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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Christmas Eve Fatality. Drowned in the Macleay. Returned Soldier's Fatal Sleep

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

One of those sad events which casts a shadow of gloom over the festive season happened on the Macleay River on Xmas Eve, by which Mr. Michael…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

SAMUEL BRYANT, aged 42, a returned soldier, who fell beneath a moving train al Wauchope on Christmas Eve, died on Saturday last Deceased had only one…

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Peculiar Accident. Railway Trucks Started By. High Wind

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

A serious trucking accident occurred at Groongal Siding on the Hay line, last week, while Argyle Mcfarland, manager of Groongal and several…

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Mail Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

The following is from the Postmaster at Stroud:—Post Office, July 11, 1865,—The mall buggy was upset in a creek between…

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Railway Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

Mrs. Harriet Hackett (60), a resident of St. Marys, and mother of Mrs. J. House, of Wingham, had a leg severed below the knee, and died an hour…

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An Extraordinary Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

AN extraordinary accident is reported from Thebarton, a few miles out of Adelaide. Emil Otto Benz, aged 14, was standing on a staging several feet from the ground, on…

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Comboyne News. ACCIDENTS

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

Master Haldane Trotter, of Taree who was on a visit to his uncle (Mr. E. V. Trotter, ol Comboyne), had the misfortune to fall and break his leg…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Brave Officer's End

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

IN a brave but unsuccessful attempt to save a young woman who had been [?] out by the undertow at Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon last…

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Motor Car Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

Dr. Page narrowly escaped serious injury on Wednesday afternoon, on his way from Wingham to Taree. It appears that Mr. D. A. McDonell, of…

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Sawmill Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

While engaged at work at Messrs. Hennessy's sawmills, at West Kempsey, on Monday, Mr. Tom Benson was working at the bench, when the fingers of…

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Railway Fatality. Death of Mrs. C. A. Hackett

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 7

Following refers to the late mother of Mrs. J. House, of Wingham:—Residents of St Marys were deeply grieved to learn of a fatal accident…

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Victorian Woman's Terrible Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 4

ON Friday eving last Mrs. Riches, wife of a Burdett farmer, was returning home from Murray Bridge, where she had been shopping, when the pair of horses she was…

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Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

On Monday last Mr. T. A. Laurie's car brought Willie Holstein, aged 8, Son of Mr. R. J. Holstein, of Nowendoo into the doctor. The lad was…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. Alf Maddalena had one of his fingers severly lacerated by a circular saw at Mt. George on Monday, which necessitated surgical treatment…

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Mt. George Notes. Maddalena Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. Alfred Maddalena of Wingham, who is employed as sawyer in M A. W. Hawkins' saw mill at Wyeming has been having a run of had luck of…

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Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 4

Master John Dennerley, Nambucca Heads, while preparing a room for a social send-off to some of his fellow students at Kempsey, on last Tuesday…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

ON Thursday s painful accident happened to a lad named Eric Atkins, nine years of age, residing at Port Macquarie. The youngster was chatting a calf which had a…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

On Monday evening Mr. Percy Harvey and some other men were mending a fishing net on one of the river punts which was lying at the Company's…

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Nasty Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 4

While met ring up Frederickton Hill, Saturday morning, Mr. W. H. Edmonds, senr, met with a peculiar accident. The steering gear failed to…

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A Peculiar Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

On Thursday, 19th, a painful accident happened to a lad named Eric Atkins, nine years of age, residing at Port Macquarie. The youngster was chasing a…

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