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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Accident

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. R. Godwin's second son, Jack, had the misfortune to fall from the back of a horse and sustained a fracture of both bones in the forearm on…

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Accident at Sawmill

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

On Friday morning of last week Mr. Sid Geale, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Geale, of Dilgery, while working at Messrs Oakley and Ball's…

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Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 4

LAST week Mr. W. Farrawell, of Rollands Plains, was admitted as a patient to the Hastings District Hospital as the result of an accident at that centre. He was engaged…

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Ferry Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

A sensation was caused at Circular Quay last night, when the ferry steamer Kirribilli got out of control and crashed into the retaining wall,…

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Serious Shooting Accident. Bowman Youth's Grit

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

While out shooting in the hills around the Bowman River last weekend John Martin, whose parents live at the Bowman, met with a very bad…

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Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

Whilst engaged shifting a large girder at the Graham Timber Co's. mill at Wingham on Thursday, Mr. C. Ward, of Taree, had two fingers…

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Motors Not All to Blame. Traffic Accidents in 1927

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

A remarkable feature about the official traffic accident returns just issued, says the N.R.M.A., is that while motor vehicles in New South Wales…

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Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

WHILST separating at his parents' place last Friday, Alfred Gray, 12 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Gray, of Blackman's Point, had the flesh of his right index finger…

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Current Topics Another Shooting Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

Another gun accident, the second during the week, occurred at Bundook on Friday last, the victim being Mr. Stan Barnes, of the Barrington. He…

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Drowned at Punt Crossing

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

Donald Ford was crossing the river at Poonearie, in the Broken Hill district, in a motor ear on a punt when the car ran back and disappeared…

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Two Drowned in Dam

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

Another fatality occurred about, the same time at Railway Town, also in the Broken Hill district. It appears that two brothers named Byrne, aged…

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Accident at Taree Man Shot at Shooting Gallery

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

Sidney Faulkiner, a young man employed in connection with the amusement carival now in session, in Manning street, Taree, met with an…

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Serious Shooting Accident Bowman Youth's Grit

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

While out shooting in the hills around the Bowman river week end before, last, John Martin, whoso parents live at the Bowman, met with youth's, arm, while minor injuries were inflicted to his leg and other parts of his body. With remarkable grit the youth got his horse, mounted,…

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Migrant Drowned At. Warren

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

Ernest Butler, aged 19, a migrant station hand, was drowned in Bemunnel Creek near Warren, while mustering horses. The body was subsequently…

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Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 4

WITH several other boys "Bunny" Gleeson son was coming away from the Hospital after visiting Jack Kelly last Saturday when he met with an accident He was on…

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Current Topics Motoring ACCIDENT—Members of Trinder Family Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

While motoring in the vicinity of Nabiac on Saturday last Mr. Trinder, school teacher of Copeland, with whom were Mrs. Trinder and…

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Injured by Motor Car

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

On Thursday last the Chisholm family proceeded to Woodville, near West Maitland, to attend the funeral of Mr. Les Powell. Not knowing just where…

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Accident at Taree Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

An accident of a rather serious, nature occurred during the progress of the high jump at Taree Show yesterday. One horse jumped amongst a…

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Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

Mrs. H. Horan, of Cedar Party, met with a nasty accident on the bridge near Fillock's Mill, Wingham, on Wednesday afternoon. The horse she was…

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Accident at Show Two Committeemen Injured

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 4

During the high jump contest on the second afternoon of the Taree Show an unfortunate, accident occurred. A contesting grey horse…

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