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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Disaster in Japan Munition Works Blown Up 153 MISSING, 569 Injured. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 5

It is officially stated that 22 were killed' and' 569 injured, and 153 are trussing, as the result of an explosion in a munition factory on the outskirts…

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Hand Injured in Saw

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 7

When John Clarkson had his left hand caught in a circular saw at the Kyogle joinery works, the thumb was badly lacerated and two fingers-almost…

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Collarbone Broken Girl Thrown From Horse Accident at Calliope. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 4

Whilst riding her horse bareback near her home at Calliope on Thursday afternoon. Miss Joyce Jackson sustained a broken left collarbone when the…

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Coramba Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 6

Mr. W. C. Wells, of Lowanna, whilst travelling down the Coramba to Dorrigo mountain road a few days ago in his car collided with a car driven by…

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Head-on Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

The drivers of two motor vehicles were fortunate to ascape injury when there was a head-on collision on the Byron Bay-Bangalow road about a mile…

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Four Injured Motor Accidents. Cars Collide During Heavy Rain. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 5

Four persons two of them Queenslanders, were injured in motor accidents which occurred during the heavy rain at the week-end…

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Peculiar Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 6

Donald McKinnon (19), a banana Worker, residing at Montecollum, had a painful accident in peculiar circumstances. Twelve hours elapsed before…

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Child Drowned in Drain

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

Hector William Bolt, 17-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bolt, of Cabbage Tree Island was drowned in a drain at the back of his parents'…

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Fines Imposed Traflfic Act Breaches Woolgoolga Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7

A collision between a limber lorry and a motor car on the Woolgoolga road, 164 miles from South Graf on, on January 1, resulted in two charges…

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Stepped Into Hole Accident at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 5

The heavy rain which fell over the week-end was responsible for Mr. Fred Lowery, jun., of Coff's Harbor, meeting with a painful accident this…

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Critically Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 6

Willian Atkinson, 52, a laborer, of Douglas street, Stockton, was critically injured at the Newcastle steelworks about 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon…

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Workman Injured Struck by Falling Tree. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

George Speechley. 43, of Casino, suffered concussion when a tree fell on him while he was working on main roads construction between…

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Three Injured When Depth Charge Exploded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 5

H.M.A.S. Vendetta returned to Garden Island this afternoon with three injured men aboard. The Vendetta was engaged in dumping depth charges…

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Rough Trip By Grafton Ambulance Accidents at Cloud's Creek

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

Grafton District Ambulance had a rough trip to Cloud's Creek yesterday to bring in two forestry employees who had been hurt while…

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Gasworks Explosion Eight Men Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 2

Eight men were burnt in an explosion at West Melbourne gasworks to-day. All were treated at Melbourne Hospital, and William Murphy, of…

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Shire Councillor Drowned In Creek Car Washed Away. Gunnedah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

John Kruse, 50, a councillor of Liverpool Plains shire, was drowned today when his car, which had stalled in a creek, was overwhelmed by a…

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Level Crossing Woman Killed, Son Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 3

When a motor car in which they were driving was struck by a goods train at a level crossing at Birregurra, near Geelong to-day, Mrs. Marie Ethel…

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Washed Off Rocks Youth and Girl Drowned Terrigal Tragedy. Gosford

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

Louis Thiele, 20, of Kenthurst, and Eva Phillimore, 20, of Naremburn were washed off rocks and drowned on the south side of Terrigal, this afternoon…

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Car Over Incline Accident Near Dalmorton Occupants' Narrow Escape

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Whilst on the way to Grafton from Glen Innes early last night, a Ford V-8 sedan, driven by Mr. A. Beale, of Marrickville, Sydney, who was…

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Dorrigo Man Injured Carried Three Miles by Mates Accident at Cloud's Creek

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 2

Aubrey Edward Cavanagh, aged 22 years, of Dorrigo, sustained a double fracture of the right leg on Monday last…

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