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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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The Persia Crime. Heavy Loss of Life. Three Hundred and Thirty Five Drowned. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

The P. and O. Company's official message says that the list of passengers and crew of the Persia unfortunately show the loss was heavier than…

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Sisters Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Nelly Howard; aged 20, and Annie Howard, 17, sisters, were drowned in the river at Shepparton while bathing. Annie got into difficulties, and…

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Accidental Death Another Railway Fatality Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 2

District Coroner Poolman found that Henry August McShane, a soldier, met his death accidentally by being run over on the railway at Casufa camp…

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Railway Smash. Goods Train in Collision. Sensational Incidents

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A terrific smash occurred at Clyde during shunting operations this morning. Two goods trains came into collision, and great damage was done to…

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Italian Ship Mined. Two Hundred Montenegrins Drowned London

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

An Italian ship, with four hundred and twenty-five Montenegrin recruits from Amtrica, struck a mine on the Albanian coast and immediately sank…

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Drowning Fatality at Tweed Heads

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

A sad drowning fatal by occurred at Tweed Heads early yesterday morning, (says Friday's "Tweed Daily"), when an accountant named…

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Zeppelin Fatality

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 5

AMSTERDALE, Saturday.—A zeppelin was ilving over Namur when a gale compelled it to descend. The Zeppelin rouled a telegraph wire and…

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Train Collision

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

A terrific smash occurred at Clyde during shunting operations on Saturday morning. Two goods trains came into collision, .and great damage was done to…

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A Narrow Escape. Rescue From Drowning. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

Private Miller, a returned wounded soldier, was found floating unconscious in the surf on Sunday night at South Steyne. An onlooker, Norman…

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Fell in a Fit. Narrow Escape From Drowning

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two men Testing near the bathing shed at Manly noticed what appeared to be a quantity of seaweed floating about, and on…

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Only Two Hands Injured. Later

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

The Admiralty announce the King Edward struck a mine and had to be abandoned. Owing to the heavy sea the battleship sank shortly afterwards. The crew was taken…

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Collision at Sea. Schooner Sails Into Steamer. Both Vessels Seriously Damaged

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A collision occurred in Bass Straits at 10 o'clock on Friday night between the steamer City of Florence (5400 tons) and the American schooner…

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Drowning Fatality. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 4

Another drowning case occurred in one of Marrickville's waterholes yesterday, Albert Edward Lingard, 11 years, being the victim. He got out of this…

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Scaffolding Accident. Two Men Injured. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 4

Through the scaffolding giving way, two painters; Harry Hankinson, aged 47, and Herbert Evans, aged 35, working in the vestibule of the Adelaide…

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Peculiar Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

A peculiar accident happened at Marrina siding yesterday week. It appears that a carpenter named Easterbrook was returning from, the city and threw his portmanteau out…

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Prefers Collision

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

Jack was home on leave and spent an hour or so every night with his old friends, regaling them with his yarns. "An' tell us now," said Farmer Wurzul,…

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Tram Collision. Several Passengers Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Two trams collided at Rose Bay last night and about a dozen passengers were injured, the majority, slightly. Neither car was badly damaged. All the…

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Railway Fatality. Run Down by a Train

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Henry Bruce, 36, was run down and mangled by a train near Berowra station early this morning. How the victim came to be on the line is a mystery…

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Fatal Collision Taxi Cab Runs Into a Bridge

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A taxi cab, carrying the driver, and William Armitage, his wife and daughter, and Miss McLean, ran into a bridge at Arncliffe last night. Mr. Armitage was so…

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Trams Collide. Four Persons Injured. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

A collision between two trams occurred at the new South Head road, Rose Bay, at eleven p.m. last night. Four passengers were injured. Their names…

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