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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

168 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 9

Three Horse Accidents

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 2

Three accidents involving horses were attended by the Grafton District Ambulance yesterday…

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Extra Petrol Blamed for More Accidents

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A remarkable rise in the number of people injured in road accidents during the quarter ended…

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Prince Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.-- Falling down the stone steps of the bungalow where he is staying in Melbourne, Prince William, the…

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Surfer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--While surfing at Avalon beach this afternoon, an 18-year-old youth was struck on the head by the oar of a surfboat…

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Motor Collision Sequel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 5

A collision between two motor vehicles in Ryan street, South Grafton, on November 6, had a sequel before Mr. G. L. Berry,…

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Coroner's Finding. Accidental Death By Drowning

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death by drowning was returned by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. F. M. V. Earle, at Grafton Court on…

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Car Accidents More Numerous

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Car accidents were numerous in Sydney to-day when thousands of people spent the day out of doors. Police…

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Truck-Tram Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Two persons were injured and many others had narrow escapes in a spectacular collision in the city…

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Condition of Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Three of the nine people who were injured in yesterday's traffic smash at Brighton le Sands are still…

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Flying Accidents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 2

Recently released figures concerning R.A.A.F. accidents at first sight must be alarming, but a study of the figures shows that the position is not as bad as might appear at first glance. The statistics show that twice as many airmen have been killed…

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Children Drowned: Bus Falls Into Lake

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 November 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues.--Fifteen school children, aged six to 16, also a bus driver, were drowned When a School bus hit a rock and…

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Senator Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Senator J. Large received facial injuries when he was hit by a car after he alighted from a bus at South…

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Patton Injured In Car Smash

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 1

FRANKFURT, Monday. -- The American Army commander, General Patton, has been admitted to hospital in a serious condition…

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Man Found Drowned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.-- Harry Smart, 32, father of the two children who were battered on the head with a hammer at their…

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Man And Woman Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--After bashing a woman over the head with a bottle, a man threatened her with a knife. He then cut his throat in…

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Fernbrook Youngster Injured at Urunga

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 1

Jeanette, the four-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Shaw, of Fernbrook, fell from the Urunga railway platform to the permanent way…

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Boy Drowned Near Ballina

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 2

When the sand he was standing on at the edge of Shaw's Bay, near Ballina, slipped away and allowed him to fall into 16 feet…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Injured By Screwdriver.--

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 2

Thomas .Edward Granthan, of Oliver street, Grafton, received a painful injury on Saturday morning when a screwdriver he was using to open oysters slipped and…

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Boy Rescued From Drowning

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

A rescue from drowning was witnessed on Sunday while sightseers were being ferried to and from the visting war…

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Tragic Road Accident Toll Marks Start Of Holidays

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Christmas holiday season has begun with tragic road accident toll of 11 deaths in seven days to Saturday last. It is likely that even more deaths have occurred in this period, as only a small parcel of the December reports…

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