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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

336 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 17

Car and Lorry in Collision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Tues.— About noon on Saturday, Mr. D. Barr's taxi, crossing from Park street into Church street, was involved…

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Damages Action Follows Truck Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 4

Before Chief Justice Street, at Grafton yesterday, the hearing was commenced of an action for damages by Russe'l…

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Shocking Fatality at Karangi

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

A shocking fatality occurred at Karangi yesterday morning when Mrs. Irene Esther Pdlm, aged 40, wife of Mr. Otto Palm,…

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Five Injured In Car Smash

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Five persons, including a 17 months old baby, were injured when a car crashed through a fence and plunged down a 12 foot embankment Lewisham to-day…

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Lad Injured in Fall from Horse

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

Joseph Berg, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Berg, of Crossmaglen, met with an unfortunate accident oh Wednesday…

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Child Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN, Thurs.—Last night an accident occurred on the Pacific Highway at Tyndale when Bernard, the 3½-year-old son of…

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Workman Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 2

A lacerated wound on the right leg was suffered by Ronald Bowles (22), a single man of Grafton, while he was using an…

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Collision at Cross-roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 2

A Ford motor car and a Mack diesel truck came into collision at the corner of Bent and Ryan street, South Grafton, yesterday…

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Three Killed, 14 Injured in Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Three persons were lulled and 14 others injured in road accidents in. New South Wales over the…

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Three Vehicles Damaged In Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sunday. -- Three motor vehicles were damaged in an accident on the Coramba road, on the outskirts of…

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Injured at Mill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN.--When a flitch of timber fell from a bench at a Tullymorgan sawmill, an employee, Robert Fletcher (29)…

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Boy Injured At School

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 2

WOOLGOOLGA.--Darrel Davis (9), son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davis, received an injury to his leg in the school playground…

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Accidental Death Finding

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--The District Coroner, Mr. R. A. Kersley, at Liverpool Court to-day, found that Maxwell William Magann,…

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Sydney Visitor Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN.--While walking along Palmer's Channel road in the afternoon, Mr. L. Moses, of Sydney, was knocked down by…

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Accidentally Smothered Baby Brother

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 1

HOBART, Fri. -- How a 2½ years old girl climbed out of her cot and accidentally smothered her nine months old brother,…

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Footballers Injured

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

When playing for Coffs Harbour in the under 18 competition at Jetty Oval on Sunday, John Crawford, Barrie Street, Coffs…

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Death in Bush Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

The tragic death of Mr. fames McPherson, well-known timber hauler, when a bulldozer he was driving…

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Injured By Machine

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Thursday.--Leon Holstein (15), employed by Messrs. Young and McRae Bellingen, had a narrow escape from…

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Timber Contractor Seriously Injured by Rolling Log

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 7

Mr. Bruce Eades, timber contractor of Urunga, was seriously injured when loading logs at Pine Creek forest this week. A log…

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Road Accident Toll

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 7

Describing the behaviour of a small percentage of motor vehicle drivers as "a blot on civilisations page", Mr. H. E…

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