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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Two Children Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

Two tragic drowning accidents occurred in the Hunter River on Sunday, and in each case the victim was a child. The unfortunate…

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Shocking Tragedy Near Tuncurry. Three Men Drowned

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

The greatest tragedy in the history of Cape Hawke occurred last Friday, shortly after midday, when three well-known residents of…

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Three Drowned Tragedy on Wallis Lake Motor Boat Sinks

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Three well known residents of Tuncurry and Forster, Arthur Prior, aged 67; Geoffrey Prior, 25; and Stanley Hart, 27, were drowned on…

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Shocking Tragedy Near Tuncurry. Three Men Drowned

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

The greatest tragedy in the history of Cape Hawke occurred last Friday, shortly after midday, when three well-known residents of Forster and Tuncurry lost…

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Fatal Car Accident

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

When a motor car overturned on Prince's Highway, near Nowra, yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mildren were killed and their son, aged 20, was badly…

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Drowning Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

When Mrs. Dorothy Elliott got into difficulties while bathing in the Thomson River, near Walhalla, Victoria, her brother, James Murray, went to her…

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Tuncurry Tragedy. Three Men Drowned

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

The greatest tragedy in the history of Cape Hawke occurred last Friday, shortly after midday, when three well-known residents of…

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Double Drowning. Brother and Sister Perish Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 4

When Mrs Dorothy Elliott got into difficulties while bathing in the Thomson river, near Walhalla (Victoria) her brother (James Murray, 21) went to…

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Sad Seaside Tragedy. Keith Edmonds Drowned

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 2

Deep regret was expressed on every hand last Sunday when it became known that little Keith Edmonds, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edmonds, of…

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Keith Edmonds Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

Tuesday morning last, under conduct of Mr. J. R. Garland, after a brief service at All Saints' Church of England, the funeral took place of Keith…

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Tuncurry Drowning Tragedy. Coroner's Inquiry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

On Saturday morning last Mr. Hubert Flett, Coroner, held an inquiry at Forster Court House into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of…

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Sad Seaside Tragedy. Keith Edmonds Drowned

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Deep regret was expressed on every hand last Sunday when it became known that little Keith Edmonds, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H…

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Accident at Lansdowne. Swimmer Injured

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

All unusual accident before Mr. Stanley Flemming, of Upper Lansdowne, on Tuesday afternoon. He was swimming at the falls, at the foot of the…

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Moon and Earth. Collision in Far Future a Scientist's Vision

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 7

The time when there will be full moonlight all night long was described in a broadcast talk by Sir James Jeans ,secretary of the Royal Society, says the…

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Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 5

About 6.30 on Thursday morning, Oswald Lulham, aged 17 years, of Beechwood, was exercising Shirval, owned by Mr. Stan Trotter, of…

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Accidentally Killed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

Mr. George Ernest Sadd, aged 39 years, was accidentally killed when his car ran off the road and turned over near Wright's Lookout, on the…

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Car and Sulky Collision Interesting Traffic Case

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 3

At the Taree Small Debts Court on Monday, before Mr.E.T. Ora[?] P.M., there was heard an action an cross action of interest to motorists. Martin…

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Shocking Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 3

A shocking accident happened late Friday afternoon on Mr. Thorn Ryan's farm, Midgon, Narrandera. Michael Ryan, aged 5 years and 10 months,…

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Smithtown Regatta. Chapter of Accidents

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

Seldom has a regatta been marked by such a series of mishaps as that experienced at the Smithtown Regatta on Saturday last. There was a good…

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Young Woman Drowned in Hastings

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

On Friday last, while bathing in the Hastings River with two other young women. Miss Eileen Fenning, daughter of Mr. C. Fenning. of Gannon's Creek,…

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