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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

128 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 7

Serious Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

On Wednesday of last week a young man named Ernest Sergeant was driving a pair of young horses along the Eungai road when they bolted and got…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 5

John Cameron, a railway shunter, while alighting from a tram last night, was knocked down by a car going in the opposite direction. He was caught…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 4

A STRANGE accident, with painful consequences, happened one day last week to Mr. William Hyde, of Blackman's Point. Tree-pulling operations were going on at…

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Dairying. Accidental Abortion in the Hear. Some Unsuspected Causes

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 2

How easily contagious abortion can be communicated in a herd and from one herd to another, and with what suspi[?]ion any possible case should be regarded,…

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Fatal Accident. Mr. John Cameron

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 4

A telegram was received by [?]tives on Thursday stating that Mr. John c[?]meron had been fatally injured during shunting operation [?]…

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Kinchela in Collision

Macleay Argus · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 4

A collision occurred on Tuesday morning in Darling Harbor between the Macleay River Steamship Company's steamer Kinchela and a lighter, which…

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In Case of Accidents

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

A country minister was driving a spirited horse through the village, when he overtook the local physician on foot,…

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Grievously Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 4

We regret that ill news has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gould, of Clybucca, the military authorities notifying them Wednesday…

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Inquiry Into Harbor Collision

Macleay Argus · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 4

A preliminary inquiry into the collision between the Macleay S.S. Company's steamer Kinchela, and the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's lighter…

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Burning Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 4

A lad named Sims, aged about 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sims, of East Kempsey, is at present in the Macleay District Hospital, suffering from burns…

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Scalding Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 4

On Thursday of last week, the infant child, 7 12 to 8 months old, of Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy, of Crescent Head, was severely scalded all over the chest…

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Level Crossing Accident on North Coast Line. Train Collides with Sulky. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 5

A train passing over the level-crossing at Wingham collided with a sulky, which was carried along on the front of the engine for 150 yards. A man…

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Motor Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday last a car on the way from Dungog to Gloucester containing Mr. and Mrs. D. Abbott, and their two children, Mr. G. A. Mackay senr., and…

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Three People Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 4

Accompanied by Mr Montague Smith, Government Works Officer up top. Mr. Percy Allen, Chief Supervising Engineer of National Works,…

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Motor Car Accidents. Several Persons Injured at Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 5

A motor smash, in which two cars crashed into one another, took place at West Kempsey on Tuesday evening last, as the result of which Messrs…

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Motor Accident at Kempsey

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 4

ON Tuesday morning last a motor-car party, which included Mr. Montague Smith (Engineer, Damaresgue Shire, and formerly of Hastings Shire), and Mr. Percy Allen…

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Lake Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 4

Sunday night last the community at Hamilton were much perturbed over the non arrival home of Mr. Llewellyn Fry of the B.A.T…

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Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

On Saturday Mr. P. H. Maxwell, of Stuart-street, Kempsey, was stacking sleepers on the Kempsey-Macksville section, at No. 3 depot, formerly called…

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Local and General. Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

Mr. William Rossiter, of Comara, was waiting for some men coming from Kempsey to inspect cattle, on Friday last, and after tea mounted his horse…

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Tragic Accident. Drowned While Duck-shooting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 4

A VERY sad accident occurred on Sunday last at Lake Innes, resulting in the death of Mr. Llewelyn ("Doc") Fry, a well-known and respected…

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