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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

326 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 17

Blicks River Fatality Accidental Death Coroner's Inquest at Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 3

A finding that Albert Male died from injuries accidentally received whilst sowing logs at the Blicks River Dorrigo Timber…

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Man Injured in Fall from Roof

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 3

Mr. Len Kellett, who is employed by Mr. Arthur Archer in the plumbing business, fell from the roof of a building at Boambee on Wednesday…

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Series of Accidents

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5

UPPER ORARA, Thurs.--During the past 12 months, Brian the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs George Kellett, has had a…

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Injured with Axe

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 2

When he was accidentally hit with an axe, Ian Matthews (8) of 187 Prince street, Grafton, received an incised wound to his…

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Accidental Death

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 5

BELLINGEN: The District Coroner, Bellingen (Mr. F. C. Hain) conducted an inquiry into the death of Mr. Norman Oswald…

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Shire Workers Injured In Explosion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--Two Dorrigo Shire Council employees, George Tucker and Bert Vardy were admitted to…

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Child Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

Yesterday the five-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. V. W. E. Hannah, of Prince street, Grafton, was reported to have been…

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Three Deaths From Tram Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Two trams were involved in spectacular accidents yesterday, resulting in three deaths…

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Fatal Accident When Car Crashes 250 Feet Over Mountainside

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

Mr. Harold G. Wells, a millowner of Lowanna, Eastern Dorrigo, was killed, and his wife and 15 years old daughter Nancy, and a friend…

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Lowanna Millowner Killed Truck Crashes 250 Feet Down Mountain Road Eastern Dorrigo Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

Mr. Harold C. Wells, millowner, of Lowanna, was killed instantly and his wife and 15-year-old daughter, Nancy, and a young…

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Passengers Drowned

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Sun. -- When a taxi skidded and crashed through a wooden bridge at Raglan, near Auckland, four Maori occupants…

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Collision Victim Dies

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Mon.--The death occurred in the Blue Mountains District Hospital to-day of Con Geminas (18), of Doncaster…

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Lorry Driver Fined Aftermath of Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 7

There was an echo of the fatal accident that occurred on the Coffs-Sawtell road on December 20 last at the police court last Friday when…

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Accident Victim Dies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 4

TENTERFIELD, Wed.--At 1 a.m. to-day, Pte. F. McCurley died at the Prince Albert Memorial Hospital, Tenterfield, as a…

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Sawtell Man's Eyes Severely Injured

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 1

Mr. Peter Peterson, aged 35, a married man residing at Sawtell, had his eyes severely injured by electricity last night and was admitted to…

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Injured Man Climbs Pole To Use 'Phone

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 2

Although his left arm had been injured in a truck collision a few minutes earlier, a P.M.G. Department…

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Ferry Passengers Drowned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 1

FRANKFURT, Mon.--Thirty of the 36 passengers aboard a motor ferry were drowned when a tug collided with the ferry on the…

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Ten Drowned When River Overflowed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 1

CAMBRIDGE (Nebraska), Mon.--When the river overflowed at Cambridge after heavy rain, 10 people were drowned and many…

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Accident On Board Tanker-- Making For Albany

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 3

PERTH, Tues.--Radio messages to-day to the Albany agents of Dalgety and Co, slate that the British tanker,' British…

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World Welterweight Title Defended; Challenger Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 4

CLEVELAND (Ohio), Wed.--Ray ("Sugar") Robinson, 146lb., successfully defended his world welterweight title last night,…

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