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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Fatal Accident. Mr. J. Burrell Killed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 11

At about 9.30 on Wednesday night a car travelling towards Maitland, along the road near Hexham crashed into the rear of a stationary lorry…

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Fatally Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 4

Saturday evening last, Keith Robinson while driving home along Riverstreet, West Kempsey, noticed two children playing on the road near J…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 7

A motor car smash which resulted in the death of Mr. Samuel John Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Perry, Hopetoun Street, Kurri. Kurri,…

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Golf Balls in Collision

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 4

A remarkable incident occurred on the Grafton golf links, when a ball driven from the second tee collided in mid-air with another driven from…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Friday. Schocking Accident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 4

[?] The body of Archibald [?] was found yesterday [?] trial Geelong. The Charred [?] were in the Road…

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Motor Accident at Forbesdale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan and family, of Craven,, had spent the morning of Sunday in Gloucester, where they had visited the cemetery to attend…

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Tinonee. a Painful Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 5

Jack, son of Mr. P. Clerke, whilst using an axe on Saturday morning last had the misfortune to inflict a nasty gash in his foot, necessitating…

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Youth Drowned Near Murwillumbah

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

A youth, Jack Walter James, was drowned on Sunday when he was swept by flood waters from the low-level-bridge at Byangum while…

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Serious Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 4

District friends will regret to learn that on Monday evening last Mr. J. H. Barsby, founder of the well-known firm of J. H. Barsby and Son, of…

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Futile Swimming Effort. Youth Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 4

In attempting to cross on horseback the low-level bridge at Byangum, Murwillumbah district, when it was about two feet under water on Sunday, Jack…

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Terrible Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 4

On Tuesday last, at Hamilton, a terrible accident befel, Gordon Sweaney, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Sweaney, who are well-known to Wingham…

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Comboyne. Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 4

Whilst three or four school children were riding home from West Comboyne public school some days ago. Master Lloyd Bond fell off his…

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Football Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 2

Our correspondent writes stating that playing in the match at Langley Vale on Saturday last, against Moorland. Mr. W. Evenden, had the…

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Miner Injured

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 4

While working in the Balmain colliery nearly 400 feet under the harbor yesterday, Erie Hailing (47) was badly injured when a portion of the main…

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WINGHAM. Phenomenal Rainfall of 1685 Points. Fatality Narrowly Averted

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 11

Although the flood of this week did not reach within 4ft. 6in. of the 1929, one, those residents on the low-lying parts of the town were warned to quit,…

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Accident at Balmain Colliery. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 8

While working in the Balmain Colliery, nearly 400 feet under the harbor, yesterday, Eric Hailing (47) was badly injured when a portion of the…

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Injured at Football Practice

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 2

Joining in football practice at Greenhill to pass away the time while held up owing to flood conditions, Frank Cliff, of Daceyville, and his companion,…

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Mr. John McNEIL Found Drowned in Waterhole

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 2

The body of John McNeil, who has been missing from his camp, about four or five miles on the Gloucester side of Krambach, since Thursday…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 4
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