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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Pea Rifle Fatality at Dangar's Falls. Youth Accidentally Shoots His Mate

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 7

In the presence of his parents, brother and sister, Leslie George Way, aged 19 years, was on Sunday accidentally shot dead at Dangar's Falls…

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Tragic Motor Fatality. MRS. H. G. Elrington Loses Her Life

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 3

A terrible accident overtook Mr. and Mrs H. G. Elrington, of East Kempsey, while returning from Taree on Monday night, at about…

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Men Blamed for Accident to Albury Mail Train

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 1

The Railway Commission has decided to drastically reduce in status the employees held to be responsible for the accident to the Albury mail…

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Car Accidents

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 5

Returning from a football match at Beechwood last Saturday one of Mr. G. Forwell's parlour coaches, driven by Mr. H. Madsen, and…

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Fatal Accident. Mrs. Elrington Killed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 5

A motoring tragedy took place at Cooperabung Mountain, on the main Taree-Kempsey road, about 11.30 p.m. on Monday night. Mr. H. G…

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Mrs. Elrington's Death Further Details of Accident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 4

With regard to the fatal ear accident on Monday night, the Kempsey "Chronicle" says that Mr. Elrington's ear dived off the road on Cooporabung'…

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Pea Rifle Fatality Youth Accidentally Shot

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 5

In the presence of his parents, brother and sister, Leslie George Way, aged 19 years, was on Sunday week accidentally shot dead at…

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Unknown Man Found Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 2

At about 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Messrs. Neilson and Monro, two Shire employees, engaged spreading gravel on the Barrington Road,…

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Two Girls Injured Struck by Lorry. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 August 1933 · page 4

Doris Grant (15) and Mabel Grant (18), were badly injured when they were struck by a motor lorry in Rose Street, Forest Lodge, last night. The…

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Knocked Down by Motor Lorry. Two Girls Badly Injured. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 August 1933 · page 8

Doris Grant (16), and Mabel Grant (18) wage badly injured when they were struck by a motor lorry in Rope Street, Forest Lodge, last night. The…

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Footballer Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 5

Whilst playing in the match between Wauchope and kempsey on Saturday last, Edwin Dodds met with a nasty accident when he crashed…

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Wealthy Windsorite. Unknown Man Found Drowned. Over £100,000? Late Ald. O'Brien's Estate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 2

It is estimated in well-informed circles that the estate of the late Ald. W. H. O'Brien, of Windsor, who died last week, will be valued for probate At about 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Messrs. Neilson and Monro, two Shire employees, engaged spreading gravel on the Barrington Road, found…

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Collision Near Dyer's Crossing. Horse's Badly Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 3

What might have been a very serious accident occurred about half-a-mile from Dyer's Crossing butter factory on Friday afternoon last. Mr…

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Collision Near Dyer's Crossing. Horses Badly Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 8

What might have been a very serious accident occurred about half-a-mile from Dyer's Crossing butter factory on Friday afternoon last. Mr…

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Swiss Aviator. Carl Nauer Drowned in Africa. Sydney, Tuesday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 2

Capetown: It has been definitely established that the Swiss airman, Carl Nauer, has been drowned in the Congo River. An invalid lady has reported…

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Kempsey Police Court Wednesday, 23rd August, before Mr. Donaldson, P.M. Averted Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 3

Henry Charles Dennes, represented by Mr. L. J. Hardiman, pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle along the wrong side of a public road…

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First Cigarette Accidental Invention. Soldier and Lost Pipe

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 4

Precisely a hundred years ago says the "Sunday Express," an Egyptian soldier, fighting against the Turks, was longing for a smoke. He had…

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Oil Lorry in River Accident at Tinonee

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 6

The large oil lorry of the Vacuum Oil Co., from the Taree depot, went into the river at Tinonce at 6.30 a.m. on Thursday. The vehicle, in charge of Mr…

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Current Topicc. Motor Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 2

While he and some friends were proceeding to Stroud late on Friday afternoon last, Mr. H. S. Goddard'S car got out of control and ran off…

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Woman Seriously Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 4

Encountering a thick bank of fog at 2 a.m. on Thursday morning, Mr. Borrow, of Dungog, mistook the yellow bank of the cutting, south of…

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