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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Train Collision. Kaiser's Son on Board. Berlin

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

Prince Eltel's train at Transylvania col[?] with a train of petroleum [?]anks and set them afire. The guard was killed and [?] but [?]…

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Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 4

On Wednesday evening last Mr. E. J. Pollock, of Shannon Brook, met with a nasty accident, which, however, we are pleased to learn is not…

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Chopping Wood Accident. Flying Pieces Cut Shin Open. Ulcerated Wound Healed by Zam-Buk

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

Accidents are bound to happen, so always keep handy a pot of Zam-Buk. Mr. M. O'Regan, of 14 Nash Street East Perth, W.A., says:—"While…

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Motor Accident. Melbourne

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

A motor car containing five persons smashed into a telegraph post at Melbourne. The whole party was thrown on the roadway, and three were injured…

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Bicycle Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 6

On Wednesday last a lad named Francis McDonald, aged about 14 years, and son of Mr. T. McDonald, of Tucki, met with a painful accident on Wyrallah road opposite…

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Another Accident. Passenger's Miraculous Escape. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 7

A railway passenger whose name is unknown fell from a carriage attached to the second division of the Melbourne express near Albury this morning, and was picked…

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Mining Fatality. Drowned in a Shaft. London

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 5

At working chain broke a bucket with eight hundred gallons of water at Bowlsolver colliery, and crashed down 160 yards, killing and drowning 13 men engaged in…

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Tram Collision. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 5

A train collided with a pantechnicon in Cleveland-street, when two men on it, named McBean and Noseworthy, were hurled through the air, and struck the…

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Shocking Fatality. Child Shoots His Brother. Result of Paternal Carelessness. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 5

A shocking fatality took place at Bankstown yesterday. A man named McDonagh was returning after rabbit shooting, when he saw his two young sons, aged 4 and 6…

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A Peculiar Accident

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 5

A peculiar accident occurred a few miles from Candelo (N.S.W.) while a young man, Walter Collins, was engaged in mixing rabbit poison on his father's farm. When…

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A Severe Accident

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

Whilst proceeding homeward, in company with his brother, last Saturday afternoon, Mr. George Chittick, of Coorabell, met with an exceptionally, severe accident. His…

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Drowning Accident. Adelaide

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

A man named Middleton was drowned at Henley, South Australia, as the result of the capsizing of a small boat. His three companions were rescued two hours later…

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Drowning Accident. Two Deaths Near Scone. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

Allen Seaward was returning home with his father, Mr. W. T. Seaward, in a sulky from church at Gundy, near Scone, yesterday, when the vehicle struck an obstacle in…

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Gale in the North. Three Workmen Drowned. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

A gale has done much damage in the North of England, and numerous shipping casualties are reported, with serious havoc in Scotland. There the gale blew open the…

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Flooded Creeks. a Horse Drowned. Vehicles in Difficulties. Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 4

The Main Arm cream van, owned by Mrs. Kirkland and driven by Mr. Spencer Kennedy, while returning this afternoon, got into difficulties at 8 o'clock in the creek…

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Fire at a Workhouse. Several Officials Injured. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

A workhouse at Tredegan has been burnt. Four hundred inmates who were asleep escaped, but several officials were injured. One jumped from the third story…

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Murder and Suicide. Drowned in His Own Blood. Greed Causes a Fearful Tragedy. Adelaide

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

A shocking domestic tragedy occurred at Prospect. South Australia, this morning, when Frederick George Johnson, coachbuilder, murdered his child and attacked…

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Accidentally Shot. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

A magisterial inquiry was held to-day in to the death of Thomas McDonough, aged six years, who was accidentally shot on Saturday at Bankstown, and a verdict of…

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Shipping Accidents. the Wyrallah Ashore. Loss of the Dredge Dandenong. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

The wyraliah groundea on the coast on the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, this [?]ing, and the crew was landed safety. The vessel's hold is half full of water…

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Accidentally Drowned. At Little Pocket

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 5

At Mullumbimby Court House yesterday before the District Coroner, Mr. S. J. Hamblin, an inquiry was held touching the death by drowning…

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