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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

326 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 17

Train-Car Collision; Taxi Driver Killed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 3

Armidale, Monday.—Daniel Richard Alting (71), taxi-driver, of Armidale was killed to-day. when the Glen Innes mail and…

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Two People Injured When Jeep Overturns

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 1

Three persons were lucky to escape serious injury when a jeep owned and driven by Mr. A. Sky, of Drama, overturned about 2Z miles…

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Falkenburg Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 3

BEVERLEY HILLS (Cal.) Tues. (A.A.P.).—Bob Falkenburg tennis champion, suffered a broken ankle and head injuries…

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Balmain Player Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—In New Zealand yesterday, the Balmain Rugby League team's half-back, Des Bryan, suffered a broken jaw…

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Man Drowned Found Floating in Dam

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 1

About 7 o'clock this morning Mr. Fred Longden, former well-known resident'of Lower Bucca, was found drowned, floating in a small dam at…

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Grafton Man Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Fri.—Frederick Prentice, of Graf ton, was injured about two o'clock to-day when he collided with a taxi cab in…

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Eye Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

Henry Patrick White (9), son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. White, of Bligh street, South Grafton, received lacerated wounds on his…

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Three Riders Injured In Cycle Race Fall

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 2

As the result of a fall in the last race at the South Grafton Cycle Club races at McKittrick Park last night, three contestants…

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A Constant Danger Accidents at Intersections

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 6

Road accidents at intersections are increasing and in the last 12 months 121 persons have been killed and 3473 injured in 4865 mishaps…

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Cyclist Killed In Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

LITHGOW, Mon.—Glancing off a car and crashing off the road into a guide post, a motor cyclist was fatally injured in…

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Royal Gem Injured While Galloping

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.—Royal Gem, who has been, well supported for the Caulfield Cup, struck himself while galloping on…

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Girl Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 2

Marie May Johnson (13), daughter of Mr. T. Johnson, of Wooli, received serious lacerated wounds to her left leg yesterday…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 2

BELLINGEN: Ray Vidler, of North Bellingen, has been admitted to hospital at Bellingen suffering from severe head…

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Motor Cyclist Injured In Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 2

Mr. Ray Vidler. of North Bellingen, was admitted to Bellingen Hospital last Sunday after his motor cycle had collided with the rear of…

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Court Aftermath To Road Fatality

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 7

TENTERFIELD, Thurs.—There was an aftermath to-day to a recent road fatality in which a truck was wrecked and a child…

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Ex-Coffs Harbour Child Drowned in Dam

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Alf Sheldon, well-known residents of Coffs Harbour for years, lost their eldest son, Bobby, on Monday last, when he was…

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Child Drowned At Nymboida

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 2

Peter George Ellis (2), son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ellis, of Wooli Road, Yamba, was drowned in the Nymboida…

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Drowned In Weir

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 2

Robert Shelton, aged 10, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Shelton, of Euabalong West, was drowned in a weir at that centre…

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Woman Drowned Circular Quay

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sunday.—A young married woman, the mother of two children, was drowned at Circular Quay when she fell overboard from a trawler. Police were told she was attending a party aboard the trawler, which was berthed at No. 6 wharf…

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Injured Toe

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 2

When he kicked a looking tuft of grass, 10-year-old Edward Sinclair, of 125 Powell street, Grafton, suffered a…

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