an extraordinary manner yesterday. She was suffering from a severe cold, and acting on a suggestion…

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A Painful Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

A PAINFUL accident occurred to William Hill, a casual hand employed on the Grafton-Murwillumbah railway. He was assisting at train-shunting at Rappville on Friday…

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Death of James Speeding. a Sad Fatality

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 8

Hitherto Byron Bay has happily congratulated itself on its immunity from fatal accidents among the numerous surf-bathers, therefore quite a shock was…

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An Acetylene Gas Fatality. MR. G. B. EDWARDS, M.H.R., KILLED

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 9

A terrific explosion occurred at the residence of Mr. G. B. Edwards, M.H.E. for North Sydney, at Turramurra, last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Edwards and a…

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Train Accident

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 8

As the 3.30 p.m. train from Murwillumbah to Lismore was approaching Myocum on Friday of last week the driver saw a man lying across a lail on the traffic way…

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Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

Whilst loading bacon at the N.C. Co-op. Coy.'s works at Byron Bay yesterday, a young man named P. Durham had the misfortune to get his right leg broken. A…

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The Myocum Accident. Inquest on the Indian

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. C. F. Butler, yesterday afternoon held an inquiry at the Lismore Court House into the circumstances attending the death of Sunda…

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