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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Motor Accident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 8

Ernest Sidney Charles Dillon, 23 years of age, was charged with that oh 22nd. February, 1936, at Wingham, he did drive a motor lorry, upon Isabella…

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Ward's River Accident Coroner's Inquiry

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 7

In the Gloucester Court House on Monday, Mr. Hubert Flett, Coroner from Taree, concluded his inquiry into the death of Mr. Donald McDougall…

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Police Court. Wingham, Friday, March 20. Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Motor Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 1

(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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Ward's River Accident. Coroner's Inquiry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 4

In the local Court House on Monday, Mr. Herbert Flett, Coroner from Taree concluded his inquiry into the death of Mr. Donald McDougall…

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Six Persons Drowned. Hawkesbury Horror

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

Trapped in two sedan motor cars, driven over the end of the wharf in dense fog into the Hawkesbury River shortly after midnight on Saturday, at…

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Six Drowned. Two Cars Plunge Over Wharf in Fog. Tragedy Near Gosford

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

Three men and three women were drowned in extraordinary circumstances at Davistown, a fishing vilage and seaside resort seven miles…

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Serious Accident Near Giro Station

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

Our correspondent writes:—On Saturday last a very nasty accident occurred on the road near Giro Station…

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Upper Manning. Serious Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 5

On Saturday last a very nasty accident occurred on the road near Giro Station. A buggy, driven by Mr. W. Allan (maliman), carrying two…

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Local and General. Rabbit Shooting Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

While out shooting rabbits Mr. Edward Channels, of Eungai Rail, had the misfortune to receive a charge of shot in his leg when his gun…

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Two Cars Dive into River in Fog. Six Persons Drowned. Hawkesbury Horror

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 3

Trapped in two sedan motor cars, driven over the end of the wharf in dense fog into the Hawkesbury River shortly after midnight on Saturday,…

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Injured While Climbing Fence

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 4

In the act of climbing a fence, and when just about balanced on the top, Mr. George Harris, an employee of Mr. J. D. Gill, of East Kempsey, had…

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Battered to Death on Train. Bodies in Berths. Conductor Lying Injured in Passageway

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 5

One of the most ghastly crimes in the history of Queensland was revealed in Thursday on the arrival of the mail train from Rockhampton at…

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Reporting Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 2

1n New York a new Bill says that a driver of a vehicle who injures a dog must report the matter to the dog owner or to the nearest police station. This…

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Free From Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 2

Perth was the only town in Great Britain which was completely free from accidents during 1935, despite the fact that the east, west, north and south…

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Serious Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 3

On Saturday last a very nasty accident occurred on the road near Giro Station. A buggy, driven by Mr. W. Allan (mailman), carrying two…

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Injured at Football

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 4

Participating in a football match on Saturday last, Athol Brest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Goldie Brest, had a nasty spill, sustaining an injury to…

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Injured by Motor Car

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 5

Running out from the footpath on to the roadway yesterday afternoon, Keith Judd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn Judd, of Aldavilla, was struck…

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Child Drowned. in Kerosene Tin

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 4

The 10-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Les Brown, of Talwood, Goondiwindi, Queensland, was drowned on Wednesday afternoon in a kerosene…

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Motor Accidents. Three Men Die

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 4

The death occurred on Thursday morning of the third resident of Byron Bay to die within a week from injuries received in motor accidents…

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Circular Saw Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 4

Mr. Horace Ainsworth, of East Kempsey, met with a nasty accident on Tuesday, wrhilst cutting wood with a circular saw. His left hand came in…

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