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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

326 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 17

Motor Accident Charge Against Driver

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

Arising out of a collision at Sawtell on April 5 last, John Edward Burgess was charged before Mr, G. Lt. Berry, PM, at Coifs Police Court…

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Drunken Drivers Cause Too Many Accidents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.— At the Coff's Harbour Police Court, Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., said that there have been too…

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Court Sequel To Fatal Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—John Carroll (26), dentist, of Woollahra, today faced charges of manslaughter, drunken driving, and…

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Accident On Jetty Road At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.— At the Coff's Harbour Police court Herbert Lee Hudson, hairdresser of Coff's Harbour,…

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Young Lady Rider Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 4

Miss Eva Wear, youthful Grafton equestrienne, suffered a severe fall in the pony hunt yesterday morning…

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Skater Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 3

One of the members of the St. Moritz skating troupe was injured at the Grafton Showground on Saturday when she fell on the…

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Footballers Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 5

A Smith Grafton football player was injured in the match between Upper Clarence and Belligen in Fisher Park and…

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Accident Sequel Heard in Local Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 3

The sequel to an accident which occurred on the Jetty Road on January 3 last, when a 12-years old girl, Nellie Florence Miller, waft…

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Headlight Glare Causes Accidents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

During the next few months there would be a serious rise in the road accident graph for night accidents unless motorists made…

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Leger Candidate Injured In Sensational Smash

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thurs.--The St. Leger Stakes candidate, Flying Double broke his shoulder during a sensational smash at Eagle…

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Accidents With Axes In Bellingen District

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 7

BELLINGEN, Wed.--Two serious cases of wounds inflicted accidentally by axes have been reported by the Bellingen…

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Man Injured In Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 2

Grafton police are seeking the driver of a motor vehicle which on Saturday night on the Copmanhurst road, just outside the…

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Special Stake Winner Injured After Race

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 6

IN the presence of a large attendance at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's track, on Saturday night, Mr. A. R. Graham's Some Moa, won the Special Stake after a head and head struggle with Rose Fire…

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Collision Victim Undergoes Operation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

Mr. Allan McLean, of South Grafton, yesterday underwent an operation at the Grafton Base Hospital yesterday for treatment…

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Timber Worker Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

After he had been severely injured at work in the bush yesterday morning, a young South Grafton timber worker had to…

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Coroner Gives Verdict Of Accidental Death

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr. G. L. Berry) at Grafton yesterday, at the conclusion of evidence at an inquest on the death of Jack…

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Union Player Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wed.--N.S.W. has only seven forwards for Saturday's Rugby Union match against Queensland. Arthur Buchan has…

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Local and General Timber Worker Injured

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

After he had been severely injured at work in the bush last Monday morning, a young timber worker had to walk a considerable distance to…

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Timber Mill Fatality Man Dies From Injuries at Sheep Station Creek Crushed by Log

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

After he had been crushed by a log, Albert Male, 34, of Yamba, died in the Dorrigo Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The accident…

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Brief Mention Boy Shot Dead in Extraordinary Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 3

A 15-year old Lockhart schoolboy was accidentally shot dead in an unusual accident near Mangoplah one morning last week. When a car the…

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