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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

179 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 9

A Peculiar Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

A Mr. Monaghan, while driving from Coff's Harbor to Kempsey last weekend, came suddenly upon two cows on roadside near Repton. Jambing on…

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Serious Gun Accident Mr. W. Hopper Loses Hand

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 5

There was a serious gun accident at Taree on Thursday afternoon, as a result of which Mr. W. G. Hopper has lost his left hand. It appears that…

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Killed by Train Accident at Newcastle Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 4

Newcastle: Henry Hoffman (151) met a shocking death in the Newcastle railway yards last night when he was nearly cut in half by a shunting train…

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Current Topics Accident to Mr. F. Lowe

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 2

A serious accident befel Mr. Fred Lowe, manager of the Gloucester Electric Supply Co. yesterday afternoon, as a result of which he is an…

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Local and General. Serious Gunshot Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 2

Mr. T. G. Hopper, Superintendent of the T. and G. Insurance Co., who is well-known locally, met with a serious accident near Taree. He was out…

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Ghinni Bridge Collision

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 4

Arising out of a collision on the Ghinni bridge in June last, James Ernest Patfield sued Jack Eggins, of Moorland, for £18 0s 6d damages. Eggins…

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Collision at Lakemba Mr. Shoebridge Killed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 2

An elderly, man was killed and three women were injured when a car over turned after collision, with another car at the intersection, of Canterbury road…

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Champion Woodchopper Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 4

While engaged in a clearing contract at Dorrigo some days ago Mr. Amos Murrell, the champion woodchopper, was struck on the back by a falling…

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Taree Small Debts Court Taree, Monday, September 7. (Before Mr. E. T. Oram, P.m.). Collision on Ghinni Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 2

On the 17th June last a collision occurred on Ghinni bridge between a motor car driven by J. E. Patfield and a motor cycle and sidecar driven…

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Arm in Machine. Terribly Crushed. Bakery Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 6

Amazing fortitude was displayed by a youth when, at an early hour on September 2nd, his left arm became caught in the blades of a…

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Street Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 September 1931 · page 4

An accident that very nearly had tragic consequences occurred in the street near Brosnan's Hotel, Monday afternoon. Const. Nelson, from Yamba,…

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Motor Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 2

An accident occurred on the Gloucester road about two miles north of Dungog on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Turner was driving home to…

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Seriously Injured in Street Brawl

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 4

George Carter, 41, was found lying in a pool of blood in the gutter outside his house at Rozelle last night, with a jagged wound in the left arm and an…

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Fatality at Forster Whilst Falling Trees

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 2

As a result of injuries to his head, sustained shortly before Friday last, Mr. George Bramble, a well-known resident of Forster for several years, died in the…

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Car Crashes Into Culvert Accident on the Taree-gloucester Road

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 4

There was a rather serious cur accident, about 33 miles towards Gloucester on Sunday last when Mr. Geo. Jobson's Auburn car, driven by N. Nelson,…

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Accidents to Horsemen

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 2

During the past week two Taree resident have both been layered in almost the same manner. On Monday night of last week [?]…

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Mine Fatality. Death of Mr. J. S. Freeman

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 2

A lamentable accident occurred at the Valla Mines on Tuesday last, at 1.30 in the afternoon, when a large stone, weighing about a…

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Serious Fall From Horse. Mr. E. T. Laod Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 2

For some years Mr. E. T. Ladd has made a practice of going out each Sunday with Mr. H. T. O'Neil to his properly beyond Krambach,…

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Car Accident. Between Krambach and Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 3
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

On Sunday forenoon last a motor car accident, fortunately unattended by serious results, occurred on the road to Gloucester. It appears that…

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