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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

372 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 19

Car Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 8

Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Peirce and their son Bill had an unforgetable experience on Sunday as they were motoring through from Armidale to…

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Six Injured in Collision. Bullahdelah Service Car Involved

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 2

In a collision between a service car from Bullahdelah and a motor-lorry near Sandgate Cemetery on Saturday morning, six men were injured, three…

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Driver for Trial. Charge of Manslaughter. Pacific Highway Collision

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 2

Early on the afternoon of April 20 James Augustus Teni, 31, a motor-driver, of Gloucester, was killed when the motor-cycle he was riding collided…

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Young Man Meets With Terrible Accident. Right Hand Mutilated by Circular Saw. Amputation Necessary

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 2

About 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning last, Mervyn Allport, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Allport, of Moon Street, Wingham, met with a…

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Car Accidents. Six Injured in Collision

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 2

In a collision between a service car from Bullakdelah and a motor lorry near Sandgate Cemetery on Saturday morning, six men were…

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Car Collision Case. Dr. Marjorie Hales v. R. W. Dufty

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 7

Richard William Dufty, carrier, of Comara, deposed: I had my lorry in town on the 16th October last. My lorry was Darked just up from…

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Accident Near Lismore

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 2

P. Spasnola, Italian boxer, was instrumental in saving at least nine lives last Saturday night by an almost superhuman display of strength…

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Accident at Woolgoolga

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 2

When a car driven by A. W. Drown, with G. Copnolly as passenger, was crossing a bridge on the Woolgoolga and the steering gear broke. The…

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Injured at Football

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 4

While engaged in a football match on Wednesday, Elliott Hart, a student of the Kempsey High School, received a painful injury when he…

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Current Topics Serious Bicycle Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 2

Falling from his bicycle on his way home from school at Tahpit on Monday, Barry Drewe, 8, fell heavily to the road, fracturing the base of his…

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Prayed to be Saved after Road Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 6

Trapped in the bodywork of a large transport waggon, and almost suffocated by the fumes of 40 gallons of petrol, P. Spagnola, a…

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Accidents Will Happen In the Best Regulated Kitchens

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1937 · page 7

Host things yield to treatment. A dash of lemon juice, for instance, counteracts an overdose of sugar, and too heavy a hand with the salt pot…

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Fatigue and Road Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 June 1937 · page 7

"Having had many years' driving experience I am convinced from my own reactions that many road accidents could be avoided if motorists would always…

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Drowning Fatality. Albury

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 5

Thomas Campbell, 22, a laborer, was drowned in Wodonga Creek yesterday. It appears he and William Worms, 16, were fishing for lobsters…

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Injured at Football

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 4

While engaged in playing football Cecil Godbold, of West Kempsey, sustained a probable fracture of the third finger of his left hand. He was…

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Injured at Hockey

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 4

Engaged in a game of hockey at the Kempsey Park on Saturday, Edith Hunt and Bonnie Workman were both injured when accidentally struck…

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Three Trams in Collision. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 5

Three trams were involved in a collision at Bondi Road, Bondi, last night, and about 20 people were injured. A tram driver. Arthur Flanagan, 39,…

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Collision in Air. Two Pilots Dead

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 2

Two pilots—one a woman—were killed when two Royal Queensland Aero Club machines collided above' Acacia's Ridge, about a mile from…

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Schoolboy Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 4

Riding his pony home from school a few days ago Joseph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Le Brocq, of Dondingalong, was thrown to the roadway when…

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Fatigue and Road Accidents

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 4

"Having had many years' driving experience, I am convinced from my own reactions that many road accidents could be avoided if motorists…

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