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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

325 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 17

Girl Injured In Fall From Diving Tower

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

LISMORE, Thurs.—A sixteen-year-old girl instructor of the national fitness camp, Lennox Head, to-day fractured her neck…

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Accidents At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—Accident cases handled by the Coff's Harbour ambulance to-day included:…

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Injured Leg in Fall

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

When she tripped and fell at Braunstone yesterday, Mrs. Lovettie Eames(57), wife of Mr. James Earnes, of Inverell,…

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60 Feet Crash by Truck; Three Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

When a utility truck ran over a cutting on the Nymboida road near the Lookout, shortly before midnight on Thursday night, four…

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Severed Artery In Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—A nan who had an artery in his throat severed when a motor cycle he was riding collided with a car at…

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Four Injured in Jeep Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

Four residents of Briggsvale were injured when a jeep in which they were riding went over the cutting of…

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Injured by Trolley

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

When he was dragged by a railway trolley at Glenreagh yesterday, Francis Joseph Watson (48), of Glenreagh, suffered a…

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Driver Fined After Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 5

Arnold Kuipers, 41, of Hartley street, South Casino, was fined £4 in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for having…

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Three Accident Cases

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Three accident cases were treated by the Coffs Ambulance Sub-station on Monday and Tuesday. They were:—…

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Many Feared Lost In Ship Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 1

SHANGHAI, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Hundreds of lives are feared lost in the collision last night between two Chinese ships, the Taiping…

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Elderly Man Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

John Dolan (67). of Winegrove, suffered a probable fracture of his right thigh, when he fell at his residence on Sunday…

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Serious Accident to Ex-serviceman

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

A member of the Occupation Forces in Japan, Athol Barry, aged 21, of Coramba, suffered a serious accident on…

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Boy Found Drowned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon—A 13-year-old boy was found drowned in Granville Pool at 3 a.m. this morning. He was Ronald Alwin…

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Chief Mohican Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.—Chief Mohican was galloped on and had skin stripped from, his leg at Rosehill on Saturday. The injury may prevent him from…

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Court Sequel To Motor Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

A traffic prosecution against Arthur Roy Lentfer, of Grafton, was commenced before Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., at…

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Youth Drowned At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

George Vincent Tobin (17), railway employee, was drowned at the South Graf ton baths at lunch time yesterday…

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Lad Injured At Lowanna

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

Coffs Ambulance received a call to Lowanna on Sunday to convey a patient to Coffs District Hospital. He was Neville…

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Three Accidents Within A Year

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 4

MACLEAN.—The well-known Lower Clarence cricketer and tennis player. Jack Bailey, was injured at Maclean sawmill…

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Child Dies Following Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

BELLINGEN.—Rodney Charles, nine-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hudson, of Fernmount, died at the Bellinger…

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Woman Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

Mrs. Betty Haywood, wife of Mr. C. Haywood, of Spring street, South Grafton, was admitted to Graf ton Base Hospital yesterday…

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