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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Sequel to Car Collision Damages Against Government District Court Action

Macleay Argus · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 5

At Kempsey District Court on Monday, before his Honor Judge Cohen and a Jury, the cross actions were heard of Tyne v. Whitfield (as nominal…

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Shocking Accident at Macksville

Macleay Argus · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 4

On Monday a shocking accident occurred while the timber drogher was coming towards Macksville from Nambucca Heads. Victor Denham, an…

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A Dreadful Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 8

An accident occurred on one of the River droghers on Monday, which has since resulted fatally. One of the men in charge of the…

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Drowned at Harrington

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 4

On Thursday morning at Harrington Mr. G. B. Morris, J.P., district coroner, held an inquest Into the death of Mr. William David Scolley…

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Builder Injured

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 4

On Friday of last week Mr. W. Rosenbaum, the well-known builder, while engaged on his contract at the Port Macquarie Court House, fell from a scaffolding…

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Sequel to Motor Collision £150 Damages Against the Government. Kempsey

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 8

[?] District Court yesterday, before Judge Cohen, cross-action were heard [?] Government and Francis Eugene Tyne…

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Shocking Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred on Monday while the timber drogher was going towards Macksville from Nambucca Heads. Victor Denbam,…

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Dragged into Machinery. Shocking Accident at Macksville. Macksville

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 6

A shocking accident occurred yesterday while the timer drogher was coming towards Macksville form Nambucca Heads…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Junee. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 10 July 1919 · page 5

A woman named Kelly was run over and killed by a train at Junee, within 50 yards of where a similar accident happened last week…

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Injured With Explosives

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 8

A shocking accident at Lithgow was recorded in our last issue. Two boys, while playing with detonators were killed, their bodies being terribly…

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The Drogher Accident Inquest on Victor Denham

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 2

As stated in our last issue Mr. Victor Denham, who was so fright-full injured while on a drogher journeying between Nambucca Heads…

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An Unusual Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 2

An unusual accident occurred at Councillor T. A. Irvine's paddock on Dingo Creek, a short time ago, when a valuable stock horse, belonging to…

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Remarkable Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1919 · page 2

A remarkable accident occurred at Gunlawang Estate, near Leadville. a few days ago. Thomas Hobbins was found pinned beneath a tree which…

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The Nambucca Drogher Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 4

At the inquest on the body of Victor Denham, the victim of the recent drogher accident on the Nambucca the Coroner (Major Crane) found deceased…

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General News a Distressing Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 2

A severe accident befel Bryan, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lavis on Sunday last. The little chap was playing with other children with the railway…

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Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 4

"Hastings Shire Gazette": A most unpleasant accident befell Constable Caldwell (once of Wingham), his wife and two young children about 5 p.m…

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Fatality

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 4

A well-known old identity of this and adjoining districts, in the person of Mr. Robert McDevitt, died in the Hastings District Hospital on Friday…

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Strange Pea-rifie Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 4

MR. ANGUS McMILLAN, of Clenars, Coboco, was wounded by a pea-rifle bullet in an extraordinary way. He bad lighted his pipe, and was smoking it for a few minutes,…

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Automatic pistol Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 4

A few days back Mr. W. H. Sheridan, handling an automatic pistol in his grounds at East Kempsey, accidentally shot the top off his left forefinger, and had to retire to…

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Fatal Accident. MR. S. F. Arnheim Killed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 2

Quite a sensation was caused in Taree on Friday night when the news was told that Mr. Sigmund Frederick Arnheim, the well_known Government…

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