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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Mr. A. C. Simmons Injured in Sawmill Accident

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Simmons, of Macksville, on Monday last was badly cut and bruised about the nose, left eye, and left side of the face, as the…

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Fell and Injured Foot

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 4

While walking along the bank of a creek near her residence at Rollands Plains on Wednesday, Mrs. Joyce, wife of the Postmaster of that centre, fell…

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Drowning Near Coopernook. Death of an Infant Boy

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 5

On Thursday last Mr. Hubert Flett, Coroner, held an enquiry at the residence of R. L. Towers, of Coopernook, concerning the circumstances…

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Coopernook Tragedy Baby Drowned in Disused Well

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Towers, of Coopernook, lost their 18 months' old son, Donald, under tragic circumstances on Wednesday afternoon when the little follow…

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Passion Fruit Creek Fatality. Death of Mrs. K. L. Plummer, of Kendall

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 4

On January 25, at the Court House, Taree, Mr. Hubert Flett, Coroner, opened an inquiry concerning the death of Mrs. Katherine Loretta…

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Motor Accident. Wingham, Monday, Feb. 24. 1936. (Before Messrs E. W. Moxey and F. A. Fitzpatrick, J's.P

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

(1) Ernest Sidney Charles Dillon, 23 years of age, was charged with that on the 22nd. day of February, 1936, at Wingham, he did drive a motor vehicle,…

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Car Accidents. Two Brothers Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 2

Two brothers were injured on Saturday morning last when a motor car became jammed between two tram cars at the intersection of Bondi-road and…

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Sensational Car Accident. Collision on Oxley Highway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 2

A sensational car accident occurred about 11 a.m. yesterday (Monday), about 20 miles above Long Flat, on the Oxley Highway—at a spot where…

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Drowning Near Coopernook. Death of an Infant Boy

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 4

On Thursday last Mr. Hubert Flett, Coroner, held an enquiry at the residence of R. L. Towers, of Coopernook, concerning the circumstances…

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Sad Fatality. Light Horse Sergeant Dies From Injuries. Thrown From Motor Lorry

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 2

Sergeant Leonard Noel Conrad Adami, attached to the Denman troop of the 16th Light Horse Regiment which was in camp at Dungog…

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Car Over Cutting Taree People Injured on Oxley Highway

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 2

Members of the Lean family at Taree had a very narrow escape from death on Sunday morning when a car driven by Mr. Jack Lean was forced over the side…

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Serious Motor Accident. Mr. S. T. Lean Sustains Broken Leg

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 2

The many friends in Taree and throughout the Manning River district, where he has lived practically the whole of his life, will hear with…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Lorry Overturns. Mr. P. Donnelly Killed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 4

Mr. P. Donnelly (Manager of the Melinga Sawmill), was killed instantly, and Mr. Joe Cicolini and another man (whose name we have been unable to…

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Motor Accidents. Limitation of Speed

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. McKell directed the attention of the Government to the increasing number of deaths and injuries from…

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Fatal Accident Near Moorland Mill Manager Killed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 4

There was a tragic sequel to the benefit dance held in the Moorland hall on Wednesday evening, when one of the patrons was killed on his way…

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Fatal Accident at Moorland

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 6

Mr. P. ("Don") Donnelly, manager of the sawmill at Melinga, was killed whilst Mr. Joe Cicolini and another man had narrow escapes in an…

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Inquest on Nurse. The Late Sister McCarthy. Accidental Death

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

"I must give the driver the benefit of the doubt," said the Coroner, Mr. A. W. Johns, at the inquest at the Kurri Kurri Court-house recently, into the…

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Tragic Motor Accident Popular Kempsey Man the Victim

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 4

A motor accident which had tragic results occurred on Sunday one mile north of Gloucester. Messrs. Donald and Jack Porteous, sons of Mr. and…

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The Moorland Fatality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 2

In connection with the fatality which occurred at Moorland Thursday of last week, in which Mr. Pency Howard Donnelly, aged 46,…

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Woman Found Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 2

On Monday afternoon late it was reported to the Taree police, that Mrs. Doreen Elizabeth Hall, wife of Mr. Charles Hall, of Pultney Street…

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