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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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"Accidental" Death From Tetanus. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the City Coroner (Mr. Oran) to-day. at the inquiry into the death of Enid Elizabeth Jones, of…

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Man Drowned Body On Sawtell Beach Suffered From Insomnia. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

Claude Harold Rogers, a single man aged about 55 years, was found drowned on the beach at Sawtell early yesterday morning…

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Hand Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

Whilst extracting a piece of corn from the ground yesterday, Mr. Ivan Keat, of Shannon street, Lismore, who is visiting Mr. Fred Sanders, of Carr's…

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Killed by Tree Fatality at Bonville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 2

A tragic accident occurred at Bonville yesterday morning, when Bruce, ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Teague, was killed by…

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Launch Disaster 22 Children Drowned. Bucharest

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 5

A motor boat carrying 22 children, aged from seven to nine years, were on an excursion, accompanied by the headmaster of the school, when the…

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Found Drowned After Midnight Swim Well-known Sawtell Resident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 2

Mr. Claude Harold Rogers, aged 55 years, a well-known resident of Sawtell and hon. secretary of Sawtell Surf Club, was found…

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Seriously Injured Fall From Bicycle Boy Taken to Hospital

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

Lloyd Ducat (13), of Granville, Sydney, a visitor to Grafton, is in a serious condition in the Grafton District Hospital, as the result of injuries…

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Thrown Off Lorry Fatality at Macksville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

When R. Anderson swerved his lorry to avoid a cow, Bertram Boyes, who was riding on the footboard, was thrown violently to the road and killed…

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Doctor's Son Drowned at Mullumbimby. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

Graeme Gibson, 8, son of Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Gibson, of Mullumbimby, was drowned in the southern arm of the Brunswick River, this afternoon…

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Girl's Bravery Sacrifice Of Injured Mother Lorry's Plunge Over Embankment

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

Evidence of outstanding bravery and a spirit of sacrifice was given in the Inverell Courthouse at the Coroner's inquiry into the circumstances…

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Peculiar Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

An extraordinary accident occurred on a farm at Motukarara, Banks Peninsula (N.Z.), last week. Alex Miller (32) was trying to separate two…

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Schoolboy Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

Robert Robertson, a schoolboy, the son of Mr. G. F. Robertson, of Shannonbrook railway station, severed a tendon just above his right kneecap,…

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Child Drowned in Whey. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

William Mills, aged 4, was reported missing on a farm at Stratford. Search was made for him, and he was found drowned in a can of whey…

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COLLISION Three Coastal Ships Under Pyrmont Bridge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

Seamen scattered for safety to-day when three ships collided in the harbor, under Pyrmont bridge. Two ships were slightly damaged, but the most…

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Injured Jockey Died in Hospital. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

Kevin McMahon, the well-known cross-country jockey, was injured while schooling Aggregate over the hurdles at Morpethville to-day. He died…

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Workman Injured Plank Falls 100 Feet. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

Richard [?] had his left arm severed and his right foot smashed to pulp when a hardwood plank fell 100 feet inside a smoke stack at Newcastle city…

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Fatal Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

Mr. Bertrand Reginald Boyes, of Macksville, father of Mrs. Jack Percy (Coramba and formerly of Coffs Harbour), Mrs. R. Kane (Coffs Harbour)…

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Palmer's Island Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

While cutting wood in O'Keeffe's paddock, Lower Palmer's Island, on Wednesday morning, Mr. Jack Warrell had the misfortune to severely gash the…

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Fatal Accident Through Straying Stock Impounding Officer Loses Life

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 3

On Monday night, about 7.30 o'clock, says the Nambucca,"News," Mr. R. Anderson was driving his motor truck along Congarinni road, when about a…

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Horse Tripped Elderly Man Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. Archibald Nicholson, an elderly man residing at Ulmarra, suffered a fractured left arm. when the horse which he was riding, tripped and…

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