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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Aboriginal's Heroic Deed. Rescues Trooper From Drowning

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3

A message dated Port Darwin, Friday, status:—Four aboriginal prisoners were brought into Pine Creek this week from Hodgson's Downs, a distance of 230 miles…

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Train Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

While a passenger train was waiting to pull into Flinders-street station, Melbourne, on Sunday night, a light engine running out of the yards struck the…

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General News. Nurse Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

The head nurse to Lord and Lady Cheimsford's family was accidentlly shot in the back owing to a rifle which was being cleaned exploding. She was brought…

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An Old Accident

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4

Twenty years ago this mouth a young man, named Newport, was killed on his selection on the Main Arm while scrub falling, and his body…

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Fatality at a Quarry. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

An elderly man named John Heffernan was killed at Gray's qunrries, Goulburn, by lifteen tons of rock falling, on him. The body was horribly mutilated…

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Factory Accidents. London

Northern Star · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

A departmental committee reports that the risk of accidents in factories and workshops tends to decrease. It recommends extending to all under fourteen the…

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Mail Coach Accident. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 9

The mail coach from Comborah, while attempting to cross a creek about five miles from Walgett, got into deep water. The three horses were drowned, but the…

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Sad Drowning Accident

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 4

A Kempsoy messuge dated Sunday says: on Friday last Mrs. James Swan, was driving d sulky along the road between Marksville and Clybu[?]a, when the horse shied…

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Earl of Crewe Injured. London

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 3

The Earl of Grewe, after dining with Viscount Mcrley, slipped, and in talling struck his head, receiving a slight concussion…

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Serious Accident

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 2

A man named George Hansen, whilst galloping, along the road through the Kyogle Reserve on Friday, collided with a cart belonging to Hayter Bros., butchers. His…

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Bathing Accident. Narrow Escape From Drowning. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

A narrow escape from drowning occurred at Tweed Heads ycstorday. A man named Connel, from Brisbane, was going to bathe in the surf when he…

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Train Accident

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

ON Saturday last a lad named Sheppard a son of Mr. R. Sheppard, of Casino,had a miraculous escape from being killed by the train from Lismore. It appears that he and…

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Fatal Collision Between Steamer and Yacht

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 3

The inquiry into the yachting disaster on the Derwent on February 18, in which the R.M.S. Orontes was concerned, and by which W. B. Townley lost his life, was…

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Sensational Accident at the Railway Station. Youth's Miraculous Escape

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 2

A THRILL of horror was experienced by people congregated at the local Railway Station on Saturday morning, on the arrival of the train from Lismore, when a…

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Latest Cablegrams. Railway Accident. Paris

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

A train from Cologne overran the bufferes and wrecked the officers at Care Nord. The stationmaster was killed as the result of the collision, and four persons seriously…

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Collision

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 4

A tip cart and tram collided in George Street this morning. William Davies, 55, who was driving the cart, sustained grave injuries…

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Nasty Accident

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

WE regret to learn that Mr. W. Armstrong of Lismore raod, with a very nasty accident on Wednesday last. From particulars to hand it appears he and been cutting…

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Every-day Accidents. Finger Cut Open—skin Scraped Off Face. Always Keep Zam-buk Handy

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 8

For every-day accidents that are bound to happen Zam-Buk is the safest and surest healing balm. "All the members of our family have benefited by the excellent…

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Drowning Accident. Four Boys Lose Their Lives. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred at. Orange yesterday, when four boys, named respectively C[?] Hartas, aged 8 years, Richard [?]artas, 8 years. Roney [?]urst, 9 years,…

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Accident to Mrs. T. Armstrong

Northern Star · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 3

Mrs. Thomas Armstrong, of Tunstall, was on Saturday hanging some clothcs on a line when she was attacked by a pet sheep. Jn. trying to escape, her leg was caught in…

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