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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Shooting Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 6

Mr. John Ronan, 22, buttermaker at Tuncurry factory, met with a shooting accident late on Sunday evening, at the rear of the factory. On going…

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Tuncurry Shouting Accident Death of Jack Ronan

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

"Those whom the Gods love die young" was never better exemplified than in the passing to the Great Beyond last Tuesday…

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Tuncurry Shooting Accident. Death of Jack Ronan

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 8

"Those whom the gods love die young" was never better exemplified than in the passing to the Great Beyond last Tuesday night of Jack Ronan,…

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Another Speedway Fatality

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 March 1927 · page 2

Clifford Lille (18) was killed in the fourth heat of the B grade handicap ut Newcastle speedway last night, when his machine…

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Fatal Accident

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 March 1927 · page 2

Mrs. Anderson, wife of a dairy farmer, was fatally injured when the car skidded and overturned in the Nowra. district. She was…

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Town Topics. Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. Cos. Wittig, son of Mr. Chas. Wittig, met with a nasty accident while driving his new Studebaker from George's Creek his car went over the…

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Sad Fatality. Death of Mr. O. T. Emery

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 4

Seldom, if ever, has Macksville been afflicted by so sad a fatality as that which occurred at last weekend, and it is especially regrettable…

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Lorry Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon Mr. Chas. Taylor was bringing in a load of logs, and when descending the hill of Deep Creek, on the Wherrol Flat…

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Swept Away Horses Drowned. Men Save Mails. Bellingen

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 3

The mail coach drawn by three horses, was swept away yesterday morning when attempting to cross the river at Cook's Crossing…

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Swept Away. Horses Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

The mail coach, drawn by three horses, was swept away on Saturday morning when attempting to cross the river at Cook's Crossing, near…

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Drowned at Urunga

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 4

On Saturday two men in a boat crossing the river at Urunga got caught in the tidal rip. A lifeline Was thrown, but the men, in endeavoring to reach…

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Sad Drowning. at Simpson's Ridge

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

A sad drowning case occurred near Bowraville last Saturday night, and the evidence below, adduced at the inquest held by Mr. W. D. Hodge…

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Carelessness Causes Avoidable Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 7

Burns and scalds figure prominently in accidents that happen in the home. The oldfashioned words "Safe at home,"…

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Urunga Drowning Tragedy

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

Portion of the body of Charles Batt, an employed on the Government dredge at Bel lingen, who was drowned through a boat upsetting, was found on Friday…

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Urunga Drowning Tragedy

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 4

Portion of the body of Charles Batt, an employee on the Government dredge at Bellingen, who was drowned through a boat upsetting,…

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Drowned at Booral

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 4

Richard Davies. of the Branch Mill, near Booral, was drowned on Saturday night last while attempting to cross the Branch River…

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Flood Bains Local Districts. a Man Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

Good Friday was one of the wettest days experienced locally for years. Rain, at times heavy and of a driving nature fell almost incessantly all day…

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Flood Fatality. Man Drowned at Karauk

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 6

Mr. Richard Davey, The Branch. Karauk, near Port Stephens, was drowned in the flood waters on Good Friday evening. It appears that be…

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How a Collision was Caused

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 2

Late on Saturday night, 9th October, 1880, as the express train for Scotland, on the Hue of the Midland Railway Company, which had left St. Paneras Station, London,…

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Fatality of Names

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 1

The destiny of any man or any group of men can be predicted by nomenclature; When the Lang Cabinet was selected in 1915 I…

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