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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Woddchopper Loses Leg Accident at Bowraville

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 2

A Bowraville message states that in the fourth heat of the woodchop at the Valla Eight Hour Day sports, Stanley Appleby, a local resident, put…

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Frightful Accident. Woodchopper's Bad Luck. Young Man's Leg Amputated

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

A sensational accident, with very serious results, betel Mr. Stanley Appleby, of Valla, while he was competing in the fourth division of the…

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Woodchopping Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred during the wood-chopping competition at Valla Sports on Monday afternoon. Stanley Appleby, one of the contestants, a…

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A Peculiar Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 5

A large motor lorry laden with 34 bales of wool was proceeding up Pitt-street at 9 o'clock this morning, and when crossing Bridge-street over 20…

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Drowning Fatality

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 5

A SAD drowning accident occurred up the Macleay River, about a mile from where George's Creek junctions with the main body. A number of young…

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Axeman's Terrible Accident. Cuts His Leg Off

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 5

A TERRIBLE accident marred the sports at Valla on Eight-Hour Day (says the " Northern Courier," Bellingen), as a result of which Stanley…

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Drowning Fatality. at George's Creek

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 3

A sad drowning accident occurred up the Macleay River, about a mile from where George's Creek junctions with the main body. A number of young…

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Peculiar Fatality. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 3

At Leeton a prominent Union official, Rupert Flynn, 25, was working a Fordson tractor on Kooba Station, when the machine reared and fell on and…

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Accident to Capt. Unicomb

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 October 1923 · page 4

Captain Unicomb, of the Salvation Army, met with a painful accident whilst out on the annual Self-Denial collection work at Nulla, Upper…

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Obituary Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. W. S. Robinson

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

On Monday, (yesterday) Mr. W. S. Robinson, who was employed by Mr. W. Richardson, storekeeper, of Mt. George, had set out on his usual…

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Motor Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Mr. W. Coonan, storekeeper, of Greenhill, had a most remarkable escape from serious injury in a motor mishap on Sunday last. Mr. Coonan states, he had…

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A Nasty Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

A correspondent writes: -- Master Allan Cummings, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Cummings, of East Kempsey, met with a nasty accident on Sunday…

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Accident at Mt. George Van Goes Over Cutting. Driver Killed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 2

As the result of an accident which occurred on Monday afternoon on the Big Hill, about 11 miles from Mount George on the road to No…

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Fatal Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 4

William S. Robinson, a well-known resident of Wingham, was killed on Wednesday above Mount George. He was driving a van loaded with goods…

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Little Girl Sadly Injured by Dog

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

JEAN ROACH, aged 3 1/2 years, while on a visit to her uncle at Hargraves, in the Mudgee district, sought to make friends with a kangaroo dog and was savagely bitten on…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. William Steele Robinson

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

QUITE a wave of regret passed over the Upper Manning district and Wingbam, when the news was told that Mr. W. S. Robinson, a well-known…

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Mt. George Accident. Coroner's Inquiry. "Hill Should Be Fenced."

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

At the Wingham Police Court on Thursday last the District Coroner (Mr. Geo. B. Morris) held on inquiry with regard to the death of…

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Drowning Fatality. a Youth the Victim

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 3

At 2.30 this afternoon the people of Kempsey received a shock when the rumor went round that two boys had been drowned at East Kempsey, near…

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Painful Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 2

Mr. A. W. Couch, storekeeper, Belgrave-street, met with a very painful accident about noon to-day. He was putting some parcels in a sulky in…

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Drowning Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 4

While swimming in the river just below the railway bridge, Tuesday afternoon a lad named Reg. Elliot got into difficulties…

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