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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Car Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 June 1928 · page 4

Saturday, afternoon, 9th inst, what might have been a very serious accident occurred on the Coolongolook range about four miles from Bullaj…

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Two Drowned. Car Plunges Into River. Georges River Tragedy

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

Two girls, Maude Dennis 15, and Betty Hickey 18, were trapped and drowned in a car which plunged into Georges…

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Taren Point Tragedy. Two Girls Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 2

Two young girls were drowned when a car, containing six young people, plunged into the George's River at Taren Point at midnight on…

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Latest Telegrams SYDNEY, Tuesday. Nurse Drowned Before Eye Witnesses

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 2

Sister Millard of the local hospital on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, while taking photographs, over balanced and fell into some water…

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Accident on Bulga Car Cylinder Casing Blows Out

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 2

Mr. F. C. Postle, of the G.S. Bank, Taree, had a rather unpleasant experience on Sunday. With Mrs. Postle, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Butterworth,…

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Shooting Accident. a Plucky Girl

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 2

Miss Vera Ashworth, daughter of Mr H. Ashworth, Mirboo North (Vic.), and a niece of Mr. T. W. Ashworth of Gloucester, had a narrow, escape…

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Shooting Gallery Accident. Blacker v. WATERS

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 10

This was an appeal to the Supreme Court, Sydney, by the defendant in a District Court action, tried before Judge Mocatta at Bellingen in April…

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Serious Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 10

At the Missabotti sports on Wednesday an unfortunate accident happened to Mr. P. Kirkham. While racing, in the second division of the local…

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Motor Cars in Collision

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 4

About midday on Thursday two motor cars collided in the vicinity of Dead Dog Gully, on the WinghamTaree road; Fortunately, no one was…

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Held in Belt Sawmill Fatality

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 4

With one arm torn off and both legs badly crushed, Albert George Sanders, 19, an employee of Sir Allan Taylor's sawmill at Windywoppa,…

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Toorooka Drowning Fatality. Washed Away in Fresh

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 5

The danger of crossing low-level bridges on the Upper Macleay has again been tragically brought under the notice of the people. On Monday…

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Boy's Serious Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 4

While on the breakwater at South West Rocks on Wednesday, Ronald Wixted, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wixted, of that centre, slipped and fell,…

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Current Topics Accident at Sawmill

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2

Victor Johnson, an employee at W. D. Wood Ltd's sawmill, Craven, had two fingers and Part of his hand badly injured a few days ago through a…

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Sad Burning Fatality Coroners Inquiry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 3

All Inquiry was held at the Wingham Courthouse on Saturday last, before the District Coroner (Mr. H. P. C. Flett), touching the death of Yvonne…

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Wingham Burning Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 5

All inquiry was held at the Wingham Courthouse on Saturday last, before the District Coroner (Mr. H. P. C. Flett), touching the death of…

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Burning Accident. Coroner's Inquiry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 4

An Inquiry held at the Wingham Courthouse on Saturday last, before the District Coroner (Mr. H. P. C. F[?]eit), touching the death of Yvonne…

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Accident to Mr. A. E. Moore

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 2

Mr. A E. Moore, Stock Inspector, who was unfortunate enough to accidently strain a muscle in his leg some days ago, is at present unable…

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Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 4

A lad named Jack Dillon, of Nambucca Heads, lost control of his push-bike coming down the incline near Ellis' mill, Nambucca Heads,…

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Car Dives Into Yarra. Man Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 August 1928 · page 7

A man was drowned when a closed car plunged into the Yarra River, shortly after noon on Wednesday. It was at first believed that two…

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Car Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 2

While returning from the Grand United Oddfellows' Conference at Forster, on Sunday night, a car driven by Mr. E. R. Johnston, of Wherrol…

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