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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Singular Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 2

A singular accident happened at the St. Patrick's Day sports at Coff's Harbor last Thursday during the woodchop. One of the contestants named Connelly…

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Burning Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

Tuesday evening last, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Heckenberg, of West Kempsey, lost their two-year-old daughter, Millie, as the result of a burning…

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Tram Collision

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 3

Two trams collided at the corner of George and Harris Streets on Saturday afternoon, and two persons were injured—Charles Fisher…

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Mysterious Shooting Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. Ernest W. Cooling, an employee of Raid and Fotheringham, Macksville, was found dead on the Macksville showground shortly after…

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Serious Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 2

I tested to have to report a serious accident which before Miss [?] Yates, daughter of Mr. E. A. Yates of Strafud, which took place on the 13th inst. The little…

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Bicycle Accident

Macleay Argus · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

While riding a bicycle on the Red Hill last Friday, Monty Hickson, a 12-year-old Frederickton boy, collided with an unknown man on another bicycle,…

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Comet Collision. Hold Tight on June 26

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 1

The greatest display of fireworks that ever happened--accompanied by a bump about which It is more comfortable not to speculate too freely--…

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A Singular Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 4

A SINGULAR accident happened at the St. Patrick's Day sports at Coff's Harbor last Thursday during the woodchop. one of the contestants named Connelly was just…

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Local and General News. Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 4

ON Monday last Mr. Dave Sonter met with a painful accident, but was fortunate under the circumstances to have escaped serious injury. He was unharnessing a horse that…

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Two Geese. Cause Accident to Car

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 6

WHILE a motor car was being driven to Armidale, two geese aboard the vehicle got their necks around the gear levers, and the driver could not…

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Motor Car Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 2

While Mr. L. Maunsell, of Kempsey, was driving with his mother and father and younger brother, and two other Kempsey boys, along the road to the…

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Sulky Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

Whilst Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cooke were driving to Hickey's Creek on Saturday evening last, ready for the services on Sunday, and trotting along…

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Telegrams. 'Plane Strikes Fence. Two Injured. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

An aeroplane convoying Capt. and Mrs. Cornish from Melbourne to Sydney, landed at Shepparton for petrol yesterday, but the propeller struck a…

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Boy Injured

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 4

ON Wednesday last a lad named Eric Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Edwards, was riding a bicycle in Horton-street, Port Macquarie, when he evidently…

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Accident to Mr. C. A. Hooke

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 2

Mr. C. A. Hooke, of Wirra Gulla, met with a serious accident on Sunday last which is responsible for confining bint to his bed for some time. He was riding…

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Steamers in Collision. Sidney Harbor Incident. Manly Boat Damaged. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 3

A collision occurred in Sydney harbor, off Bradley's Head, yesterday afternoon, between the steamer Manuka, inward bound, and the Manly…

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Drowned in the Nambucca

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

John Cook, an elderly man, residing near Macksville, was found drowned on Wednesday night in the Nambueen, near Wirrimbi. It was stated that the…

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The Comet. No Collision Likely. Intense Meteor Shower

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 2

The journal of the British Astronomical Association of January last refers to the "Extravagant statements about the approaching return…

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Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

Rev. W. H. Butler, of Gladstone, met with an accident on Tuesday afternoon last whilst riding his motor bicycle to Jerseyville. He had reached a…

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Accidents

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 4

Mr. D. McCarthy and Mr. W. Egan had a fortunate escape from more serious results on Wednesday evening at the railway station. When about two chains…

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