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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

168 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 9

Fatally Injured At Sawmill

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 2

Mr. George Baker, 57, of Baker's Creek, Tyringham, died as a result of injuries received when he was struck by a piece of…

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Drowning Inquest. Coroner Stresses Need For Life- Saving Gear

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 5

The need for a boat and life- saving gear at Grafton was stressed by the Coroner, Mr. G. L. Berry, at Grafton Coroner's…

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Wrestling Referee Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.--Referee Jim Deakin was bumped clear from the Leichhardt ring last night by Pat Meehanl in a wrestle with George Pencheff…

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Man Injured While Mustering

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 2

Albert Charles Smith, aged 27, of Springbrook, Dalmorton, was found lying in a paddock yesterday morning suffering from severe…

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R.A.A.F. Accidents Since V-P Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--A total of 64 R.A.A.F, accidents, ten of them fatal, occurred since V-P Day. the Minister for Air, Mr…

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Ambulance Busy On Week-end Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 October 1945 · page 2

Grafton District Ambulance was busy over the week-end. On Saturday night, Mrs. Sarah Ann Thompson, an elderly lady…

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Prisoners Drowned When Ship Bombed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.-- British prisoners of war who arrived by air yesterday reveal that 517 P. O.W.s were drowned in Rabaul…

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Timber Mill Accident Death of Mr George Baker Coronial Inquiry

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 1

Pending the appointment of a local Coroner vice Mr. E. J. Andrew, who has left the district, the Bellingen Coroner, Mr. F. A…

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Timber Mill Accident (Continued from Front Page)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 4

feet. He said further he was able to get up and walk after the injury. That was his statement to me. His condition appeared satisfactory…

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Local Horseman Injured In Fall

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 2

Rex Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thompson, of Edward street, South Grafton, yesterday morning met with a serious…

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Man's Thigh Fractured Accident at Cascade

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 1

Mr. Prank Ure, a married sawyer, of Cascade, was the victim of a painful and severe accident on Monday morning of last week…

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Father of 12 Drowned

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Fri.--For the second time within a week a large Macleay district family lost its breadwinner through a fatality…

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Four Injured In Crash Near Coramba

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 3

Four people were injured early on Saturday night, when a large timber truck in which they were travelling left the…

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Youth And Girl Drowned

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A youth and a girl were drowned in rivers near Sydney to-day when they fought against rescuers, who had…

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Struck By Train, Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 2

Mr. Samuel Ellem, aged 62, a farmer of Glenreagh, was fatally injured when he was struck by a goods train between Nana…

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Jacaranda Week's Lack Of Major Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 2

The superintendent of the Grafton District Ambulance station, Mr. F. M. Noble, last night said he was both…

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Four Killed: Four Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday --Two women and two servicemen were killed, and four other servicemen were badly injured, in…

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Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 5

Jeannie Faster son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Foster, of Moonee Creek, met with wa nasty accident while playing with other boys. He…

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Compensation For Injured Firefighters

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Any person injured while fighting bush fines as a volunteer could claim compensation under the Workmen's…

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Mother and Baby Drowned in Pond

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 November 1945 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Mon.--Believed to have drowned herself and her six-weeks-old daughter in a fit of depression last night, Mrs. Betty…

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