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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Shocking Fatality. Stationmaster Killed. in Macksville Trucking Yards

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 5

Early on Wednesday morning a sensational discovery was made in the railway station yard at Macksville which pointed to the fact that a…

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Accident at Collombatti

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 4

A serious accident somewhat marred a very pleasant day's sports at Upper Collombatti on Wednesday last. The last race of the day, a horse event…

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Deer Fight to Death. Duel in London Park. Both Combatants Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 1

A duel was fought and two bodies lie dead in Richmond Park, says a London paper. This is how it fell out…

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Town Topics Collombatti Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at Upper Collombatti sports on Wednesday last. Just after the horses had passed the winning post in one race a dog…

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Cowboys Fiasco. Attempt to Swim Thames. Rescued from Drowning

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 1

Extraordinary scenes were witnessed by thousands of spectators at Kew Bridge on Sunday afternoon, when two cowboys tried to…

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Man Carbonised. Remarkable Fatality. Disappears in Flame

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 3

Router's Paris correspondent wires: An extraordinary fatality occurred as the result of a debate between two electricians as…

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Telegrams. Terrible Motor Fatality. Three Still Critically Ill. Dungog

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 5

A fearful motor smash occurred on the Wangat road, near Dungog on Tuesday afternoon, about 5.30. The car ran into a wire rope which was…

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Dungog Disaster. Three Girls Killed Shocking Motor Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

A shocking motoring fatality occurred at about 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon at Dungog, when one girl was killed almost…

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Motor Fatality on Wangat Road. Three Killed Four Injured

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 4

A fearful motor smash occurred on the Wangat Road on Tuesday of afternoon about 5.30 o'clock. These in the party were Hargaret…

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Priest Killed Motor Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 4

ON Friday night, 6th inst., a motor car fatality occurred on the Bathurst-Rockley Road, resulting in the death of Father Francis Augustine Crowe, a priest of the…

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Awful Motor Accident. Three People Killed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 4

AN awful motor car accident resulting in the death of three women and in juries to three other persons, occurred near Dungog at 5 p.m. on Tuesday…

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Dungog Disaster These Girls Killed Shocking Motor Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 2

A shocking motoring fatality occurred at about 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon at Dungog. when one girl was killed almost…

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Current Topics. Accident to Cream Lorry

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 2

On Monday a mishap occurred to Messrs Falconer Bros. cream lorry on the Gloucester River run. When coming up a sleep ptach near West…

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Peculiar Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 4

A peculiar accident happened at Frederickton at Sunday when a draught horse, led behind a sulky by Messrs J. Killton and C. Cochrane…

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Wangat Road Again! Another Motor Fatality. Lad Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

A steam motor tractor capsized on Wangat road at 12.30 yesterday and a lad named James Sweeney was crushed to death…

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Wangat Road Again. Another Motor Fatality

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 4

A steam motor tractor capsized on Wangat Road at 12.30 on Thursday and a lad named James Sweeney was crushed to death…

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"Rosita" Accident to Cream Lorry

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 4

—On Monday a mishap occurred to a cream lorry on the Gloucester River run. When coming up a steep pinch near Westley's something…

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Burning Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

This morning Mr. and Mrs. Wal. Kidd's little boy had the misfortune to meet with a burning accident. By some means his pyjamas became…

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A Queer Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

There are all sorts of ways of meeting with accidents. One of the queerest befel Edward Morrow, who, while carrying an axe and riding a cycle at…

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Local and General News. Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 4

WHILST engaged in hiB usual work at the H. D. Co-operative Dairy Co.'s factory Port Maoquarie on the 10th inst., Mr. Jim Staples bad the misfortune to fall heavily…

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