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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 13

Local and General Cycle Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

Cecil Channells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Channells, of Coramba Road, Coffs Harbour, had a very narrow escape from serious injury last…

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Injured Ankle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2

Richard Alfred Kennedy, of Milton street, Grafton, suffered an injury to the left ankle as the result of a fall when he stepped…

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Severely Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

Severe injuries were sustained by John Frederick Trampling, 67. of North Tamworth, when his bicycle collided with a motor…

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Car Capsized Struck Signpost Occupants Injured. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

An Oldsmobile sedan motor car, owned by Mr. A. D. Lollback, of Palmer's Channel, and driven by a man named Apps…

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Schoolboy Injured

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4

Max McGennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGennis, of Nabiac, was injured whilst on his way to Taree High School last Thursday morning. He…

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Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4

Mr. Leo Wills, of Coff's Harbor, met with a nasty accident yesterday when he jumped off a bank on to the roadway on the…

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Seriously Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

Serious injuries were sustained by Arthur Hawkins, 15, of Hanging Rock, near Tamworth, when his horse bolted and threw him…

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Coal Mines All Resumed Yesterday One Idle Owing to Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3

All collieries in New South Wales worked to-day, but Old Bulli mine ceased production after a fatal accident…

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Infant Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon John, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Smith, of John street. Kempsey, met with an accident…

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Warning Given Unattended Children At. Swimming Baths Inquiry Into Drowning

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

Children of tender years who are unable to swim should be accompanied by older persons when attending the swimming…

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ACCIDENTAL Child's Death At Coaldale Inquest at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

Returning a finding of accidental death at the conclusion of an inquest at Grafton Courthouse yesterday into the death of…

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In Typhoon Ship Badly Damaged Three Seamen Seriously Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Three Chinese [?]eamen were seriously injured, one critically, when their ship [?]an into a typhoon 34 hours after…

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12 Killed in Mid-air Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 3

CAPETOWN, Sun.—When two military planes collided over a suburb of Capetown seven members of the South African Air…

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Unusual Case Lost Speech after Motor Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

Writing in the current issue "The Hospital" on the develop of speech therapy in NSW, [?] Wray, ASST (Lon.), Senior Sp[?]…

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Marine Court Inquiry Into Collision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—A Court of Marine inquiry to-day inquired into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the…

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Horses Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 4

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Fri.—Great Blaze and Jacaranda, two of the best pacers in New Zealand, were given strong caustic solution just prior to the…

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Lugger Upset Fishermen Drowned

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

PERTH, Sun.— Two fishermen were drowned when their luggers upset in a creek near Port Hedland, while a cyclone was last…

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Jockey Injured Unconscious in Stable

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.— While attending the hurdler. Kent, in his stall at Flemington this morning, the cross-country jockey. Sewell, was heard to cry for…

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Trains Collide In Sydney Tunnel Two Men Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.— Six people, including a railway guard, were injured to-day when two electric trains collided in a tunnel at St…

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Airmen Killed Aircraft Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Tues.— The Air Force communique issued to-day states that Pilot Officer K. S. Andrus, of Mosman, and Sergt. W…

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