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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

263 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 14

A Collision

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 11 July 1933 · page 4

Daniel Eric Simmons and Michael Gregory Simmons claimed £150 for damages to motor 'bus which, it was alleged, were suffered in a collision…

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Sensational Railway Accident. Tender and Eight Carriages Leave Rails. Remarkable Escape of 200 Passengers. SYDNEY

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 2

A sensational railway mishap occurred at Bowning, near Yass, at two o'clock this morning, to the Albury Mail, when the tender and eight…

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Nasty Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 2

Mr. Jack Stevens, Dyer's Crossing, met with a very nasty accident whilst collecting census forms, and is now a patient in Mayo hospital. Mr. Stevens,…

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Motor Fatality. Patrick Foley Killed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 4

"Dungog Chronicle": A sad fatality occurred about 9 p.m. when Patrick Foley, (49), of Clarence on Wednesday night, July 19th, 1933,…

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Current Topicc. Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 2

While working on a building at Tea Gardens, Mr. Aaron Yates, a cousin of Mr. A. J. Yates, of Gloucester, fell to the ground and seriously…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Toorooka. Me. Gordon Supple the Victim

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

On Wednesday morning last meagre details came through to Kempsey of a sad drowning fatality at Toorooka. Telephonic interruptions made it very…

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Young Man Drowned Trying to Save Cattle

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 2

We regret to have to chronicle that the flood in the Macleay district was responsible for the loss of one life…

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Peculiar Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 2

A peculiar and painful accident befel Mr. E. F. Snow, headmaster of the local public school, on Tuesday evening last. He went on to the…

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Infants Killed Accidentally Tragic Waste of Precious Lives

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 3

It seems scarcely believable that over 120 infants and toddlers are killed accidentally in New South Wales each year. Yet this is the tragic…

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Infants Killed Accidentally. Tragic Waste of Precious Lives

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 3

It seems scarcely believable over 120 infants and toddlers are killed accidentally in New South Wales each year. Yet this is the tragic toll--as…

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Young Man Drowned

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 4

The floods on the upper reaches of the Macleay River were attended by loss of life, Gordon Supple, 26, being drowned on Tuesday. Supple and Norman Hope,…

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Man Drowned. Kempsey

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 9

While endeavoring to recover a boat at Toorooka yesterday afternoon, Gordon Supple aged 28 years, dived into the flooded river and was…

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Toorooka Fatality. Mr. Gordon Supple Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 5

Tuesday afternoon of last week, when the flood waters were rising in the Upper Macleay, Mr. Gordon Supple was drowned in the river at Toorooka…

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Infants Killed Accidentally Tragic Waste of Precious Lives

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 3

It seems [?]believable that over 120 infants and toddlers are killed accidentally in New South Wales each year. Yet this is the tragic toll—as recorded…

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Drowning Fatality Sad Happening on Macleay

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 4

On Thursday of last week meagre details came through to Macksville of a sad drowning fatality at Toorooka, on the Macleay. Telephonic…

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Serious Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 2

A very serious accident befel Mrs. Will Reed, of Huntingdon, Hastings River, recently. A boy threw a stone at a cow. The missile, striking the…

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Lorry Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 4

Mr. George Gibson, who is in the employ of Mr. E. W. Moxey, of Wingham, had a narrow escape from death this morning (Friday)…

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Infants Killed Accidentally. Tragic Waste of Precious Lives

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 8

It seems scarcely believable that over 120 infants and toddlers are kil­led accidentally in New South Wales each year. Yet this is the tragic…

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Car Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 4

Whilst driving Mr. M. Maxwell's Triumph car up Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, on Friday last, Mr. R. Godfrey hit a cow, or it hit the car…

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Motor Fatality. Mrs. H. G. Ellington Killed

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 4

A shocking motor fatality occurred about 11.30 on Monday night, when a Hudson Six car, driven by Mr. H. G. Elrington, of Kempsey, dived off the…

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