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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Awful Accident. Father and Daughter Killed. Mother and Son Severely Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the whole of the Manning and adjoining districts on New Year's Day, when the news came through that a tragic accident…

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Bursting Ammonia Pipe. Two Mer. Injured. Sydney. Tuesday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 3

Two men are likely to lose their sight, as a result of the bursting of an ammonia pipe at Wodonga Freezing Works, Albury. The pipe burst…

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Fatality at Copeland Mr. John C. Hawes Killed. Fall of Stone at Black Prince Mine

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

In a tunnel off the old Black Prince Mine at Copeland on the morning of 31st December, Mr. John C. Hawes sen. was killed by a fall of earth and…

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Burton Family Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

Friday night last, near Gosford, Mr. Robert Burton, driving in his car from the Macleay to Tempe, came to grief on a gravel patch when his car…

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Aged Man Rescues Girl From Drowning

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

Miss Dorothy Colvin was carried out in the surf at Pipeclay Beach, near Woolgoolga, on Monday last, and very nearly lost her life. She…

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Fatal Accident Martin's Creek Quarry

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

Edward Shannon, single, was fatally injured on Wednesday last by a fall of stone at the Martin's Creek municipal metal quarry. He died in…

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Bad Car Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 5

Quite a gloom was cast over the whole of the Manning and adjoining district? on New Year's Day (says "The Wingham Chronicle"), when the…

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Accident Prone Drivers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 3

"Proneness to accidents" is a characteristic of a small number of motorists, stated a well-known psychologist, in addressing a meeting of the…

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Quarry Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 6

Mr. William Wallis, Cundle, had placed nine plugs of gelignite in a hole he was loading at Kerle's quarry on December 23 and was stooping…

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Local and General. Boy Seriously Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

On Sunday the ambulance transported from Macksville to the Macleay District Hospital Ernest Parkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon…

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Fatality at Copeland. Mr. John C. Hawes Killed. Fall of Stone at Black Prince Mine

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

In a tunnel off the old Black Prince Mine at Copeland, on the morning of 31st. December, 1935, Mr. John C. Hawes senior was killed by a fall of earth and…

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Croki Punt Accident Action by Ferryman Eulogised

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council the Engineer, Mr. R .T. Montgomery, reported as follows regarding an accident at Croki ferry on 21st…

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Cars in Collision at Stratford

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 2

Late on Sunday night last a Willys 77 car, owned and driven by Mr. Bert [?]orner, and a Buick car driven, by Mr. Keith Fogarty, of Broadmeadow…

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Accidents on Tuncurry Road

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 2

During the week end there were a couple of accidents on the Taree- [?] road, which is at present [?] a very rough condition at the [?]…

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Burning Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 4

Mr. John Farley, who resides with his son-in-law, Mr. Harold Scott, of Willawarrin, was the victim of a painful accident about 3.50 a.m. on…

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Cars in Collision at Stratford

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 6

Late on Sunday night last, January 19, 1936, a Willys 77 car, owned and driven by Mr. Bert Horner, of Gloucester, and a Buick car driven by…

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DROWNED. Saturday, October 8th., 1870

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

We regret to learn that Mr. John Roberts, the master of the Ketch Esther, was drowned near Mondrook, on Thursday last. It is stated that…

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ACCIDENTS. Saturday, October 8th., 1870

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

Some of the good ladies of the Manning have narrowly escaped serious consequences from misadventures occuring during the past week…

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Shooting Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 4

Whilst handling a pea rifle at his parents' home on Monday morning, which he intended cleaning, Mr. A Warde, accidentally discharged it…

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Serious Accident Car Strikes Culvert Post

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon when Mr. Les. Plummer, of Kendall, was returning from Taree in a car containing his mother and Esme, Mrs. Len,…

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