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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

358 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 18

Injured In Horse Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 2

When Raymond William Kelly, of Hunter street, South Grafton, was driving, cattle yesterday morning, his horse became…

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Injured When Acid Explodes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.—Three third-year pupils received injuries necessitating medical treatment, and four others minor injuries…

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Boat Washed Over Bar: Boy Drowned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.—When rowing st boat on the river at Brunswick Heads this morning Trevor John Rogers (9), of Brunswick…

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Verdict for £4200 Against Timber Firm Echo of Briggsvale Fatality

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

In the Supreme Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury, Thelma May Rixon, of Megan, sued G. L. Briggs and Sons…

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Fatally Injured in Atom Bomb Laboratory

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Fri.—Dr. Louis Slotin, 36-year-old Winnipeg scientist, died yesterday from radiation disease suffered on…

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Youths Injured in Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sun.—Six youths are in hospital and a motor lorry completely wrecked following ah accident opposite Government…

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Footballers Injured At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 2

Three players were injured in football matches played on Fisher Park, Grafton, on Saturday. Ivan John Quinn, 16, son of Mr…

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Child Injured by Log

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 2

Harold Wallford Barrett (7), of South Grafton, suffered an abrasion to the right cheek, left leg and shock when a log rolled…

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Fell From Horse, Injured By Hoof

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 2

GLENREAGH, Sunday.—When riding home in company with several other boys, Ormonde Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J…

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Fatally Injured by Car

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—Hugh Albert Quinn, of Abernethy, near Cessnock, who was knocked down, by a motor car last night, died in…

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Man Injured While Fixing Truck

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3

LISMORE, Tues.—While Frederick Vout, 33, of Deep Creek, via Casino, was making some adjustments to his motor utility truck…

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Injured Man's Ordeal In Forest

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Tues.—After falling 30 feet from a tree on to a log in the dense forest at the top of the Dorrigo Mountain,…

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Severely Injured When Thrown From Horse

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Tues.—When he was thrown from a horse at Hyde's Creek, Don Shelton (15), son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Shelton, of…

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Many Dead And Injured In Chicago Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Wed.—At least seven people died, and many were injured in a spectacular fire in the 23-storey Lasalle Hotel,…

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Injured Man In Paddock For 28 Hours—Alone

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 2

A 68-YEAR-OLD sleepercutter, Frederick James Chant, was alone in a paddock near Grafton with a fractured left thigh for 28 hours before he was found just before noon yesterday. Grafton Base Hospital reported last night his condition was…

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Cycle in Cycle Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

Mrs. F. J. Amos, of Little Villiers street, Grafton, suffered a fractured right leg during a collision with another cyclist at the…

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Horseman Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 3

David Thurtell, 21, of Copmanhurst, suffered a probable facture of the right leg on Saturday when [?] jumped from his horse…

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Child Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sun.— Gordon Chambers (6), of Mitchell street, Merewether, was fatally injured when a car hit him in Wha[?]…

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Four Injured In Match At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.— Four players received serious injuries during a football match at Coff's Harbour Jetty to-day…

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Four-year-old Boy Drowned in River

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 2

FOUR-YEAR-OLD Raymond Lowo, son of Mx. and Mrs. J. E. Lowe, of Fitzroy street, Grafton, was found droAvned yesterday in the Clarcnoa River, close to the Rowing Club shed. Grafton police were told the…

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