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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

559 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 28

Compensation Court a Timber Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

Archie Adolplius Anderson applied before His Honor Judge Perdriau in the Workers' Compensation Court at Coils Harbour to-day for increased…

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Motor Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

Another nasty motor accident was debited last Sunday afternoon to the bad corner known as Savins' at Boambee, which fortunately is being…

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Lorry Overturns Sawtell Man Injured Broken Spring Causes Accident. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 4

A Texaco lorry driven by Mr. W. H. Bailey, of North Dorrigo, overturned on to the Pacific highway about six miles south of Coff's Harbor to-day. Mr…

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Refugee Children Landed at Capetown After Collision in Atlantic. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 5

Ninety refugee children en route to Australia landed at Capetown to-day. They were passengers on the Ceramie which collided in a dense fog with the…

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Another Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 1

About 5.30 on Wednesday afternoon two motor trucks collided on the Highway at the foot of the range about eight miles on the Grafton side…

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FELL 400 FEET Bellingen Car Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 2

Mr. Cyril Jackson, of Brierlield, remained in a closed car while it rolled down a sheer cliff face and came to Vest 400 teet…

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Compensation Court a Timber Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 1

Archie Adolphus Anderson applied before His Honor Judge Perdriau in the Workers' Compensation Court at Coffs on Tuesday last for increased…

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Missed Exam. Two Years In Succession Through Motor Cycle Accidents

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 1

For the second year in succession motor cycle accident prevented Maxwell Evans (18), of Armidale, attending annual examination in…

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Road Accidents. In Country Districts Increase for Half Year Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 6

There was an increase in fatal accidents in country towns and rural areas from 111 for the first half of last year to 124 this year said the Minister for…

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Well-known Signwriter Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 August 1940 · page 4

Mr. Henry Hughes, an elderly man, of Soring street, South Grafton, known as the "Sign Man" in the Grafton district, suffered a fractured left thigh,…

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"ACCIDENTAL" Death Of H. W. Wray Electricity Sub-station Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 August 1940 · page 4

"I find that the raid Harold William Wray died from the effect of injuries accidentally received at the Clarence River County Council sub-station,…

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Coat Recovered From Clarence River Sequel to Drowning Case

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 4

A grey coat believed to have belonged to Reginald Pullen, the English youth whose body was found floating in the Clarence River some months ago,…

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Vet. at Barrier To Examine Injured Horses A.j.c.'s New Move. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 1

At all future meetings held at Randwick or Warwick Farm racecourses a veterinary surgeon will be at the starting barrier. This decision was reached by the A.J.C…

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Dreadful Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 2

A colored man named Leslie Brown, aged 19, had both legs almost severed below the knees under a goods train near Bonville station this afternoon…

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Three Injured Car Leaves Road Near Coff's

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 August 1940 · page 4

When a car containing four people left the Pacific highway, nine miles on the Woolgoolga side of Goff's Harbor, yesterday afternoon, two men and a…

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Dhoti Injured May Not Run on Saturday. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 1

The English horse. Dhoti, who ran we[?] last Saturday, may not be able to start in the Underwood Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday…

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Local and General Another Collision

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

About 5.30 on Wednesday, 14th two motor trucks collided on the Highway at the foot of the range about eight miles on the Grafton side…

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In Tunnel Three Men Killed Four Others Injured Run Down by Train Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 4

Crashing into work men in a Mile long tunnel between Woy Woy and Hawkesbury River stations to-day, a train killed three men outright…

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Dreadful Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

A colored man named Leslie Brown, aged 19, had both legs almost severed below the knees under a goods train near Bonville station…

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Review of Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

Trams accidents are up again The Road safety Council had the distasteful task of making this announcement a month ago. Now I can announce…

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