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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Drowning Tragedy. Sad Happening at Tinonee

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 2

Norman Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith of Tinonee war drowned near the Tinonee Punt on Sunday evening last about 5.30. Deceased was…

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Drowned Near Tinonee

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 2

Norman Smith, aged 15 years and 9 months, who resided with his parents at Tinonee, was drowned in the Manning River on Sunday, near Tinonee…

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Fatal Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 2

In a head-on collision between a motor cycle returning from Newcastle and a motor-car party of six people journeying from Sydney to Wingham…

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DROWNED at Punt. Youth Loses Life at Tinonee

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 1

The Tinonee ferry, which was the scene of a triple tragedy at Easter, when a car overran the approach and sank in deep water, saw another…

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Man Killed in Motor Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

One man was killed and his body was burnt, and six other people suffered from burns when a motor cycle and a motor car collided a mile and a half on…

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Drowning Fatality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 8

The Coroner (Mr. Hubert Flett) held at the Taree Courthouse on Wednesday an inquest touching the death of Norman Smith, who was…

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Motor Accident. Woman Badly Hurt

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 2

A serious motor accident occurred about nine miles this side of Stroud yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. Thompson, of Valla (near Coff's…

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Fatal Car Accident. Mr. Ross Terras Killed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 2

On Wednesday night last, January 8th., 1937, a very serious accident happened to two bank officers of Goolagong when the car they were travelling in…

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Fatal Motor Cycle Accident Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

Albert Allison, 30, of Guildford, was fatally injured last night when a motor cycle on which he was travelling from his home to Brisbane…

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Drowning Fatality at Forster

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

Holiday periods at Forster appear to be the time for tragedy. On Saturday week a man named Gregory William Johnston, aged 30, who is…

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Inquests. Accident Near Krambach

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr. Hubert Flett) held at the Taree Court House yesterday (Tuesday) morning an inquest touching the death of John Mattson…

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Drowning Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 8

The Coroner (Mr. Hubert Flett) held at the Taree Courthouse on Wednesday week an inquest touching the death of Norman Smith, who was…

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Mr. Spooner Injured While Bathing. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

It has just transpired that while surfing at Shell Harbor during the week-end, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Spooner, who as…

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Motor Accident. Woman Badly Hurt

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 4

A serious motor accident occurred about nine miles Gloucester side of Stroud on Monday afternoon, when Mrs. Thompson, of Valla (near Coff's…

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Sad Drowning Tragedy at Wingham Three Young Men Lose Their Lives Disaster Near Devil's Elbow

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

The town and district has been shocked and saddened by the tragic happening in the Manning River, near the Devil's Elbow, on Monday night last, January 18, 1937, when three well-know and popular young men were…

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Fatal Boating Accident At Wingham

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

Three residents of Wingham, Geo. Robertson, Mick Findley and Jack Williams, were drowned in the Manning River, at Wingham, yesterday…

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Drowning Fatality at Wingham. Three Lives Lost

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 2

A tragic drowning fatality occurred at Wingham on Monday night last. The day was very hot and in the cool of the evening four young men went…

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Motor Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 4

Saturday evening, about 8 o'clock, a motor truck driven by Mr. E. Cox, of Central Kempsey, came into collision with two racehorses in Belgrave-street…

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Drowning Fatality at Wingham. Three Lives Lost

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 11

A tragic drowning fatality occurred at Wingham on Monday night last. The day was very hot, and in the cool of the evening four young men…

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Boy Drowned. Knorritt Flat Tragedy

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

Gordon McKay, 15, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Angus McKay, of Knorritt Flat, was drowned in the Nowendoc River on Wednesday morning last. With…

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