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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Injured Thigh

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1945 · page 2

James Maxwell, a resident of Carr's Creek, injured his right thigh when he fell at his home yesterday…

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Accidental Death In Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1945 · page 3

"Although a lot of the evidence has been contradictory, it points to misjudgment on the part of both parties," said the Deputy Coroner, Mr. F. M. V. Earle, at Grafton Police Court last night, at the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Reginald…

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374 Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri-- Up to last night 29 persons had been killed in road accidents during December, and the total for the year was 374, said…

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Death Toll for Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Police and other traffic officials warned the public to-day that unless the utmost care was taken the total number of road accidents over the Christmas holidays would be greater than during the past six years…

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Three Accidents On Christmas Eve

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1945 · page 2

Grafton District Ambulance Service experienced a quiet time during the Christmas holidays. Only three accidents of some…

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Accident Deathroll Reaches 50 Mark

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--With four days still to go to complete the holiday period, the accident deathroll has, reached the 50…

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Horse Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 December 1945 · page 2

When the horse she was riding tripped in a hole and fell on her, Gloria Gerrard, of Alumny Creek, suffered painful injuries to the…

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Injured Foot

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 December 1945 · page 2

Miss Yvonne Parnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Parnell, of Southgate, injured her left foot when jumping over an…

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