Cyclist Injured
When he was thrown heavily to the ground from his bicycle after he was bumped by a car in Hickey street. Casino, on Tuesday afternoon, Sidney…
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Accidents, 1940
559 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 28
Dinghy Overturns One Drowned Another Rescued. Melbourne
When a dinghy overturned to-day Leslie Raymond Dooley, 30, of Chelsea, was drowned at Inverloch. His brother-in-law, Roy Marsh, 25,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision Sequel Manslaughter Charge Militiaman for Trial. Sydney
Early on New Year's Day a military car, driven by Kenneth Harold Lambert, 21-years-old militiaman, collided with! terrific force with a taxi in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck by Propeller Pilot Injured. Bundaberg
Roy Bailey, 27, married, a pilot of the Newcastle Aero Club, received injuries" when he was struck by the propeller of a plane at Bundaberg…
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Prompt action by Keith Allen, aged 10 years, of Woolgoolga, saved Marjorie Woldseth, agecl 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Woldseth, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dorrigo Man Drowned
Mr. Charles E. White, a single man, aged 24, of Dorrigo, was drowned in the Bellinger River at Orama last Monday. He was one of a picnic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Browning Fatality Sad Holiday Occurrence
An atmosphere of deep gloom settled upon the Dorrigo community on Monday evening as the sad news spread of the tragic calamity which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Motor Accident
Mrs. Dorothy Slater, who was seriously injured in a motor accident on Tuesday afternoon, died at the Tenterfield Prince Albert Memorial Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →23 Per Cent. Road Accidents Reduced Xmas-new Year Holidays "Position Still Unsatisfactory." Albury
The Minister for Transport, Col. Bruxner, at a meeting of the Albury branch of the Road Safety Council to-night announced that there had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COLLISION Motor Car and Motor Cycle Soldier and Girl Injured. Sydney
A member of the 2nd A.I.F., Reg Gillard, 27, of Newcastle, and Miss Joan Hawkins, 18, of Newtown, were seriously injured in a collision between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coff's Harbor Accident
Whilst driving a car to Top Town, in Coff's Harbor, on Saturday night last, at 11.30 o'clock, Mr. H. D. Love, of the Pier Hotel, Coff's Jetty, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclists Killed Laughed At Warning Collision in Smoke. Bulli
Motor drivers should wear goggles when travelling through smoke, said the Coroner, to-day, when he held an inquest in the deaths of Walter Percy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Drowned Trying to Save Horse. Orange
Endeavoring to save a horse which had fallen into a dam on a property three miles from Orange to-day, Harry Pratt, 24, was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods Two Towns Isolated Boy Drowned in Dawson. Brisbane
Floodwaters still surround the townships of Millmerran, west of Toowoomba, and Somerset Dam on the Brisbane River, which have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Tweedsmuir Injured. Ottawa
The Governor-General, Lord Tweedsmuir, fell backwards in his room to-day and sustained concussion. He was Unconscious for an hour, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Reprieve Terrorists to Hang Prison Guards Doubled Five More Men Injured London
The police guards at Birmingham prison were doubled to-day, following the failure of final efforts to secure a reprieve for Peter Barnes and James…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hysterical After Accident
Mrs. Lila Stanfield (26), of South Casino, who is employed as a bar attendant at a Casino hotel was found in her room in a hysterical condition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Digger Drowned
Stephen Hopkins, a returned soldier, was found drowned in Cedar Party Creek, Wingham, last Monday afternoon. Hopkins had been about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trucks in Collision On Armidale Road Occupants Uninjured
A utility truck and a lorry were, badly damaged when a collision occurred on the Armidale road, 8½ miles from Grafton, at noon yesterday, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Injured Attacked By Kangaroo Nearly Thrown Over Cliff
Suffering wounds to. the face, arms, legs and back, Lawrence Myers, 14, son of Mr. A. Myers, of Sandy Hollow, was admitted to the Denman Hospital on…
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