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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Sisters Injured On Bicycles

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 2

When their bicycles became interlocked while riding together on Friday night, two Grafton girls sustained, slight injuries…

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Car And Truck In Collision At Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 2

ULMARRA, Mon.—A collision between a small Baby Austin car and a large 3-5 ton truck occurred at the intersection of…

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Police Seek Motorist After Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 2

Grafton police are seeking the driver of a vehicle who, they state, failed to stop after colliding with a cyclist at the…

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Accidental Death Verdict On Kyogle Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.—The Coroner (Mr. E. L. Vincent) returned a verdict of accidental death to-day at the conclusion of an in[?]ry…

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Main Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 2

Patrick Vincent Murphy, 57. of Southampton ferry, was admitted to Grafton Base Hospital, on Saturday night; suffering from a…

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Fisherman Drowned at Ballina

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun. — While the State sailing championships were being conducted on the Richmond River, at Ballina to-day, William…

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Injured by Axe

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 4

Robert James Toms, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Toms, of Cloud's Creek, yesterday afternoon, severely cut his left foot…

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Man Drowned In Foot Of Water

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sun.—An elderly man was drowned in a foot of water near Nelson's Bay on Saturday. He was Ralph…

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Motor Accident Has Sequel In Broken Nose

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 4

BELLINGEN, Sun. — In the Bellingen District Court, before Judge Storkey. V. C., incidents in a motor garage at Coff's…

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Magnificent Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon. — Galloped on at the three furlongs during the running of Saturday's Doncaster, Magnificent will be out of racing…

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Four Injured In Easter Accidents At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.— Two men and two boys received injuries in accidents at Coff's Harbour over the Easter…

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Boy Injured In Surf

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 5

LISMORE, Mon.—Struck by a loafing log while surfing at Brunswick Heads to-day, Maurice Matheson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H…

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Riders Injured at Sydney Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A rider was badly injured to-day at the Show when his horse crashed at a water jump. He is R. M. Wetherall, of Tempe, Victoria, who suffered a probable fracture of the neck, concussion and severe abrasions…

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Shunters Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 3

WOOLONGONG, Wed.—Lance McNamara (24), shunter, received severe internal injures to-day when he was struck by a…

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Injured In Fall

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Two men working on a high roof at Central Railway Station this afternoon, fell to the platform 18 feet…

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Critically Injured In Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3

A nine year old girl was critically, injured and five other persons were admitted to Inverell Hospital, following a collision…

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Butcher Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 2

Edward Francis Southgate butcher, of Southgate Road, Grafton, received a lacerated wound to his left arm yesterday,…

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Accident Due To Misjudgment

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The inquiry into the bus accident at Balgowlah on March 10, when 73 persons were injured, revealed that the…

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Two Injured In Grafton Trials

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 5

Two footballers were injured in a trial match over the weekend. They were Ainslie Filewood (23), of 80 Dobie street, Grafton,…

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Unusual Accident At Copmanhurst

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 2

COPMANHURST, Mon.—The operation of an ingenious machine for picking and husking corn has been recently demonstrated by…

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