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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

184 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 10

Timber-Cutter Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 2

When the limb of a tree struck him at his work in the State forest at the 15-mile on the Coramba road, near Lanitza…

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Accidentally Shot Youth at Shark Creek

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 September 1943 · page 2

MACLEAN, Sunday.—Cedric Batoman, aged 17 years, whoso home is at Gulmarrad, near Maclean, was accidentally shot…

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Child Drowned: Father Missing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 1

BRISBANE, Mon.—Near an upturned dinghy on Wynnum flats to-day was the body of Cromwell Douglas Scott, six years, who with…

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Burned To Death In Collision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1943 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.—Burnt to death in last night's tram tragedy two women were to-day identified as Lavinia White, 24, single,…

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Tram and Truck Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Fri.—When a petrol truck collided with a tram near the scene of Monday's tragic accident on the Beaudesert road…

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Launch Smashed Accident at Woolgoolga Jetty

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1943 · page 4

WOOLGOOLGA, Thurs.—A valuable motor fishing launch, owned by Mr. R. T. Allen, of Woolgoolga, was irreparably…

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Ulmarra Soldier Accidentally Killed

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 2

Mrs. F. J. Keat, of Ulmarra, received a telegram from the Minister for the Army on Saturday morning stating that her…

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Killed in Aircraft Accident Squadron Leader Proudfoot

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 2

Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bird, of Whipone. from Mr. Proudfoot. of Scone, that his son. Squadron Leader…

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Accidentally Killed Death Of Timber-Cutter Coroner's Verdict

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 4

At the Grafton Courthouse yesterday afternoon, the District Coroner, Mr. T. H. Brooke. P.M., conducted an inquiry into the…

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Man's Body Found On Railway Line Fatality Near Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOR, Thurs.— Shortly after the arrival of the second division of the Brisbane express last night, the body of a…

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KILLED In Aircraft Accident Clarence River Airman

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 4

Mrs. Jean Bailey, of Wharf street, Maclean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. McKinnon, of Wharf street, Maclean, received the sad…

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Grafton Plumber Injured By Fall

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 September 1943 · page 2

Mr. Ernest George Sanders, aged 48, a married man, living at Bacon street, Grafton, was admitted to Grafton District…

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ACCIDENTS Make Busy Week-end for Grafton Ambulance

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 2

Max Worthing, 14 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Worthing, of 11 Ryan street, South Grafton, suffered an injury to…

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Stepped From Car After Collision with Train

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.—A collision occurred between a motor car and a train at a level crossing a few miles from the city…

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Death From Injuries Received In Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.— Mrs. Josephine, Annie Ballantine, 24, of South Brisbane, died to-day from injuries received in the…

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Manly Ferry Steamer In Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—While making one of its early morning trips to-day, the Manly ferry steamer Dee Why, came into collision with a…

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CAPSIZED Truck At Repton Four Persons Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Sun.—When a truck driven by Frank Watson, of Glenreagh, a forest employee, with three other…

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Officer Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tues.—When his car ran into a ditch yesterday afternoon. Brigadier General Weir received head injuries. He was…

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Boy Drowned In Stormwater Channel

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—A seven-year-old boy, Paul Mitchell Howitt, was drowned this afternoon when he fell into a stormwater…

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Seven Injured in Crossing Smash

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Mon.—When a Newcastle Council lorry collided this morning with a Wallsend-bound tram seven persons were…

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