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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

128 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 7

Town Topics. ACCIDENT

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 October 1918 · page 4

Tripping to Austral Eden in a sulky on Tuesday of last week, Mrs. Jno Salmond and Mrs. Dyson, with two children, met with a pesty accident…

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Sequel to Motor Accident. Miles v. Savage. £150 Damages Awarded. Interesting Kempsey Case

Macleay Argus · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 5

At Kempsey District Court on Wednesday, before Judge Bevan, Lester Claude Miles, by his next friend Benjamin Francis Miles, sued George…

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Accidents to Shire and Municipal Employees

Macleay Argus · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

On Thursday, last week, Mr. Christopher Robertson, who is employed by the Macleay Shire Council, whilst ing at Piper's Creek, fell on to a rock…

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Accident to a Child

Macleay Argus · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

A son or Mrs. Rowe, Jun., of Fred-crickton, whilst playing with some other children on Wednesday got his hand caught in a mangle, badly…

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Judge and Accident Insurance

Macleay Argus · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

"I think he is very lucky, I have been insured for the last 20 years and never had an accident yet," remarked Judge Bevan, amidst smiles at the…

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Accident to Miss Eliza Wariters

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 4

Warlters, of West Port Macquarie, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Jeremiah Warlters, met with a painful accident at her home last week. She was brushing down…

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Cycle Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 4

This morning, Mr. C. E. Anderson, who is well known as distributing agent for the "Macleay Argus" and "Daily Examiner," met with an…

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Accidents to Children

Macleay Argus · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 4

Last Friday a boy named McCue, about three years of age, was having a ride on a railway tricycle, when his foot got caught in the machinery and was…

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Terrific Cyclone on Macleay. Factory and Houses Blown Down. Crops Destroyed. Cattle Killed by Hail. Man Injured

Macleay Argus · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 3

The most terrific storm experienced in the memory of many of the residents of that locality visited part of the Macleay River last Friday…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 4

Master Roy Parish, son of Mr. Stanley Parish, of Willawarrin, broke his right wrist on Saturday last as the result of a fall. Mr. Edward Parkins,…

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Accident to Child

Macleay Argus · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 4

A little girl of tender years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Woods, and grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Woods, of Heron's Creek, had a fall…

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Serious Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 4

Yesterday (Wednesday) morning an accident occurred in the main road at the Clybucca turnoff as a result of which Master Clifford Martin, aged…

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Two Accidents

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 4

Wednesday last, at Greenhill, little Daphne Fagan the 2½year old daughter of Mr. T. Fagan, fell down a well and was recovered in a half…

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Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 28 November 1918 · page 4

The little adopted daughter, aged seven, of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper, of the General Store, Eungai, whilst playing in the paddock near her home…

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Accident to a Child

Macleay Argus · Thursday 28 November 1918 · page 4

Phyllis Manning, aged two years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Manning, of West Kempsey, on Sunday last fell on some broken glass and cut her…

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No Accident That!

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1918 · page 3

Round the ramp fire:—to put it poetically—a lot of soldiers were discussing hairbreadth escapes and adventures they'd had. One after…

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Team Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1918 · page 4

Saturday afternoon last., Mr. Dick Dufty, proceeding upriver with a five-horse-van load of sugar, met a motor car, near the ten mile peg…

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Accident on Armidale Road

Macleay Argus · Thursday 5 December 1918 · page 4

On Saturday last a five-horse team, driven by Mr. Duffy, was on the Armidale road making for Hillgrove. At. the 10 mile peg the horses became…

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Casualty List. INJURED

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 4

WORD was received during the week by Mr. and Mrs. J. Paid, of Port Macquarie, from the military authorities, that their eighth sou, Gunner O…

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A Strange Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1918 · page 4

MR. JAMES BOURNE (of Bourne Brothers, the well-known Port Macquarie builders), nearly met death in a strange fashion last week. While engaged in the erection of…

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