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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Injured by Detonators

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

Two boys, Sydney Marrs (12), and Norman Morrill (12) of Drummoyne, the other day became possessed of some detonators. They placed several on a rock and threw another…

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A Brave Deed. Two Girls Saved From Drowning

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 11

At the conclusion of the last meeting of the Port Macquarie Council a public meeting was presided over by the Mayor, Aid. J. Bransdon, to…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Two Brothers the Victims

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 3

Sunday afternoon witnessed one of the saddest double-drowning fatalities that have occurred on the Macleay River for many years, the…

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Boating Fatality. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 3

While a picnic party was fishing from a rowboat in Middle Harbor yesterday afternoon a motor launch ran into it and caused it to capsize. Five…

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Man Badly Injured. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 3

An unknown man was found badly injured in the Caulfield subway last night and is not likely to recover. It is apparently a case of attempted…

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Holiday Accidents. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 3

A long list of holiday accidents is reported. There were numerous motor smashes. A car capsized near Newcastle and three were injured. Another…

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Two Brothers Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 5

Sunday afternoon, about 2.30, four boys in a boat crossed from the high bank on East Kempsey side of the river and arrived, as they surmised, on…

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Drowning Tragedy. Two Macksville Lads Drowned in the Macleay

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

The Macksville people were sadly shocked on Monday last when it became known that two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bob King had met their…

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The Recent Drowning Fatalities

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

In connection with the funeral of the two victims of Sunday's drowning fatality, which took place on Tuesday, beautiful artificial wreaths were sent…

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Coronial Inquiry. the Recent Drowning Fatalities

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 5

At the Kempsey Court House on Wednesday, before Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., Deputy-Coroner, the inquiry was held re the deaths by drowning of…

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Current Topics Brothers DROWNED—Tragedy at Kempsey

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

Two brothers were drowned at Kempsey, one in attempting to save the other. Four boys, sons of Again King, and a lad named Henry Range,…

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Double Drowning Fatality Two Brothers the Victims

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 10

Sunday afternoon witnessed one of the saddest double-drowning fatalities that have occurred on the Macleay River for many years (says…

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Railway Fatality at Wallarobba

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

A sad railway fatality occurred at Wallarobba station at 1.20 a.m. on Wednesday morning when Mrs Johnson (nee Mary Hicks) of Wyong, lost…

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Coroner's Inquest. the Recent Drowning Fatalities

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

At the Kempsey Court House on Wednesday of last week, before Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., Deputy-Coroner, the inquiry was held [?]re the deaths…

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Serious Motor Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

A Dubbo message states another serious motor car accident took place last night when two cars collided on the Wellington road, near Maryvale…

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Railway Fatality. at Wallarobba

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

A sad railway fatality occurred at Wallarobba at 1.20 a.m. on Wednesday morning when Mrs. Johnson (nee Mary Hicks) of Wyong, lost…

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Local and General News. Accident at Laurieton Pilot Station

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred at Laurieton Pilot Station on Thursday, 29th ult J. Reece was ascending to the yard-arm of the flagstaff by the aid of a rope, when the cap…

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Remarkable Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

MR. HUGH THORBURN met with a remarkable accident at Toowoomba recently. While watering his horse at a trough, a cart loaded with hay came along, causing…

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Fatal Accident. Head Severed by Kempsey Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

While going to Dungog to attend toe funeral of her brother, Mr. Thomas Hicks, who was killed on Monday afternoon, Mrs. Leslie…

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Drowning Fatality. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

Wyong was shocked by the double surf tragedy, at Tuggerah entrance on Sunday. Mrs. Alice Watts, of Concord, died while bathing at Tuggerah…

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