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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

168 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 9

Burning Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 4

Mrs. Miles, a young married woman, of South Grafton, was severely burned about the face and body on Sunday morning owing to an explosion while…

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Drowning Fatality. at Forster

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

A shadow of gloom passed over the township of Forster on Monday named Aubrey Hay, nearly 5 years last when it was learned that a boy…

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Steamers in Collision. Off Newcastle Heads. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

Early this morning a collision occurred off Newcastle Heads between the steamers Jersey City and Woodfield. The latter was damaged most, but full…

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The Treacherous Undertow. Surfing Tragedy at Freshwater. Two Children Drowned. Nine Others in Danger. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

A surfing tragedy occasioned by an exceptionally heavy undertow occurred at Freshwater, near Manly, yesterday afternoon. Austin Hands, aged…

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Recent Dorrigo Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 8

A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr, F. T. Stennett on Tuesday, 17th instant, at Megan Hall as to the cause of death of Robert Charles…

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Diagnosis by Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

IN a collection of stories relating to medical men, it is told how on one occasion a doctor, after a city dinner, was called hurriedly to the bedside of a certain haughty society…

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Train Collision Near Mainz. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 3

Another Paris message says two trains collided and a third was derailed near Mainz. All were being driven by Frenchmen…

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Boat Overturns. Two Persons Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 3

Two young men, Richard Waite, 30, and Donald Spargo, sons of well-known residents of Corowa, were fishing in Dyes Lagoon, when their boat…

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Two Girls Saved. Rescuer Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

A Warren message says while a number of young people were swimming in the Macquarie River two girls, Olive Reinhard and Genevive Tolhurst,…

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Struck by Lightning. Fatality at Shank Island

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Herb. Cooper, Thomas Charles Alevander and Jack Barber were work on Mr. Cooper's farm at Shark Island. Just…

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Unusual Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 3

A BOILERMAKER'S assistant, W. A. Brown, 23, working at Walsh Island, met with an unusual accident. He was at work on a landing when a…

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The Gloucester Railway Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

Sergeant Brown, who has been investigating the case of the old man who was found dead on the railway line north of Gloucester station on Friday…

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Injured by Motor Oar

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

While driving his team of bullocks at East Kempsey just before lunch time to-day, Mr. Archie Rudder was knocked down by a motor car…

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Railway Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 4

Early Friday morning last at the foot of the steep railway embankment between Bulliac and Gloucester, the body of an elderly man was found in…

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Struck by Lightning. Fatality at Shark Island

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon Messrs Herb Cooper, Thomas Charles Alexander and Jack Barber were working on Mr. Cooper's farm at Shark Island…

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Followed the Beer. Man Goes Overboard. Strange Drowning Case. Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

Did Leslie Matthews drown himself because his mother throw his beer into the sea? This is the question that confronted the Coroner…

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Telegrams. Mother Tries to Save Son. Sydney Tram Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 5

While attempting to save her two-year-old son from being run over by a tram in George-street, last night, Mrs. Vera Fitzpatrick, 37, was knocked…

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Nasty Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

While using an adze yesterday Mr. Horace Graham, of Commandant Hill, met with a very painful and dangerous accident. It is not quite clear just how…

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The Railway Fatality

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 4

Sergeant Crown, of Gloucester, who has been Investigating the case of the od man who was 'found dead on the Railway line north of Glouees…

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Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 5

On Thursday night an accident which might have had far more serious results happened at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Grant, of…

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