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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

117 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 6

Curious Accident

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

MR. KING, of Hamptead (says the "Young Chronicle"), was last week heading a ball away from a haystack, and using a stockwhip. He had cracked his whip, and drew…

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Accident at Glen Innes. Three Men Arrested. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 3

A Glen Innes message says a serious motor lorry accident took place on Saturday. A motor lorry driven by Stanley Prendergast was turning a corner…

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Drowning Fatality Swept Away by River

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred near Mr. Hogno's residence at Karamen, Giro, on Wednesday, when Mr. Maurice Horan, a stockman employed…

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Man Drowned

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 5

A man is supposed to have been drowned in the Barnard River this week. The horse was found, after having got out of the stream with…

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Dungog Motor Fatality. Coroner's Finding

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

On Tuesday last a Coroner's Court was held at Dungog over which F. J. Callow, J. P., coroner, presided, and an enquiry was made concerning the…

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Scalding Fatality. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

A Wellington (N.Z.) message says George Whittingham fell into a vat of scalding water at his father's brewery at Gore. He was immersed to the hips…

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Railway Collision. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

Four were killed and 29 injured in a collision at the Haymarket Station, Edinburgh…

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Car Out of Control. Child Seriously Injured. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

An unattended car which was left standing in Stanley-street, Darling hurst, yesterday, suddenly ran away down hill and knocked down two…

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Burning Fatality. Beware Stove Polish!

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 3

An inquest concerning the death of the girl, Iris Jaegar, who died at Muswellbrook from burning injuries recently, was held last week…

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Accident to Archdeacon Curtis

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 2

On Saturday last as Archdeacon Curtis was cranking up his car the engine back-fired, whereby he sustained a fracture of one bone in his right…

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Motoring Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 3

On Sunday last a Kempsey motorist visited Port Macquarie in a Buick car with seven passengers. Whilst making the descent by the turn-off to Shelly…

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Fatal Motor Accidents. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 3

Nine motoring accidents, four fatal, occurred in New Zealand during the week-end…

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Telegrams. Terrible Motor Fatality. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 5

About ten o'clock last night Mrs. Ettie Robertson, 35, was walking in the street at Manly with her little daughter and two men, Messrs. Cecil…

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Motor Car Fatality

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 2

Frank Logue, inspector of the Ocean Accident Insurance Co., was killed in a motor accident, his car overturning at Coramba. The other passenger,…

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Current Topics Serious Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 2

A serious accident occurred on the Mograni on Sunday afternoon. A motor cycle and side-car, occupied by Messrs Lister and Rosenthal, on their…

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Painful Accident to a Child

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 2

Some idea of the difficulties which the medical profession have to contend with in the hinterland of country districts, especially on the Macleay, in…

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Peculiar Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 2

Mrs. N. Range, [?]of Lord-street, East Kempsey, met with a peculiar and painful accident, yesterday. She was standing on a chair outside the…

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Telegrams. Terrible Railwway Fatality. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 3

William Peters, 17, and his father yesterday jumped off a train conveying miners from Pelaw Main to Richmond Main, near Kurri Kurri. The young…

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Ferry Smash. One Killed, Four Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 5

Still another smash is reported in connection with the handling of Sydney's huge travelling plblic. Yesterday (Thursday) tho ferry steamer…

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Drowned on Roof Workman in Cistern

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 1

An estate panter, Alfred William Townsend, who had been working on the roof of Lord Lansdowne's mansion,' Bowood lark, Willshire, was…

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