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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Recreation and Other Reserves. Risk of Liability by Trustees for Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 4
Also in Macleay Argus

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A. forwards us the following views of the Lands Department on this question: As regards dangerous spots, visitors…

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Railway Smash. State's Worst Record. 25 Killed--37 Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 4

The railway smash which occurred at Murulls, near Murrurundi, is one of the most, terrible in the railway history of the State. The number of…

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Official Correspondence Recreation and Other Reserves. Risk of Liability by Trustees for Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 6

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has received the following: — The views of the Lands Department on this question are as follows: —…

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Narrow Escape Motor Lorry Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 4

Whilst driving down the Comboyne mountain towards Wingham on Tuesday evening, Messrs. C. Lyndon and Olly Lyndon met with a very…

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Public Reserves Liability for Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 8

The views of the Lands Department on this question are as follows: As regards dangerous spots, visitors take the place as they find it. It…

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Recreation and Other Reserves. Risk of Liability by Trustees for Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 2

Mr. R. S. .Vincent, M.L.A., forwards the following:--The views of the Lands Department on This question are as follows:…

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Railway Accident Six Men Injured Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 September 1926 · page 2

Two trucks attached to a ballast train travelling between Byrock and Brewarrina became derailed near [?]arcoon shortly after noon…

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Current Topics Accident to Schoolboy

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 2

An accident which might easily have had much more serious, if not fatal, consequences, befel Don Dennett, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J…

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Taree,, October 4. Cundle Car Accident

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 1

Ernest Potter pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor car in Mayne Street Cundletown, while under the influence of intoxicating…

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Town Topics. Clybucca Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 4

A twelve-year-old lad named Arthur Louise sustained concussion, of the brain as the result of a fall from a horse last week-end. Dr. McElhone…

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Boating Fatality

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1926 · page 4

A tragic drowning accident occured on the George's River. como, last night.Sydney William Easterman(25)and his wife (Helen Easterman)…

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Fatal Accidents

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1926 · page 5

Mr Cecil N. Suite, 40, of Merring-dong, near Cudal, and President of the A, & P. Association, was killed in a tragic way on Wednesday. He…

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Workers' Compensation Case. the Langley Vale Fatality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 11

The first hearing in this district by a commissioner under the Workers' Compensation Act was held at the School of Arts, Taree, at 10 a.m…

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Town Topics. Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 October 1926 · page 4

A single-seater Ford car, driven by Mr. D. Andrews, overran the ballast log of a culvert on Crescent Head road Sunday last, down near Dulchonghi…

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Workers' Compensation Case the Langley Vale Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 6

The first hearing in this district by a commissioner under the Workers' Compensation Act was held at the School of Arts, Taree, on…

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Sensational Accident. Mail Car Over Cutting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 8

A sensational motor car accident is reported from Grafton. Robinson's big mail service car left the road on a big hill, and. plunging over a forty…

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Head-on Motor Collision. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 3

A motor car met in head-on collision with a motor omnibus at Haberfield last night. Two persons were critically injured, namely, Sidney…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 2

The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller, of Mooral Creek, was so severely burnt on Saturday morning last that she succumbed to…

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Horsemen in Car Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 3

Five jockeys and a trainer were returning from the pony meeting at Richmond yesterday, when the car skidded and turned over. Two of the occupants,…

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