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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Horses Drowned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 4

Left standing near a large ground water tank on Weelong station, Forbes, two draught horses valued at £65, harnessed to a heavily laden waggon, entered the…

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Six Killed In Gas Explosion Several Houses Wrecked Families Buried in Ruins Seventeen Persons Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 5

Six were killed and 17 injured in an explosion at Gateshead. The explosion is believed to be due to a steam excavator in the roadway…

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Four Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 3

When two motor lorries collided at Railway Parade at Lidcombe to-day four persons wore injured, one seriously. All were taken to the hospital…

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Maclean Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 7

While engaged unloading gravel from a punt at Palmer's Island, A. D. Fischer, of Maclean, received a nasty fall, when the plank on which he was wheeling a…

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Drowned When Boat Capsized. Launceston

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 6

When a boat capsized in crossing St. Helen's bar. Mildred Button. 19, was drowned. The father and another man succeeded in reaching safety…

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Floods in Fiji Four Persons Drowned. Suva

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 5

Heavy floods are occurring in the northern and western districts of Viti Levu. The C.S.R. Company's offices at Sigatoka…

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Collision in Mid-air Two Japanese 'Planes. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 5

Two naval 'planes were practising this morning in Tokio Bay when they collided. One crashed to the ground near Yokohama, killing its three occupants…

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200 HOUSES Damaged By Explosion Disaster in England One Killed, 29 Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 5

Scenes reminiscent of a wartime bombardment were witnessed at Mitcham in Surrey, following an explosion at 7 o'clock this morning, in…

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REVOLUTIONARIES Crowds Attack Headquarters Fire and Fights 20 Injured in Desperate Struggle. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 5

While a tremendous fire in seven buildings in Bachelor's Walk, in the centre of Dublin, was engaging the full strength of the fire brigades and…

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Fatal Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 2

Mr. James Cyril Gillett, aged 35. who was found lying on the road about 24 miles from Glenreagh last Monday morning, in an unconscious…

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Motor Accidents One Killed, Five Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 5

Frank Hunt, 19, of Kogarah, who was pinned underneath a car which crashed over an embankment at Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains, to-day, was killed…

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Pier Hotel Woodchop Axeman Injured. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 1

The Pier Hotel woodchop held at the Jetty yesterday was won by R. Louden (Eastern Dorrigo), with P. Brown (Coff's Harbor) second…

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Fell Down After-hold Ship's Officer Injured. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 4

Prior to loading at Coff's Harbor last night, Joseph Bailey, second officer of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer, Bonalbo, fell down the…

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A Nasty Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 2

Mr. Doug. Brewis, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Brewis, was the victim of a very painful accident on Sunday afternoon, but was fortunate that…

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Five Killed Four Die in Car Smash Accidents in N.Z. AUCKLAND

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 5

James Wood, 33, his wife, Marjorie, 33, Joseph Dickson, 22 and Olga Bardebes, 18, were killed, and another woman seriously injured when a car plunged over…

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Accident in Bush Tick Inspector Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 4

While two tick inspectors, Messrs. L. W. McMillan and B. Eggins, were on patrol duty at Mt. Tindal on tre Buccarumbi ranges on Friday afternoon last Mr…

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Constable Injured Prisoner Nursed Him. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 5

When Constable Reid was bringing a prisoner, John Liddell, from Wave Hill, Reid was thrown from a horse and injured. Liddell attended to Hill's injuries,…

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Fishermen Drowned

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 5

HOQUIAM (Washington), Wednesday. Eleven fishermen were drowned when a sudden squall struck a fleet of 100 fishing boats crossing Gray's Harbor bar,…

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On the Rattler Man Seriously Injured

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 2

3Two men who had entered a railway truck at Taree station last Monday evening for a free ride were hurt (one seriously) through some…

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Unique Operation Saving an Injured Finger Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 5

A unique operation was performed by a surgeon, at the Randwick Military Hospital to-day. While working a lathe at the Richmond Aerodrome on Monday,…

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