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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Priest Drowned

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday -- Father Kelly, acting parish priest, was drowned whilst bathing in the breakers at Mitchell's Island…

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Motor Fatality near Buccarumbi

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 2

As the result of a motor car accident on the Glen Innes road on Monday afternoon, Mr. H. G. Lequesne, of Tamworth district, lost…

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Unknown Man Drowned. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

The body of a man was found floating in Woolloomooloo Bay this morning. The body has not yet been identified…

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Buccarumbi Motor Fatality. a Second Death

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 4

In connection with the motor accident near Buccarumbi at the inquest on Harry George Lequesne of Kootingal, Tamworth, the…

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Railway Fatality. a Fettler Killed. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

A goods train met with a minor accident in the Woy Woy tunnel to-day. The engine and some of the trucks proceeded to the next station; then the…

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A Priest Drowned. Bathing in the Breakers

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Father Kelly, acting parish priest, was drowned whilst bathing in the breakers at Farquhar Park, Mitchell Island. Father Davoren succeeded in landing…

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Catholic Priest Drowned Brave Brother Priest. Taree

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

The Rev. Father Kelly, 36, acting parish priest, was drowned yesterday afternoon whilst bathing m the breakers at Mitch ell's Isand. Father Davoren,…

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A Tunnel Fatality. Train Runs Into Gang of Fettlers

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.--A gang of fettlers was run down by a train in the tunnel near Woy Woy yesterday, the result being that Julius Christiansen was killed almost instantaneously,…

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How the Accident Occurred. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

Later accounts state that the troop train consisted of 50 coaches, with two engines. It had not quite finished ascending a hill when the couplings broke…

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A Surfing Fatality. Man Drowned at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

Gerald Leaght, 35, a signalman, residing at Adamstown, was surfing on the beach yesterday, and was caught by the undertow. A youth named Meehan went…

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Railway Collision. Express and Goods Train. Many Passengers Injured

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday. -- Further particulars regarding the collision between the Broken Hill express and a goods train show that 35 people were injured, some seriously, but no…

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Shocking Fatality

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

To the many relatives and friends of the Rogers family in this district came as a shock the brief message on Saturday afternoon last that Ernest Edward Rogers, 36,…

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Drowned While Surfing

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Gerald Leight, of Adamstown, aged 34, was drowned while surfing at Newcastle beach yesterday afternoon through being caught in an undertow. A…

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A Man Drowned. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

Thomas Froude Jordan, a middle-aged man, employed by the Harbour Trust, was found drowned in Jones Bay, Pyrmont, late last night…

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Serious Railway Accident. 35 Persons Injured. Broken Hill

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

The express from Adelaide collided with a goods train at Stockport; the engines interlocked, and several carriages were wrecked. It is believed…

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Burning Fatality. Mother and Infant Daughter

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- A burning fatality occurred this morning at South Kensington, the victims being Mrs. Victoria Jane Allison, aged 29, and her three weeks old…

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Motor Fatality. Ad Ending to Shopping Expedition

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday. -- Mrs. Lawson, who was killed by a motor car at Parramatta last evening, had been shopping, accompanied by her two children, aged 2 and 4 years…

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A Story of Heroism. Death Faced Fearlessly. the Double Well Fatality. Warwick, January 16

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

Details of the sad double fatality at the Glen, near Rosenthal Creek, were not fully known until to-day, owing to the late hour at which the first news of the occurrence…

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A Priest Drowned

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

The Rev. Father Kelly, 36, acting parish priest, was drowned on Thursday afternoon whilst bathing in the breakers at Mitchell's…

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Stabbing Affray on a Ship. Two Officers Injured. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

A stabbing affray occurred on a steamer at Pyrmont this afternoon. It appears that a man went on board, and began to create a disturbance. The…

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