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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

358 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 18

American Boxer Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Stu Mallon, United States boxer, finished his fight with Richie Sands on Saturday with a double…

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Two Killed In Truck-Car Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Mon.—When a service car and a stolen truck collided at the week-end a boy and a man were killed…

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Vic Patrick's Car In Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.—A car driven by the champion boxer, Vic Patrick, collided with a bicycle ridden by a telegraph messenger boy, Les…

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Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 3

BELLINGEN, Tues.—Sid Woldseth, of Urunga, fell in Ballard's road when the wheels of his bicycle ran in a wheel rut…

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Injured by Chemicals

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—John O'Brien (18), of Chatswood, narrowly missed being blinded at Columbia Writing Products Factory,…

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Foot Injured by Trolley

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 2

Keira Patrick Huxley, 21, of 169 Queen street, Grafton, suffered a crushed great toe on the left foot yesterday morning…

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Injured Head In Fall Off Bicycle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 2

Bruce McLennan, 15 son of Mr. 2nd Mrs. Lyle McLennan, of Cambridge street South Grafton, suffered head injuries and…

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Footballers Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 2

Donald Henry McDermid, of Palmer's Island, sustained injury to his right side while playing football at Fisher Park yesterday…

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Injured By Fall

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 2

Robert Gear, of 42 Queen street, Grafton, suffered lacerated wounds to his forehead and nose when he slipped and fell heavily…

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Three Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Sun.—Two men and a child died and seven people were injured as a result of three road accidents in the…

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Three Drowned When Boat Capsized

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE Mon.—Miss Helen Taylors (20), the sole survivor of the fatality in Moreton Bay yesterday, when three people were…

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Soldiers Injured In Alexandria Riots

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 1

ALEXANDRIA, Tues.—It was officially announces that 12 British soldiers were injured, some seriously, in yesterday's…

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Baby Drowned in Dam

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Kevin Mangan, aged 23 months, was drowned in a dam near his parents' home at Padstow this afternoon…

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Counsel Seriously Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Thurs.—Counsel, winner of the 1944 Caulfield Cup, has been seriously injured on the property of P. Grant [?]ay,…

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Vehicles Collide, Nobody Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—A motor lorry, driven by Milton G. Sellings, of Thora, and a car driven by Leonard Joseph…

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Freak Railway Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1946 · page 1

LUCKNOW, Fri.—Five persons were killed and eight injured in a freak railway collision between several goods waggons…

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Fatally Injured After Visiting Son's Grave. er Visiting Son's Grave

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1946 · page 3

DARWIN, Fri.—Mrs. Forrest Hughes, of Bowral, New South Wales, died here from injuries she received while on a visit to the Northern Territory to see the grave of he sons, Roger, who died in the sevice of the R.A.A.F. and was buried at Adelaide…

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Tennis Player Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 4

An injury to the right ankle was suffered by Allan Neil McDonald, 21, of Cloud's Creek, while playing tennis yesterday…

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I Bush Worker Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—Noel Woods, 16, a sleeper cutter, of Sawtell, suffered a lacerated wound to his left foot when his…

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Boy Injured In Fall From Bicycle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon.—Earl Mackay, 17, son. of Mr. and Mrs. E. Mackay, of Shepherd's Lane, Coff's Harbour, suffered a simple…

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