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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Pampoolah Tragedy. Little Boy Accidentally Shot

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

Widespread sympathy will be felt for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fernley, of Fampoolah, who lost their little four years old son. Stanley Wm. Fernley…

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Accidentally Killed. Coronor's Inquiry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

The district coronor, Mr. G. B. Morris, held a coronial inquiry into the death of George Piper, at Topi Topi, on 2nd inst., subsequent to a…

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Fatal Gun Accident Tragedy at Pampoolah

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

A shocking accident at Pampoolah on Sunday resulted in Stanley Fernley aged tour years, son of Mr. Frank Fernley, being shot dead at…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

At about one o'clock to-day a sad drowning fatality occurred at South West Rocks. Nurse O'Dell, daughter of Mr. Sam. O'Dell, was bathing in…

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Lorry Over Comboyne Cutting Young Man Badly Injured. Mate's Miraculous Escape

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 10

Harry Turney, of Comboyne, was badly injured through a motor lorry he was driving going over Comboyne cutting with him on Saturday…

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Fatal Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

At Pampoolah Mr. Frank Fernley keeps a gun at his dairy with which to shoot parrots destroying his maize. On Sunday his little son, aged 4, went…

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Needle in Arm. a Painful Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

On Sunday Mrs. G. Franklin, of Ulmarra, intending to rest her arm on a table, accidentally placed it on a darning needle which entered the…

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Traffic Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

Despite the great amount of traffic in the vicinity of the showground gate on Thursday, traffic was so was regulated that there were no serious…

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S. W Rocks Drowning Accident. Still Searching for Body

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 3

The latest particulars of the drowning accident at South West Rocks, which resulted in the death of Nurse O 'Dell, show that deceased at the…

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Two Rail Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

Railway traffic was considerably disorganised on Saturday beyond Taree, owing to a Serious derailment of the south-bound goods train which…

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Train Accidents. Two Bad Smashes. Between Kempsey and Taree

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 3

Two serious railway smashes occurred on the North Coast line on Saturday. No lives were lost, but considerable…

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Sad Drowning Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1926 · page 4

Nurse Elsie O'Dell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam. O'Dell, of South West Rocks, was surfing at South. West Rocks on Friday last, when she was…

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Taree Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 March 1926 · page 2

A terrible railway disaster was narrowly averted on Saturday night, when the Kempsey mail was derailed about two miles north of Taree. The…

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Sad Drowning Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

Nurse Elsie O'Dell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Sam O'Dell, of South West Rocks, was surfing at South West Rocks on Friday last, when she…

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Seriously Injured. Condition Critical

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Fitzsimons, M.L.A., was seriously injured on Monday night in George Street, City, through being struck by a motor car, driven by Mr…

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Train Accidents. Two Bad Smashes. Between Kempsey and Taree

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 2

Two serious railway smashes occurred on the North. Coast line on Saturday last. No lives were lost, but considerable…

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Comboyne. March 8. Lorry Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 1

The Wingham cutting, on the road to Comboyne, has claimed two lorries as victims within the last two or three weeks. Mr. E. Jordan's Dodge…

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Motor Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 2

On Friday afternoon, about 5.30, Mr. A. M. Selby, representing the General Motor Export Co,, was driving along the Killawarra road…

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Painful Burning Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 4

On Wednesday last Constable Kirk, of the Bellbrook police force, met with a very painful accident. It appears on the day in question he had just…

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Accident Near Wingham

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

MR. A. M. SELBY, a commercial traveller, met with an accident on the Gloucester Road, about five miles from Wingham, on Friday. He was motoring to Wingham,…

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