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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Fatally Injured. Accident on a Racecourse. Hobart

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 8

During the hurdle race at Deloraine races, Tasmania, Levendale fell, and its rider, Charles Brown, was fatally injured. Rev. J. Curson, who for a considerable…

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Another Collision of Trams. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 5

Another tramway collision occurred in George-street West last night, and several passengers sustained minor injuries and shock…

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Railway Fatality Names of the Victims. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 5

The bodies of a man and woman who were killed on the railway line at St. Alban's, Victoria, have been identified as Walter Davies and Mrs. Sarah Agnes Butter,…

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Peculiar Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 4

Yesterday morning Mr. George Barnard met with a peculiar and rather painful accident. He went for his matutinal plunge and, as he believes, stepping on the plug…

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Streets Submerged to 30 FEET. 7000 Known to Be Homeless. Means of Communication Blocked. the Country Like a Battlefield. 30,000 More Homeless at Dayton 2000 People Reported Drowned. 400 Children Submerged in a School. Indianapolis

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 5

Thirty feet of water covers the streets of Dayton, Ohio, according to the reports received. The city is in darkness, and scores of lives are reported lost. The water is…

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Escaped Drowning

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

A narrow escape from drowning occurred at New Brighton on Good Friday. It appears that a man named George Anderson, an employee of Byron Shire Council was…

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Scene at Weeding. Several Persons Injured Bride Taken to Hospital Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 5

There were liely procedings at a wedding party in the Ashfield Town Hall last night. How the trouble commenced is not altogether clear, but when Constable…

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Fatal Blasting Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 7

A blasting accident, as the result of which one man was killed and two others seriously injured, took place last Thursday between Helensburgh…

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Latest Telegrams. Shocking Accident. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 5

Joshua Hogan, anged 16 was working on top of a lime k[?]n a Gou[?] this morning, when he lost his footing and fell in sustaining shocking burns and is not…

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Accident to Captain Storey

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

It was reported in Coraki last night that Captain Storey was driving from Ballina to Coraki and had reached Fishery Creek. when the horse switeched its tail over the…

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Ve[?]cular Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 6

On Wednesday a waggon belonging to Rogers, and Co., cordial manufacturers, was overturned close to a culvert between Hollingworth Creek bridge and the [?]con…

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Painful Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 6

Last Tuesday evening [?], aged eight years, son of Mr. R. Booth, of Bexhill, had a narrow escape from death through being horned by a—cow. The cow, usually…

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Accident to Spanish King. Madrid

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 7

King Alfonso fell from his horse, at polo and was temporarily rendered unconscious but in recovering…

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Tram Collision. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 5

A tramcar and a grocer's cart collided at Newtown to-day, and William Border, the driver of the latter, was thrown to the roadway and killed, one of the wheels…

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Fatality in France. Parts

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 5

Lieut Bressard has been killed while aeroplaning at Verdun…

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Motor Car Fatality. the Driver Arrested. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 5

An old age pensioner named Ann Hamilton, aged 69, was crossing Oxford-street to-night when she was knocked down by a motor car. She was conveyed to the…

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Marine Accident. Two Men Killed. Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 5

A cage at the Talisman Mine, New Zealand, broke away last night, falling to the bottom of the shaft, and the occupants, two men, named Hyde and McBride, were…

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Harbour Collision. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 5

The ferry steamer Kulgoa and the Harbour Trust steamer Dayspring collided in the harbour this morning. The latter vessel was slightly damaged…

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Buggy Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 4

Whilst Messrs. J. Comerford and C. Neary were driving along the UlmarraColdstream road last Thursday the horse shied and precipitated the buggy and…

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Accidental Death. No Evidence Against Phillips. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 5

An inquest was held concerning the death of Jane Hallorne, aged 26. Percy Phillins, who had been arrested and charged with manslaughter, was present in court…

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