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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

326 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 17

News In Brief Drowned in Car

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tues.—When his car crashed over a bridge into the Condamine River early this morning, Paul C…

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Apprentice Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.—Ross Atkins, apprenticed to Bob Abbott, suffered a fractured collarbone when he was thrown from a young horse at Randwick this…

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Injured At Football

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 2

William Attwater. 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Attwater, of Alice street, Grafton, collided with another lad while playing…

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Boy Injured at Maclean School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 2

MACLEAN, Wed.—Boys of the Maclean School were building a pathway of heavy stones at the school yesterday, when one…

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Tomlinson Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.--Jockey Neville Tomlinson, 18, of Merewether, sustained serious injuries when thrown from a horse this…

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Railway Collision Kills 10 Persons

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 1

ZURICH, Sun. (A.A.P.).--Ten persons were killed and 30 injured in a railway collision near Einsiedeln to-day…

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Injured While Breaking in Horse

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 2

Mr. John Watters (44), married of Rushford Road South Grafton, suffered a probable fracture of his left leg, when injured…

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Cyclist Injured in Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

Mrs. D. E. Wood, of Bacon street, Grafton, received injuries to both knees, hands and foot, when involved in a collision last…

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£807 Compensation for Widow Commission Awards Full Amount Bostobrick Accident Aftermath

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 1

The full amount of compensation claimed of £782/12/ was granted by the Workers Compensation Commission to the…

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Ambulance Handy For Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

TENTERFIELD, Thursday.--Travellers in a car on the New England Highway were fortunate last night that the…

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Injured Elbow Driving Cattle

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

Eric John Yager (34), married of Brushgrove, received injuries to his left elbow on Saturday. He was engaged in driving cattle…

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Apprentice Jockeys Badly Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Two apprentice jockeys were admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday, as a result of a sensational smash…

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Cyclists Injured On Way To Evans Head

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

While travelling to Evans Head for an inter-club motor cycle competition with Lismore, two members of the Grafton…

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Man Fatally Injured When Truck Capsized

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2

JAMES Leo Donnelly (29), single, painter, employed by the Railway Department at South Grafton, was fatally injured last night when he and three others were trapped in the crushed cabin of an overturned truck on the Armidale road, about a mile…

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Accident Caused Coraki Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

LISMORE, Mon.--Police investigating the fire which wiped out a family of four at Coraki on Saturday night have now…

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Plane Accidents On U.K. Carrier

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.--When a Firefly plane carried him off the deck of the British carrier Theseus yesterday morning, covered was lost at sea. So far the body has not been recovered…

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Aircraft Accident At Kemnsey

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.--A burst t[?] caused the under-carriage of an Avro Anson to collapse as it wac landing at the Kempsey…

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Succession of Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

Several accidents occurred in Grafton yesterday. In each case the patient was treated by the Grafton District Ambulance and…

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Train Collision in England Kills It People

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.).--Seventeen people were killed when the London to Leeds express ran into the rear of another train near Doncaster station yesterday…

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Child Drowned At Woodenbong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 2

There was a tragic end to search for an 18–months–old child at, Castille, Woodenbong, area, yesterday afternoon…

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