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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Woman Killed Tram-truck Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.—Mrs. Mary Ellis, 50, of Mannibadir, was killed and her daughter Joyce, aged 16, seriously injured when a…

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Shelter Disaster Regarded As War Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sat.—Relatives and victims of the shelter tragedy are holding "an unofficial inquiry" into the cause of the…

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Farmer Killed Car Stalls On Incline Accident Near Casino

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

George Raymond Battistuzzi (40), farmer, of Doubtful Creek, received fatal injuries when involved in a car accident on…

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Carnival Accidents Kill 12. Rio De Janeiro. Wed.—

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

The United Press reported 12 killed during the past four days' Carioca carnival. Street accidents caused most of…

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Woolgoolga Soldier Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 1

Word was received in Woolgoolga on Tuesday that Sig. Alf Parbery, A.I.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Parbery, was severely injured, at a northern battle…

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14 Killed in Plane Accidents

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.—When an R.A.A.F. plane crashed on Monday night an officer and three sergeants were killed…

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Old Man Injured Thrown Against Tree-guard

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

Late yesterday afternoon, a well-known Grafton resident, Mr. William Ellem, 79 years of ago, of 110 Mary street, while riding…

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Three Injured in Airline Crash in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.—When the Douglas air liner Warana made a forced landing in a paddock because of engine trouble two…

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Apprentice Rider Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. — Apprentice rider. Jack Thompson, received serious head injuries when he was thrown against a post at Randwick this morning, and he…

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Girl Injured When Horse Bolted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Mon.— After attending the sports at Carcolla, Upper Macleay, on Saturday afternoon Miss Ivy Jean Rose…

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Injured in Car Accidents

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.— Miss Lorne Steele, 31, of Rushcutters Bay, was crossing King's Cross road, near Surrey Street, to-night, when…

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Harwood Is. Man Killed by Bomb Accident in South

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.— The Army authorities to-day made available the names of the four soldires who were killed following…

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ACCIDENTAL Drowning at Moleville Coroner's Finding Sergt. Nugent's Gallantry Praised

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

"I find that Alan David Green was accidentally drowned in the Clarence River at Moleville in the police district of Grafton…

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No Injuries To Passengers In Ferry Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The ferry steamers Lady Scott and Lady Ferguson collided in Circular Quay to-day, and considerable…

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Palmer's Channel Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 4

While engaged on horseback in yarding a refractory cow on the farm of Mr. H. Armstrong a school lad. Tom Bateman, had his leg broken. The norse…

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Truck Collision Claim for Damages

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

In the District Court, Grafton, yesterday, before Judge Storkey. V.C., Henry Arthur Shannon, of Fine Flower, grazier, sued Earle Stafford Ellem. cream…

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Truck Collision Verdict for Defendant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 6

When the Grafton District Court resumed before Judge Storkey, V.C., yesterday morning, the case of Shannon v. Ellem was resumed…

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Three Men Injured In Stabbing Affrays

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Three men were seriously injured in three separate stabbing affrays in Sydney last night, while a fourth…

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Soldier Killed, Friend Injured Struck By Cars

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Henry Charles Huddy, 32, soldier, was killed and a friend, Michael Naylon, 34, of Wahroonga, injured, at North…

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Bus-car Collision Grafton Taxi Damaged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

When a Yamba-Grafton omnibus and a taxi car owned and driven by Mr. Charles Ryder, of Grafton, collided at the corner of…

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