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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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228 Killed in Road Accidents. 3,089 INJURED

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 6

In an analysis issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) 228 persons are shown to have been killed, and 3089 injured in…

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Drowning Fatality Near Forster. Young Man Washed Off the Rocks

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 1

There was a tragic occurrence, involving the death of a young man named Roy Johnson, 22 years of age, on Thursday afternoon…

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Drowning Near Forster. Young Man Washed Off the Rocks

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 3

There was a tragic occurrence, involving the death of a young man named Roy Johnson, 22 years of age, on Thursday afternoon, last…

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Forster Drowning Fatality. Body Not Yet Recovered

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 2

Our Forster correspondent writes: During the week-end large parties, under the direction of Constables Barnett and Konza, were engaged in…

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Collision

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 2

Recently a motor car driven by Mr. E: Tolhurst and a sulky driven by Mr. George, Lansdowne, came into coillsion near the intersection of Pultney…

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Motor Car Wrecked Man Seriously Injured

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 3

William Thomas Wellington, 23, of the Oxford Hotel, Petersham, was driving a motor car west along Parramatta road, Ashfield, early on Friday…

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Injured by Lorry Flesh Torn From Leg

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 3

Little Joan Reed, the 7½ years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rood, of Taree, was seriously injured on Thursday last when she was knocked…

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Serious Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at Aldavilla on Saturday, when John Toms, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Toms, was kicked on the face by…

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Three Injured in Car Smash

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 4

Joy of ownership of the latest model De Soto sedan car quickly turned to sorrow for Mr. Thomas Thompson, of Upper Collombatti, on…

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Air Tragedy Doctor Killed and Wife Injured

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 1

Dr. H. K. Houston, of Scone, Was fatally injured on Sunday when his aeroplane nosedived and crashed from 500 feet. His wife, who was…

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Fatal Accident Girl Cyclist on Wrong Side of Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 1

At the inquest at Southport into the death of Edna Ritchie, 20, who was killed when her cycle collided with a motor car, the evidence…

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Forster Drowning Fatality Body Not Yet Recovered

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 2

Our Forster correspondent writes: During the week-end large parties under the direction of Constables Burnett and Kenza were engaged in the…

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Linesman Injured. Severe Electric Shock

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 10

M. Carmont and R. Bale, telephone linesmen at Grafton, were on maintenance work on the Armidale Road, 22 miles south of Grafton, when…

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A Triple Claim Worker's Injured Fingers. Croker v Wm. Langley & SONS

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 4

The Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales, comprising his Honor, Judge Perdriau, Mr. Commissioner Halliday, and Dr. Doak,…

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The Collombatti Motor Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 4

Particulars now available prove that the Collombatti road motor accident of last week was not due to the steering gear of the new De Soto…

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Car and Lorry. Fatal at Collision at Bellingen

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 3

When a car, owned and driven by R. H. Morris, of Glebe, Sydney, with five persons aboard and a motor lorry, driven by E. Hopkins, came…

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A Triple Claim Worker's Injured Fingers. Croker v Wm. Langley & SONS

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 1

The Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales, comprising his Honor, Judge Perdriau, Mr. Commissioner Halliday, and Dr. Doak,…

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Serious Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 4

Wednesday last, whilst taking Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ramsay for a short run in his new De Soto sedan car, Mr. Thomas Thompson, of Upper…

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Fatal Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 7

Thursday last, near Kindee Creek, Hastings River, Roy Haydon, 40, was killed instantly when a cage in which he was working on a suspension…

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Motor Accident at Taree

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

Mr. S. E. and Mrs. Everingham were being driven along the road at Moorland by their son, Ophir, on Tuesday afternoon, when, in endeavouring to…

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