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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Inquest at Wingham. Motor Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 1

At Wingham Court House oil Friday. September 26th. 1830, the District Coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram, Police Magistrate) conducted an enquiry…

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Capsize on Ballina Bar. Two Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 12

The schnapper boat Osca S., owned by four Danes, while endeavoring to cross the bar at Ballina at noon on Tuesday, capsized, and two of the…

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Airman Killed. Three 'Planes Crash. R.a.f. Sergeant Terribly Injured

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

Flying close together over Arundel Park, Sussex, in foggy weather, three R.A.F. planes struck a number of beech trees and crashed into the hill side.'…

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Urunga Fatality. Evidence at Inquest

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 2

Mr. J. S. White, Coroner, held an inquest at Urunga into the cause of death of John Mann, able seaman, who was killed by an iron bar…

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Sequel to Oak Collision

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 7

Norman Dunbar Trotter Pleaded not guilty to charge of failing to stop when a car he was driving came into collision with a car driven by Porey…

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A Fortunate Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 8

As the result of a fortunate accident Queensland looks like developing a big export trade in pig carcases to Britain. Some time ago a…

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Strange Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 3

A strange accident caused by an electric horn was recently experienced by an English motorist. Upon pressing the switch a comparately loud…

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Blasting Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 2

Shortly before dinner time yesterday a serious blasting accident took place on the deviation work being carried out on the Little Manning…

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Inquest. Deep Creek Drowning Fatality

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 4

Last Friday the District Coroner, Mr. W. D. Hodge, J. P., held an inquiry into the death of Mervyn Henry Sounders on October 21…

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Sequel to Motor Collision. Convictions Upheld

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 2

At the Kempsey Quarter Sessions, before his Honor Judge Mocatta, Albert Vincent Duckett appealed against convictions on charges of driving a…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 4

At an early hour on Monday morning--about a quarter to six--Mr. J. Baines was doing carting work at Wing[?]am whart. He was rolling a…

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Rescue From Drowning

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 10

At an early hour on Monday morning-- about a quarter to 6--Mr. J. Baines was doing carting work at Wingham wharf. He was roiling a…

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Rescued From Drowning

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 2

At an early hour on Monday morning—about a quarter to 6—Mr. J. Baines was doing carting work at Wingham wharf. He was rolling a barrel…

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Awful Mining Fatality All Inspection Staff Killed. Death Roll ol 76

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 7

MILLFIELD (Ohio), Thurs. The complete death roll in the Sunday Creek coalmine, explosion is now 76 with the possibility of further…

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Accident at Crescent Head

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 2

On the Crescent Head beach on Saturday evening Jack Britz had an unusual accident. Riding his motor cycle with Colin Tait as pillion…

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Gun Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 November 1930 · page 4

Tuesday evening a week back, while on a shooting expedition at Willi Willi, Mr. Tom Borger, grabbing with his left hand it his gun which was slipping…

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Serious Lorry Smash Near Wauchope. Several Seriously Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 November 1930 · page 8

Yesterday (Friday) afternoon a party of residents from Wauchope and district left Wauchope in Hayward's lorry intending to spend the…

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Boy Knocked Down. Car Accident at Cundle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 November 1930 · page 7

As the result of being knocked down by a passing motor car on Thursday afternoon, Keith Raymond Hail, the nine-years-old son of Mr…

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Picnic Lorry Overturns Serious Accident Near Wauchope. One Victim Dies From Wounds

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 3

Seventeen people were injured, several very seriously, about noon last Friday when a motor lorry overturned on the Port Macquarie Road, about…

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Lorry Overturns. Picnic Party Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 November 1930 · page 5

Several persons were injured, one critically, when a motor lorry overturned on the Oxley Highway, four miles from Wauchope on Friday…

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