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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

212 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 11

Fatal Mill Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 4

A YOUNG man named Herbert Renwick, a returned soldier, was killed on Wednesday at Thora mill, near Bellingen, by a log rolling on him…

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Sawmill Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 4

SAYS the "Northern Courier":Mr. Alex, Perrington, sawyer at Mr. F. Doepel's East End mill, met with a terrible accident on Saturday morning last. He was working a…

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Double Fatality. Boiler Explodes. Old Resident and Returned Soldier the Victims

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4

A dreadful accident occurred at a recently erected sawmill about a mile from town, on the Kempsey road, at about 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. The plant…

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Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4

Mr. Dan McCarthy, of Bowraville, is in the Leamington Private Hospital, Kempsey, suffering from a crushed hand. The accident occurred at the…

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Injured at Football

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

WHILE playing with the Port Macquarie Football Club against Wauchope at the latter place on Saturday last, Mr. Jack Moloney had the misfortune to have his…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

SAYS the "Macleay Chronicle": On Thursday last Mr. Arnold Notley, of Hickey's Creek, while chasing a stray pig through his corn paddock, had the misfortune to…

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Flood Fatality. Man Drowned at Ulmar[?]a

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 3

A message from South Grafton yesterday stated that the possibilities of a serious flood are increasing hourly. The low-lying parts of the middle and…

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Another Man Drowned

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 3

While driving in a sulky yesterday a man named Green, in attempting to escape from the flood waters at Howard's Creek, near Alstonville, became…

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Valuable Mare Drowned

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

One day last week Mr. Jos. Judd was loading timber at the wharf at Kinchela, when the mare backed and went over into the river, with the cart and…

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Disaster at a Sawmill. Two Men Killed. Details of Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

A dr[?]ful accident occurred at a sawmill, recently erected about a mile from Macksville, on the Kempsey road, at 3 o'clock on…

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Peculiar Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 4

WHILE loading timber at Kinchela wharf last week, Mr. Joseph Judd had a valuable mare drowned owing to the beast backing the cart into the river. Mr. Walter…

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Bellbrook Fatality

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 3

Mr. John Dowling, a farmer, of Hickey's Creek, died in the Macleay District Hospital this morning as a result of an accident last Saturday night…

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Armstrong Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 2

Armstrong was injured by a hit in the temple in yesterday's match against the M.C.C…

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Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 2

On Saturday last when returning along Sea-street from the Highland Gathering Miss Eva Sutherland was accidentally knocked down by a motor…

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Nulla Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 4

Saturday night last, while riding up the Nulla raod to Mr. Samuel Chapman's property. in company with Messrs. W. McCafferty and S…

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Motor Capsizes. Five Men Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 3

Five Alstonville residents were injured, one dangerously, in a motor accident when returning from Byron Bay on Sunday night…

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Aeroplane Smash. Three Killed. Machine in "Back-Wash" Sunday Afternoon Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 2

Port Melbourne was the scone of a calamitous aeroplane smash on Sunday afternoon. An Avro machine, piloted by…

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Nasty Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 4

Saturday afternoon, while walking home with friends from the Ca[?]ian sports on the Showground, Miss Eva Sutherland was…

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Railway Accident. Elderly Man Killed at Kempsey

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 3

A railway accident occurred at Kempsey on Monday morning last by which an elderly man named John Turner Lee, aged 56 years, lost his…

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Car Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 4

One of the War Wattle cars performed several somersaults the other side of Coff's a few days ago with 10 passengers aboard, but none of the…

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