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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1974

11 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Four Bike Riders Injured in New Year Accident

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 3 January 1974 · page 3

A young Sydney woman was in a satisfactory condition in Coffs Harbour District Hospital yesterday after being injured in a motorcycle accident at Bonville on New Year’s Day…

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Injured in Accident

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 19 February 1974 · page 4

Mr. Fred Wood was seriously injured with a fractured skull and other injuries in an…

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Man Feared Drowned After Canoe Accident at Red Rock

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 12 March 1974 · page 1

Rescue workers have virtually given up hope of finding alive a Newcastle man swept out to sea at Red Rock yesterday morning. Police and the Woolgoolga jet rescue boat searched the sea around Red Rock before they were forced to abandon…

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Bus in Accident

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 4 April 1974 · page 1

A SCHOOL BUS slid into a deep drain while avoiding a car parked on the corner of Alexander and Long Streets, Coffs Harbour, on Tuesday afternoon. Driver John Atkinson said he had to swing wide as he turned into Alexander Street to avoid the car and the driver’s side front wheels…

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Urgent Sydney flight by injured player

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 2 July 1974 · page 1

A Sawtell first grade Rugby League player was flown to Sydney last night to undergo treatment for injuries he received in the match against Kempsey at Kempsey on Sunday. Halfback Wayne…

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Injured in Cycle Accident

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 16 July 1974 · page 1

A Sawtell youth was injured on Sunday while trail-riding on his motor…

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Girl killed in Dorrigo accident

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 30 July 1974 · page 1

A 16-year-old girl was killed and three people Seriously injured in separate accidents…

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Worker Injured

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 8 August 1974 · page 1

A seriously injured forestry worker was lifted on a stretcher 40 metres up a sheer incline near Thora late Tuesday by six of his workmates and an ambulance officer. The man, Eric…

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Light plane wrecked Nose-dive Into Scrub-pilot Slightly Injured

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 24 October 1974 · page 1

A pilot escaped with minor injuries when a light plane crashed in dense scrub while taking off from Coffs Harbour airport yesterday. The pilot was John Leslie Langan, aged 60, of Sans Souci, Sydney The pilot suffered a…

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Accident victim improves

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 31 October 1974 · page 1

A Coffs Harbour man was in a satisfactory condition in Sydney Hospital after…

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Accidents More Likely During the Holidays

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 26 December 1974 · page 2

Hazards to life and health, are more numerous at holiday time. Accidental poisoning, traffic accidents, drowning and sunburn are among the risks. and wise holidaymakers will take adequate…

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