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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

325 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 17

Girl Killed In Motor Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Sun.—Annie Scott, 22, of Keiraville, was fatally injured, and David Garde, of Mount Keira received head…

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Abattoir Employee Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

Wilfrid Chaseling, of 9 Through street, South Grafton, an employee at the South Grafton abattoirs, suffered a deep…

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Girl Injured in Fall From Truck

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 7

Miss Ailiette Gundy, 19, of! Lower Bucca, received exten- I sive lacerations and abrasions to the face and probable…

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Large Funeral for Girl Victim of Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

The "funeral" yesterday afternoon, of Gloria Hanlon, 11-year-old daughter of Mrand Mrs, W. Hanlon, of…

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Large Funeral For Accident Victim

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Monday.—The funeral Yesterday afternoon Gloria Hanlon, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hanlon…

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Ambulance and Truck In Collision

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

A Grafton District Ambulance vehicle, driven by Mr. F. Geer, and a utility truck driven by Mr. Maxwell Watkins Grafton came…

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Man Injured By Stump Grubber

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

Mr. Jack Corrigan, of Coff's Harbour district, met with a painful accident while, using a stump grubber…

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Child Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Tan Charles Sahlquist (10) of Alice street, Grafton, suffered a dislocated elbow when he fell from a fence yesterday. He was…

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Many Drowned In Cloudburst

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 1

BAGHDAD, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Forty-two school girls, one boy and a man were drowned, and 34 others people are reported…

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King's Physician Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Sir Maurice Cassidy, the King's physician and Lady Cassidy narrowly escaped death when their…

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Injured at Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

Mrs. J. A. Morton, of William street, South Grafton, suffered[?] probable fracture of the left wrist while playing tennis on…

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Tells Of Rowing Boat Launch Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—A man last night told police a launch had cat his rowing boat almost in two and thrown him into the…

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Man Found Injured In Gutter

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—Alfred John Blair, Walker street, Redfern was found lying in a gutter in Portland street, Waterloo, last…

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Woman Drowned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Mrs. Mary Hunter Davis, 41, wife of the manager of "Boolooroo" Station, 10 miles from Moree, was…

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Wharf Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.—Ronald Foran (27), waterside worker, of Park Beach, had all the toes of his left foot broken in an…

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Seamen Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—A seaman, Eddie Dillon, of Brisbane was taken to hospital as soon as HMAS Labuan arrived to-day…

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Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

G. Jacobson, of Bent street, South Grafton suffered a lacerated wound to the left hand while using a carpenter's saw, on…

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Brisbane Travellers In Car Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

MACLEAN.—Five Brisbane residents had a fortunate escape from serious injury when a car in which they were travelling to…

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Elderly Woman Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Miss Rose Ann McGuren, 85, 167 Ryan street, South Grafton. sustained a probable fracture of her right thigh yesterday when she…

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Infant Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 2

WOOLGOOLGA, Fri.—The nine-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fischer was injured in a peculiar manner late…

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