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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

321 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 17

Three Injured in Aircraft Mishap

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 2

A SOUTH Grafton doctor, Dr. N. St. C. Mulhearn, his young son, Michael and Aln George Munns, 23, of South Grafton, were injured when a Tiger Math aircraft crashed at the Sandon River, 20 miles south of Yamba, early yesterday afternoon…

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Two Killed in Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Tom Makin and Robert Fuller, of Kurri, were killed when a lorry left the road at Cromarty Creek…

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Orara Couple Injured In Road Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Waer, of "Orange Grove", Orra, returning from a two moms' holiday trip to Moree, let…

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Former Resident Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 2

The death occurred in St. George's Hospital, Kogarah, on Saturday, of Mr. W. H. (Harry) Pleffer…

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Police Constable Badly Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 2

Senior-Constable C. W. Marsh, officer in charge at Woolgoolga, has been admitted to the Coffs' Harbour District Hospital,…

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Five Killed In Train-Car Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sun.--An engine, and a tender swept a car 150 yards along, a railway track, killing five of the occupants and…

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Bride Killed In Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.--A 19-Yeae-old bride who had been married only half, an hour was killed in a road accident yesterday…

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Accidentally Wounded By Blank Cartridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 3

John Marshall, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marshall, of South Grafton, was accidentally wounded in the foot by a…

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Marshall Aid Nations Like Drowning Men

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 5

PARIS, Wed. (A.A.P.).--During the debate on the French Budget in the National Assembly last night, M. Paul Reynaud…

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Telegram Boy Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.--A 14-year-old boy temporarily as a telegram delivery boy at the Coff's Harbour Jetty…

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Accident Victim Dies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 3

WARWICK, Wed.--Henry John Crossley, 24, single of Kyogle died in Warwick Hospital this morning from injuries received in a…

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Fatally Injured In Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--A three-year-old boy was fatally injured and his father seriously injured when they were knocked down by a…

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Fishing Fatality Off Yamba Rocks

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 2

A SOUTH Grafton train conductor, William Richard Hadlow, 46, of Gillett street, was drowned late on Friday afternoon while fishing off a rocky point at Yamba. His wife, Elma Winifred…

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Youths Drowned In Blue Mountains

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Sunday.--Two youths were drowned in the Blue Mountains to-day, Bruce Rogers, 15, of Curtis street,…

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Six Drowned at Week-end

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Six persons were drowned during the week-end at almost the same spot, 60 miles south of Brisbane. Four lost their lives yesterday and two to-day. The four drowned yesterday…

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Grader Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 December 1948 · page 2

A power grader owned by the Nymboida Shire Council damaged fencing on the side of the Clarence River bridge approach…

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Two Drowned In Clarence River

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 2

The holiday deathroll on the Clarence River was brought to three yesterday, when a young man and a child were drowned in the river…

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Injured When Plane Crashes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 2

WAGGA, Tues.--Frederick Burke, 23, A.N.A. employee of Melbourne was critically injured when a Wackett trainer…

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Linesman Injured--Fall From Tree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 2

William Henry Peters, (38), married. of Coutts' Crossing injured his back yesterday when he fell 20 feet from a tree,…

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Accidents Caused by Straying Stock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 2

Two accidents had been caused during the holiday season by horses straying on the main roads, and the police had…

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