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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Man Drowned at Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH, Wed.—While fishing off, the northern breakwater at Tweed Heads to-day Roderick McLennan, 67,…

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Courtship Severely Injured On Training Track

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.—Future of the champion filly, Courtship, is extremely doubtful following a serious accident at Randwick…

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Railwayman Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 2

Frank Southwood, a railway worker, of Lismore, sustained an injury to his left foot on Thursday afternoon when the foot…

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Naval Rating Drowned

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.—As the liner, Arawe, was casting off from Prince's Pier, shortly after 11 o'clock last night for New…

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Injured While Playing

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 2

Gwen Schmutter, 5, daughter of Mrs. Z. Schmutter, of Cambridge street, South Grafton, hurt her left elbow when she fell from another…

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Man Injured In Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

Leslie James Maughan, married, of Ryan street, South Grafton, is in Grafton Base Hospital suffering from injuries to his…

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Woman Drowned At Nana Glen Rail

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.—Mrs. Ada McLennan, 59, of Nana Glen Rail, was drowned to-day in a creek which runs through the…

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Increase in Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Despite an intensive road safety campaign road accidents already this year are showing ah increase on last year's…

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Young Lad In Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.—Gerald Dean, aged six, son of Mr. Ferguson Dean, of Boambee, suffered a compound fracture of his…

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Boy Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

Arnold Firth, 8, received an injury to his right foot yesterday when it caught in the chain of a bicycle. The accident occurred…

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Two Persons Killed Tragic Accident on Bostobrick Road Truck Topples Over Embankment When Tyre Blows Out

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

Two persons were killed when a utility truck toppled over an embankment on the Bostobrick Road at 11 a.m. yesterday…

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Footballers Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 2

Two footballers were injured at the opening games of the 1946 Rugby League season on Saturday…

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Injured by Axe

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 2

When he fell while carrying an axe over his shoulder at Jackadgery yesterday, Albert William Purnell, 32, received an incised…

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Abattoirs Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 2

South Grafton Abattoirs employee, Thomas Mawhinney, of Pound street, Grafton, suffered a severe incised wound to the fourth…

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Week-end Accidents To Children

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 2

Grafton District Ambulance gave first aid to the following children injured at the week-end: Gordon Alan Wilkie, son of Mr…

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Court Sequel To Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 4

A collision at the intersection of Alice CAd Powell streets, Grafton, on February 14, between a panel van and a utility, truck, resulted…

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Fatally Injured By Rail Tricycle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 2

Frederick William Heiss, 33, married, of 96 Turf street, Grafton, died in the Grafton Base Hospital last night…

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Killed In Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 1

WAGGA WAGGA, Sun.—When an R.A.A.A.F. truck and a motor cycle collided at Bon Accord, 15 miles south of Wagga yesterday,…

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Footballer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 2

William Law, of Hoof street, Grafton, suffered lacerations to his forehead while participating in a football match at Grafton on…

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Two Killed In Motor Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 1

BATHURST, Sun.—Two men were killed and a third injured when a motor cyclist contesting T.T. races on Mount Circust…

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