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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Motor Accidents. Occupants Injured

Northern Star · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--While a motor car, driven by Henry Flegg, of College-street, Sydney, was proceeding along, Bunnerong road, South Kensington, to-day, a tyre blew out…

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An Aeroplane Accident London

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 3

An aeroplane flying over Hertfordshire fell upon a second, and both crashed to the ground. Two of the inmates were killed and one seriously injured…

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Motor Car Accident. Five People Injured. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

A motor car was going along the road to Kensington at an early hour yesterday morning, containing 2 men and 3 women, and the driver J. Glennan, when…

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The Mallanganee Fatality. the Inquest

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 3

An inquiry was Hold in the Mallanganee Hall on Tuesday last, before Mr. G. J. Mortimer, Coroner Casino, concerning the death of the…

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Railway Fatality. Husband and Wife Killed

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.-- On Saturday night near Mooculta siding, 21 miles from Bourke, a picnic train overtook and ran down a railway tricycle on which were Alfred…

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Sulky Accident at Brooklet

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 4

On Saturday morning last while the maintenance men were at work on the road Brooklet to Binna Burra a horse attached to a sulky, but without a driver, came along…

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Accident on Showground

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 4

At the Tenterfield Show, after the conclusion of the water jump competition, a serious accident occurred, Mr. Stan Butler, a son of Mr. J. E. Butler, of Black Swamp,…

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Four Jockeys Injured

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 2

As the result of a smash in the Shamrock Handicap at Goodwood Park, Tamworth, on Saturday, four jockeys named Irwin, Ryan, Wallace and…

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The Vigilance Case. Seven Americans Drowned

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Tuesday.-- The Vigilance was torpedoed twice and foundered in ten minutes. Fifteen were drowned, including seven Americans…

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Four Jockeys Injured

Northern Star · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 4

As the result of a smash in the Shamrock Handicap at Goodwood Park. Tamworth on Saturday, four jockeys named Irwin, Ryan, Wallace and Blaton were injured, and the…

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Sad Fatality. Young Girl Killed

Northern Star · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 4

Ruby Amos, 19, was thrown from Godfrey's lorry on the Dunoon road about 11.30 on Thursday night and killed almost instantly. It appears Miss Amos was at the Lismore…

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Collision in Harbor. Australian Boat Damaged

Northern Star · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Senator Russell has received a message to the effect that the Commonwealth owned steamer Australport collided with another steamer in Cardiff…

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Vessel Torpedoed and Fired On. Americans Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Friday.--Healdton, oil tank sailer, was twice torpedoed amidships and pet on fire. A boat Capsized, and the 21 occupants probably were drowned .The…

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Accident at South Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 2

On Saturday morning, a three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Yates, of South Murwillumbah, had the misfortune to be run over by a sulky,…

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Local and General Accident at Terragon

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 2

A man named J. J. Kingelty, employed as sawyer at Priest and Co., Terragon, had the misfortune on Saturday to lose a finger, as the result…

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Drowning Fatality. Wollongbar Runs Down Skiff

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.--Whilst the steamer Wollongbar was coming up the harbor front the North Coast last night she collided with a skiff off Fort Denison. The small craft…

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Motor Lorry Fatality. the Death of Ruby Amos. Inquest Held

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr. A.J. Peisley) held an inquest at the Lismore Court House yesterday afternoon concerning the death of the young woman Ruby Amos…

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Painful Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2

While Joseph Dockrill, son of Mr. W. J. Dockrill, of Clovass, was riding to town on Saturday evening, he got foul of some barbed wire…

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Wharf Accident

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 3

Gordon Keppie, the young son of Mr. C. G. Keppie, was the victim of a painful accident on the Municipal wharf last week-end. Along with some mates, he…

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A Painful Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 March 1917 · page 4

Brown and Jolly's, furniture factory was yesterday, morning the scene of a painful accident, when Steve Capelin, 19, one of the employees, Had his left hand badly lacerated…

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