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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Fatal Shooting Accident Magisterial Inquiry

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 2

At the local Court House on 28th December, in the absence of the Coroner (Mr. A. J. White), Mr. A. C. Christie, J.P., conducted a…

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Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

Mr. Hugh McKenzie, of Savage's store staff, was motoring to Port Macquarie on New Year's Day when his car hit a stump at the side of the road…

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Five Cars Crash Four People Injured. Gosford

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

Four people were injured, father, mother and three children hung perilously in a car caught in a tree over a gorge, until rescued by…

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Fatal Shooting Accident at Craven Creek

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 1

At the Gloucester Court House on 28th December, in the absence of the Coroner (Mr. A. J. While), Mr. A. C. Christie, conducted a magisterial inquiry into the…

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Saved From Drowning

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 4

Tuesday of last week Gladys and Leslie Seargent were playing by the river at Gladstone, when the latter fell in. His eight-year-old sister…

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Drowned at Griffith Father of Champion Boxer

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 2

John Haines, father of Jack Haines. the former middleweight champion of Australia, was drowned in an irrigation channel near Griffith last night…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Man Killed Near Wingham

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 4

On Saturday morning the news was rushed round Taree that a man had been cut to pieces by the Brisbane Express bound for Sydney the prevoius…

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Plucky Boy. Serious Shooting Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

With a portion of his thigh torn away by gunshot, Reginald McGilvray, of Frederickton, Macleay River, crawled three miles through the bush…

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Carriage Leaves Rails. Thrilling Accident at Strathfield

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 5

One of the most remarkable railway accidents in the history pf the, Stale occurred at Strathfield on Friday evening, when, through fouling…

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Accident to Southern Cross. 14 on Board Are Unhurt

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 6

"All due to a pothole," was Air- Commodore Kingsford Smith's explanation of the mishap to the Southern Cross at Rutherford racecourse,…

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Shooting Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 4

Tuesday of last week, Reginald McGilvray, of Frederickton, went out shooting in company with two other young men. He became separated…

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Accident to Mr. Stone

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

On Thursday night, January 21, a number of friends were proceeding by car to the dance at Talarm in aid of the A. and H…

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Fatal Motor Accident Near Taree

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

A fatal motor accident occurred near Taree yesterday morning, the victim being Geoffrey Sidney Cobcroft, 26, chemist, of Taree…

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Duck Shooter Drowned. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 3

Melbourne: One of the oldest pioneers of the Russworth district, Isaac Furphy, aged 86, was drowned in a swamp while duck shooting…

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Shocking Car Accident Mr. G. S. Cobcroft Killed. Near Teree Golf Links

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 2

Taree was cast into a deep gloom on Monday morning when the shocking news quickly spread that Mr. Geoffrey Steward Coberoft, a popular chemist of…

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Shocking Motor Accident. Popular Young Townsman Killed. Mr. C. S. Cobcroft the Victim

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 2

Just as business and professional citizens of Taree were about to start work for the week on Monday morning, the news flashed round the town…

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Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 3

It is reported that Mr. Jack McDonald, of Innesview, who sustained a severe gash on the knee about a fortnight ago, is making a speedy…

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Accidentally Shot

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

Tuesday at midday, Master Norman Barnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barnett, of Washington-street, East Kempsey, set out on a shooting…

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Serious Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

William Chalmers, 15, a lad employed by Mr. Geo. Saul, of Sutherland's Lane, rode off on horseback, Saturday morning, to water the cows…

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Coroner's Inquiry Monday's Car Fatality

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 7

The District Coroner (Mr. H[?] Flett) held an inquiry at the Taree Court House on Tuesday afternoon into the [?] accident on the previous day when…

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