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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Motor Accident

Northern Star · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 4

Mr. D. T. Patterson, who culled at this office with regard to the accident at Kyogle, reported in Friday's "Star," says that he had the car running on a "free…

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Collision with an Express. Driver Badly Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 5

The Adelaide express dashed into a delivery cart at Wallace, near Melbourne, killing three horses and smashing, the vehicle to pieces. The driver. Arnell, was hurled…

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Powder Explosion. "Monkey" Seriously Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 5

George Ford, a powder monkey, was seriously injured at the Government workshops, Parramatta River, through a charge of powder unexpectedly exploding during…

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Steamer on Fire. Cargo Severely Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 5

A cable message has been received slating that a fire broke out on the steamer Whatarau, which left London on January 29th for Australia and New Zealand. The…

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Motor Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 2

A motor car in charge of Mr. Paterson, a commercial traveller, collided with a horse in the main road close to the Kyogle Post Office on…

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Queensland News. Railway Accident Inquiry. Labour Conference. Another Leper Missing. Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 5

The magisterial inquiry into the cause of the death of the six men killed in the railway accident at Murphy's Creek was opened to-day, when George D. Thompson, the…

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Railway Accident. Another in Victoria. One Man Dead, Eight Injured. Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 5

A serious railway accident occurred at Yarra Junction, Victoria1, to-day. It appears that an engine and ten trucks left Yarra function, and after going some…

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Tramway Moloch. Shocking Accident. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred in Oxfordstreet to-night. A fourteen-year-old boy named Arthur Fiddick was running after a tram. when…

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Theatre Train in Collision. Paython at Large

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 6

The escape and recapture of a python, several other snakes, and ah alligator added to the excitement of a collision between, two trains at Ettingshall Station,…

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Cab and Tram. Collision at Pyrmont. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

A collision between cab and a train occurred earlyl this morning in Pynanont. The driver of the tram, Francis Smith. sustained a fractured skull; the driver of…

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Trams Collide. Elderly Woman Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

Two trams collided in William-street this afternoon owing to the brakes of one car refusing to act. The impact was severe, and the passengers were thrown from their…

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Fearful Scenes. Two Hundred Injured. Madrid

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

The explosion resembled a volcano in eruption, Dismembered bodies were huried high into the air. Five hundred workmen were engaged at the time. So far only 24…

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Latest Telegrams. Railway Accident Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

The engine of a mixed train was derailed at the Young trucking yards this morning and the traffic was held up for four hours, but no serious damage was done…

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The Koreelah Greek Fatality

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 5

Detective Grayson, of the C.I. Branch, Brisbane, and Detective Turbett of the New South Wales C.I. Branch, have been making…

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Revolver Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

A young man named Frank Jackson was taken to the Public Hospital, Casino suffering from a shattered finger, caused through holding a revolver in his hand,…

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Railway Accident. Rio De Janeiro

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 7

An express train jumped off the rails at Rio de Janeiro and four people were killed and thirty injured…

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Riding Accident. Grafton

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 7

Whilst Miss Doris Lane, daughter of Mr. L. A. B. Lane, Sheriff's Officer, was riding astride on horsoback in Queen-street yesterday afternoon, the horse, it is said,…

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Sad Drowning Case

Northern Star · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 5

On Saturday evening, at about five o'clock, a particularly sad case of drowning occurred in the river at a bathing place locally known as Elliott's Point, when…

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Harbour Collision. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 5

A collision occurred at Waterview Bay between the ferry boat Lady Napier and the tug [?]. The latter was beached to prevent her foundering…

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Drowning Fatalities. Fell Into the River. Supposed Viticm to Sharks. Grafton

Northern Star · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 5

At about 9.30 o'clock this morning a lad named Dening, eldest son of Albert Dening, was drowned off the public wharf, Grafton. He was playing in a motor boat…

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