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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Serous Motor Accident. Woman's Skull Fractured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 9

At about 3 p.m. on Tuesday another serious accident occurred on the Taree-Kendall road. The members of the party consisted…

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Shooting Fatality Near Stratford Arduous Journey with Stretcher

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

While shooting in the hills around Dog Trap, some five or six miles from Stratford on Sunday, a man , named Clyde Dumbrell was…

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Clybucca Motor Smash. All Occupants Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon a party of Victorian tourists en route from Brisbane to Sydney, met with a serious smash when negotiating the Lower…

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New Zealand Tragedy. Five People Drowned. Sydney, Tuesday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

Auckland: Five people, namely, Edward Studd (54), Mrs. Vera Studd, his wife (38), Martin Day (41), William George Stewart (26), and Alan Turner…

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Hit By Motor Lorry. Mr. Alf. Cavalchini Killed in Accident at Coff's Harbor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

About 10 o'clock on Saturday night last, Alfred Cavalchini (60), was walking along the road from Coff's Harbor to the Jetty, when he was knocked down…

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Local and General. Fatal Motor Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 4

Mrs. Catherine Plummer, of Kendall, who sustained a fractured skull in a motor car accident near John's River on Tuesday night, died from…

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Shooting Fatality Near Gloucester

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 3

On Saturday last a shooting fatality occurred near Stratford, in the Gloucester district. It appears that a party of four residents of the Gosford…

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Motor Accident Sequel Kendall Lady Dies in Taree

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 3

The motor accident near John's River on Tuesday afternoon of last week had a fatal ending on Friday evening, when one of the victims, Mrs. Catherine Plummer, of Kendall, passed…

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Motor Accident. Car Turns Over on Clybucca Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 2

Saturday last, whilst returning from a trip to Brisbane, Mr. J. C. Watt, of Inkerman Road, Caulfield, and a party of friends, met with an accident on…

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Shooting Fatality Near Gloucester

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 3

Ramond Clyde Dumbrell, 31, carrier, of Mann-st., Gosford, was found in a pile of rocks in open country near Gloucester on Sunday last, with a shotgun…

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Coff's Harbor Fatality. Mr. Alf. Cavalchini Killed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 6

Another motor fatality was added to the toll of the Jetty road on Saturday night last, when Mr. Alfred Cavalchini, a well-known local…

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Car Fatality Mr. A. Cavalchini Killed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

A motor fatality was added to the toll of the Coff's Harbour Jetty road on Saturday night, when Mr. Alfred Cavalchini, a well-known local identity,…

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Shooting Fatality Near Stratford Arduous Journey with Stretcher

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 7

While shooting in the hills around Dog Trap, some five or six miles from Stratford, on Sunday, a man named Clyde Dumbrell was accidentally shot…

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Double Fatality Father and Daughter Coroner's Inquest at Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

At the Taree Court House on Wednesday the Coroner, Mr. H. P. C. Flett, conducted an inquest concerning the deaths of Phillip Louis Davies and his…

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Lorry Crashes Near Bullahedlah Two Men Injured

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 6

Two men were seriously hurt and the driver and another passenger had remarkable escape from injury, in a lorry accident near Bullahdelah, about…

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Lorry Crashes. Near Bullahdelah. Two Men Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

Two men were seriously hurt and the driver and another passenger had remarkable escapes from injury, in lorry accident near Bullahdelah…

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Found Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

On Saturday night last Frederickton Kitchener, address unknown, was discovered at the rear of premises in Belgrave-street suffering from an…

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Injured After Swim

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

On Friday last Miss Edith Hicks, whose parents are conducting a shooting gallery in Smith-street, went for a swim in the river. As she…

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The Burden of Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

"In these days of heavy, and perhaps, increasing taxation reference is often made to the burden on industry.' Efforts are directed, and not…

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The Burden of Accidents. Compensation Only an Apology

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

"In these days of heavy, and perhaps, increasing taxation reference is often made to "the burden on industry." Efforts are directed, and not…

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