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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

284 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 15

Left Nervy and Sleepless. Result of a Motor Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 September 1934 · page 4

"Eight years ago I was involved in a motor accident, which left me in a low, depressed condition." states Miss G. S. R. of Haberfleld. N.S.W. "I got…

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Man Injured by Car

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 2

On Sunday morning last a man named Horsey was accidentally struck by a motor car and received, besides cuts and bruises, a fracture…

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Pilot Boat Destroyed. Man Injured in Explosion

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 4

On Friday night last the North Coast Steam Company's steamer Arakoon was delayed getting out of the river owing to a heavy wind,…

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MAVIN v. Main Roads Board Verdict for £875 Damages. Jury Visits Scene of Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 3

At the sittings of the Supreme Court at Kempsey on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Milner Stephen. Reginald Mavin proceeded against…

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£1528 Damages Kempsey Accident Case

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 5

In the Supreme Court at Kempsey, before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury, John Milligan, of Kempsey, claimed £5000 damages from Mrs…

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Startling Accident Figures

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 4

It is an alarming fact that Australia stood third highest among the nations in the table of motor-car accident deaths per 100,000 of population…

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Fatal Accident at Dorrigo

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 4

Mr. W. Cameron, a well-known resident of Macksville, was fixing a chain round a log in a Dorrigo sawmill on Wednesday when the log…

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Startling Accident Figures

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 October 1934 · page 2

It is an alarming fact that Australia stood third highest among the nations in the table of motor-car accident deaths per 100,000 of population during the…

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Painful Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 4

Leaning forward to pick up something off the floor in front of the stove at her residence at West Kempsey on Wednesday, Mrs. A. Herbert…

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Accidentally Shot. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 5

There was a shocking accident today when Eric Walter Stevens, aged 55, of Roseville, butcher, was killed by a bullet from a rifle, which…

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Pedestrian Collision

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 7

A collision between two motor cars frequently results in litigation but a collision between two pedestrians recently resulted in a successful claim for…

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Man Shockingly Injured. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 5

Shocking external and internal injuries were received by John Paull, of Marrickville, to-day when he was jambed between the buffers of two…

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Men Injured in Trench. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 5

A fall of earth in a trench being dug by Water Board employees buried three workmen at West Ryde to-day. Two men were buried completely for…

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Accident to a Child

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 4

At 11.30 a.m. on Sunday last Dawn, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Walker, of Smith Street, fell while carrying a can, and…

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Skidding Is Greatest Accident Risk. Insurance Figures Prove

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 2

Tyre blowouts and punctures cause accidents, but insurance records show that skids cause five and a half times more accidents than blowouts and…

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Startling Accident Figures

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 October 1934 · page 2

It is an alarming fact thai Australia Stood third highest among the nations in the table of motor car accident deaths per 100,000 of population…

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A Family of Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 3

The Gooch brothers of Bullahdelah, William, Charles, Thomas, and members of their families were victims of an unusual series of accidents in the…

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Skidding Greatest Accident Risk Insurance Figures Prove

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 October 1934 · page 3

Tyre blowouts and punctures cause accidents, but insurance records show that skids cause five-and-a-half times more accidents than blowouts and…

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Compensation for Accident Victims

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 October 1934 · page 2

A proposal providing for the creation of a "Guarantees" Fund to compensate people who are unable to receive redress for injuries obtained in road accidents…

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Woods and Bennett Injured. London, 221034

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 5

It is now learned that the Australians, Woods and Bennett' crash at Aleppo was due to landing on soft sand, which overturned their machine…

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