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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 13

Army Vehicle Crash Into Train Four Men Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wed.—As the Melbourne express was travelling at a high speed over Minto level crossing to-day an army vehicle…

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Soldier's Death After Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Arising from the collision between the Melbourne express and an Army vehicle on a level crossing at…

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Sawmill Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

Mr. Alt Woldseth, of Ulong, and formerly of Woolgoolga, was severely injured whilst working in a sawmill at ulong. He was working a vertical…

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Girl Strangled Verdict of Accidental Death

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—Ruth Ellen Sloan, 13, strangled herself, at her home, Longueville road, Lane Cove, when she made a swing…

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V.D.C. OFFICERS Two Killed in Collision Two Others Seriously Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Two V.D.C. officers are dead and two other ranks in a serious condition as the result of a sensational…

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Man Drowned In Macleay River Stepped Into Deep Water in Dark

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Mon.—The body of Alionsus Watson, aged 45 years, single, a resident of Smithrown, ana an employee of Nestles Ltd.,…

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Soldier's Death At Night Exercises Verdict of Accidental Death

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—When the inquest into the death ol Private Gordon Evans, following an explosion which wrecked a boat…

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Trams Collide Seven Persons Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Seven persons were injured, two seriously, when two trams collided on the northern approach to the harbor…

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Four Killed In R.A.A.F. Plane Crash Trainee Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri.—An officer and three airmen were killed and an airman-trainee injured when a R.A.A.F. aircraft from a South…

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Feet Cut Off Boy's Injuries Prove Fatal Train Accident at Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

Bruce Eastwell, six years, died in Kempsey Hospital yesterday following shocking injuries sustained when he was run over by…

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Four Hurt Darlinghurst Bus Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun—Four persons. were injured when n front tyre of a bus blew out in Darlinghurst road late this afternoon and…

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Sequel to Collision

The Clarence River Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 2

A sequel to the incident at Tyndale on March 28th when a lorry owned by 'Pullen's and driven by Walter Mervyn 'Smith and a. motor car driven by C…

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12 R.a.a.f. Men Injured in Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—In a collision between an air force tender and a lorry at Footscray yesterday afternoon, 12 R.A.A.F…

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Struck by Lorry North Dorrigo Boy Injured Armidale Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

Ray Winkley, son of My. and Mrs. Walter Winkley, of North Dorrigo, who is at school in Armidale, was riding his bike in one of the streets…

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U.S. SAILOR Killed In Accident THREE A.I.F. Men Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs. — An American sailor was killed and 18 service men, including three members of the A.I.F., were…

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Collision Sequel Negligent Driving Charge Case at Maclean Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

A case which was a sequel to a colliss[?] between a motor lorry and motor car on the State Highway near the Tyndale Public School, on the night of…

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Accident Car Collides with Horse

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 2

UPPER COPMANHURST, Fri.—Mr. Geo. McClymont, of Sutton Park, Winegrove, when driving home last Saturday night…

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Woolgoolga Boy Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 1

Bob Whitton, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Viv. Whitton, of Woolgoolga received a painful injury on Sunday afternoon. With several other boys he was…

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Fingers Severed Sawmill Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 2

WOOLGOOLGA, Mon.—A man named Jack Fields had three fingers severed in an accident on Wednesday whilst at work at the…

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Man Killed Others Injured in Truck Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.— While waiting tor a tram at North Geelong last night, a man was killed and another man and two women…

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