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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Cundle Tragedy Mr. Jack Street Drowned When Swimming From Submerged Punt

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

A tragedy that cast a gloam over the whole of the Lower Manning occurred on Thursday night when Mr. Jack Lewis Street, of Cundletown, collapsed…

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Mail Train Derailed. None Injured. Passengers Hurled From Seats

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 5

Many passengers were hurled from their seats when the locomotive, one carriage, and the luggage and mail vans of the north-west mail were…

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Local Government. Accident Risks. Safeguarding Children

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 1

Idealists will say that the real purpose of local government is to provide a healthier and more comfortable world for the coming generation…

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Car Accident on Marlee Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

On Thursday night, while a party of young people from Taree were travelling to attend a dance at Marlee, the car, which had been loaned to them by…

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Car Accident Near Marlee

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 6

On Thursday night, about 9 o'clock, a car accident occurred 11 miles on the Wingham side of the Marlee post office, by which a number of persons…

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Cyclist Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

As a result of a dog rushing at his cycle William Garner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Garner, of Collombatti fell heavily, sustaining a severe…

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Injured at Cricket

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

When a ball struck his hand during a cricket match on Saturday Mr. Howard Secomb sustained a painful injury to the right thumb. First aid…

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Motor Car Fatality. Capsize at Forbesdale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Mr. A. J. White, Corner, to-day held an inquest into the death of Mrs. Mary Ellen Wild, who was involved in a motor accident on the…

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Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

A two-years-old baby and two adults were injured when a car in which they were travelling collided with another vehicle at the corner of Terry…

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Death of Mr. Charles T. Clarke. Verdict of Accidental Death

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

On Saturday last the District Coroner, Mr. N. L. Parker, conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Charles…

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Verdict of Accidental Death. the Belmore River Tragedy

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 5

The inquest into the death of Terence Francis William Scott, who was drowned in Belmore River, was concluded at the Kempsey Court House…

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Mail Train Collision. One Killed; Three Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 2

One man was killed and three others were injured, two seriously, when the Toowoomba -Brisbane mail train collided with shunting engine…

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Inquest on Willawarrin Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 7

Mr. N. L. Parker, J. P., District Coroner, held an inquiry into the death of Mr. Charles Terence Clarke. Mrs. Mary Helen Clarke deposed…

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Coronial Inquiry. Belmore Drowning Accident. "Unfortunate Mix-Up" Over 'Phone Calls." Two Doctors Give Evidence, But Mrs. Rowe is Silent—By Regulation

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 7

When the Coronial Inquiry into the death of Terence Francis Scott was opened at Kempsey Courthouse on Saturday, 4th February, before Mr…

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Cyclist Injured by Hearse. £130 Damages Awarded

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 5

A man who was injured by a motor hearse was awarded £130 damages by Judge Clancy in the District Court, Sydney, last week. He had claimed…

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Lorry's Plunge. Two Killed; 14 Injured. Crushed by Tractor

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 2

Two men were killed and fourteen other men were injured, two critically, when a contractor's lorry from Lismore loaded with 18 men, missed the…

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Six Injured Collision Near Uralla. Nowendoc Residents in Smash

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

A head-on, collision in which six persons were injured and admitted to Armidale and New England Hospital, occurred late on Tuesday afternoon…

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Fatal Accident at Ward's River. Danger Spot Adds to its Growing Toll

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

We would not attempt to hazard a guess at the number of accidents, fatal, serious and of minor nature, that have happened at the railway…

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Inquest at Cundle. Verdict of Accidental Drowning

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 10

At the Cundletown Police Station on Wednesday morning the Coroner. Mr. P. H. C. Flett, conducted an inquest concerning the death [?] Mr…

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Cundle Drowning Coroner's Inquest

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 1

At the Cundletown Police Station on Wednesday morning the Coroner, Mr. P. H. C. Flett, conducted an inquest concerning the death of Mr. Jack…

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