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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

325 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 17

Accident Victim Satisfactory

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Mon.--The condition of Reuben A. Burnett, 26? of Clyde street, Kempsey, who was allegedly struck by a…

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Week-end Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 2

A series of accidents took place in the Grafton district at the week-end. Falling heavily while assisting…

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Lucky Escape In Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A family party of four adults and six children had an amazing escape from injury when their open touring car…

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Woman Killed In Car Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY Sun.--A Melbourne woman was killed and three others injured when a car overturned 17 miles from Cooma his afternoon…

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Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 5

PARIS, Mon. (AAP).--Australian champion cyclist, Bill Guyatt, of Melbourne is feared to have fractured his skull in a…

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Motor Collision Sequel

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 3

His Honour, Judge Storkey V.C., at the District Court; Grafton yesterday, entered a verdict for £1088 in favour of Henry…

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Injured Cutting Wood

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 2

When cutting firewood yesterday. Mrs. Mona Bray, wife of Mr. N. B. J. Bray, of Alice street, Graf on, suffered an incised…

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Injured by Beer Barrel

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 3

When a keg of beer rolled on him at the Grafton wharf of the N.C.S.N. Co. last night, John Stanley Cameron (53), of Bacon…

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Manly Deputy Mayor Killed In Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 1

SIDNEY, Thurs.--The Deputy Mayor of Manly (Ald. F. Dodds) was killed mid his wife seriously injured in a car accident at…

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Footballer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 2

Just prior to the closing of the South Grafton versus Ulmarra Ramblers first grade football match on McKittrick Park…

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Unusual Accident On Golf Links

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 5

Kevin Bourke, Bowraville Golf Club Secretary, was the victim of an unusual accident when playing in a competition…

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Air Ace Killed In Car Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

GLEN INNES Thurs.--Are Mosquito pilot of World Warell, Charles Curnow Scherf (32) was killed in a car accident at…

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Collision At Bridge Entrance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 2

Head injuries and an injury to the right ankle were suffered yesterday morning by Ronald John Ellem (24), of Federation…

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Footballer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 2

An 18-year-old footballer injured his left collarbone at Grafton yesterday. He was Barry Pullen, of 5 Bromley street…

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Sixteen Injured In Lorry Smash

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.-- Sixteen Maltese were injured this afternoon when a lorry crashed into a telegraph post on the Singleton…

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Many Drowned, Homeless In China Floods

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

CANTON, Monday (AAP).--Twenty million Chinese were homeless as the result of the recent disastrous floods in…

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Boy Injured In Fall on Knife

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

Jeffrey Myors, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Myors, received severe lacerations to the forehead when he…

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Injured Hand at Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 2

Robert James Daley (15). of 32 Pound street Grafton suffered a probable fracture of his right hand when playing football at…

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Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 4

WOOLGOOLGA.--Bernie Clouten school boy, son of Mr. find Mrs. Albert Clouten, received, injuries necessitating his admission…

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Injured Man's Lucky Escape

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

BELLINGER.--Mr. Keith Trotter, of Thora, Bellinger River was involved in an accident while working deep in the bush…

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