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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

171 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 9

Remarkable Accident When Robbing Hive of Bees

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

Just a few days ago a car was noticed hurrying through Murrumburrah with a queer looking object seated beside the driver. It was…

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Five Airmen Killed In Training Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

Released by R.A.A.F. Eastern Area, Thurs.--Five R.A A.F. airmen were killed when an aircraft crashed during training…

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Bus Accident Inquest Held

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

The inquest into the death of the three victims of the motor smash at the Broome's Head turn-off, near Maclean, on February 7, was held at the Maclean…

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Boy Drowned In Redbank Creek

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--William Noel Fen wick (12), of Northmead, was drowned yesterday while swimming in Redbank Creek…

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Coff's Harbor Cyclists Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

A collision between Misses Jean and Joyce Thompson, who were cycling from the Jetty to Toptown, and Mr. Tom Gregory, who was cycling in the…

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St. Warden's Owner Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--The veteran owner-trainer of St. Warden, Jack Nicholson, sustained a broken collarbone and five broken ribs when he was…

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Injured On Ships

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Charles Parsons, 49, of North Fitzroy, and William Walsh. 45. of Williams- town, wharf laborers, both…

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Fell From Train: Child Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 3

DUBBO, Sun.--Gordon Dixon. 9, of Minore, fell from the fast moving Bourke mail, train yesterday when the door against which…

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Injured Man Gives Version Of Bus-Train Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--With two broken arms and a broken leg, Raphal Italiano, 63, laborer, of Brooklyn, was carried into the…

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Woolgoolga Workmen Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 4

Lyall Wilson, single, met with a painful accident whilst at work at the Woblgoolga works of Coff's Harbor Minerals, on Tuesday…

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Injured While Fighting Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

HARDEN, Mon.--While fighting a fire which destroyed 13,000 acres of grassland yesterday, Roy Dick had his foot crushed and…

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Thrown From Lorry Brothers Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOR, Mon.--When brothers Roy Saunders (10) and Allan Saunders (8) were thrown from a timber lorry on the…

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Injured While Being Arrested

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

EDEN, Wed.--A verdict that Robert Bruce Marshall died from injuries to his skull while he was being arrested by Police…

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Children's Day For Accidents

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

A number of accidents to children were attended to by Grafton District Ambulance yesterday. Lindsay McLennan (16), of…

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3000 Japanese Drowned In Yangtse

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 5

CHUNGKING, Wed.-- The Chinese Central news agency announces that 3000 Japanese were drowned in the Yangtze when…

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Service Car Damaged In Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 4

When, apparently, the steering gear of a service car, owned by Messrs. Woodward and Purkiss, operating between Armidale and…

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Wrestling Injured in Fall From Ring

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--When Fred Atkins and Pat Meehan fell from the ring in the seventh round of their wrestling bout, at Leichhardt Stadium last night,…

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Accidents During the Holidays

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1944 · page 2

Grafton District Ambulance had a busy time over the portion of the Easter holidays that has already passed…

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Jockey Injured in Fall

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 1

COWRA, Mon.--During the running of the Improvers' Handicap, at Cowra races to-day, Consteriet and Yamalla fell. O. Cahill, rider of Consteriet,…

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Nine Injured in Film Fire at Church Hall

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.--Nine people were hurt, and four of them were taken to hospital, when a film being shown in a…

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