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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Child's Accidental Death

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 10

On Sunday last a 16 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. William Fox Mills, of Rocks Crossing, near Mount George, while the mother was away…

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Worn Tyre on Truck. Owner Fined. 'Common Cause of Accidents.'

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 4

Thomas Frederick Bruggy was fined £1, with 8- costs, at the Lismore Police Court, on a charge of having had a worn tyre on his motor truck…

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Jockey Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 4

While riding in a race at Gladstone on Saturday last, S. Nelson was struck in the left eye by a clod of earth from a horse's hoof in front, and…

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Child Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 4

On Monday morning Donald, the eight-year-old on of Mr. and Mrs. M. Hickson, of Lord Street, fell while playing at his home and sustained a…

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Chapter of Accidents. Rat Runs Up Man's Leg ; Car Dives from Bridge and Halts Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 3

When a rat ran up a car driver's trouser leg at Bangalow yesterday, the car crashed through a bridge, hurtled 35ft. to a railway track and…

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Mr. C. Jeffery Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

Wednesday last, whilst unloading timber from a railway truck at Messrs. Jeffery & Smith's yards at Kempsey, Mr. Clarence Jeffery was crushed by…

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Seven Injured. Car Plunges Into Creek. Eight Imprisoned in Vehicle. Lismore

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

Seven of eight occupants of a sedan car which crashed through a bridge on the Lismore-Casino road on Saturday night, and plunged into Pelican…

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Rat Causes Car Accident. Car Dives 35ft. From Bridge. Bangalow

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

When a rat ran up a car driver's trouser leg at Bangalow to-day, the car crashed through a bridge, hurtled 35ft to a railway track and threw the…

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Child's Accidental Death

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 1

On April 13th., Mr. Hubert Flett, child of Mr. and Mrs. William Fox Mills, of Rocks Crossing, near Mount George, while the mother was away…

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Knocked Down and Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

On Friday night last, when in the vicinity of the District Hospital, Mr. William Crouch, of Bowraville, was knocked down by a car, resulting in…

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Three People Scalded. Gresford Show Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 1

Of four accident cases which required the attention of officers of the Maitland Ambulance at Gresford Show on Friday and Saturday of last…

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Sir Earle Page to Aid of Injured Woman

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4

Sir Earle Page rendered medical assistance to a woman who had been thrown from a horse at a lonely spot in the bush a few miles from the…

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Road Safety. Skids Cause Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4
Also in Macleay Argus

Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding and in the coming months many…

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Road Safety. Skids Cause Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 4

Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding and in the coming months…

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Horseman Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 4

Thrown heavily when his horse stumbled on Monday last, Mr. Leo Chapman, of Temagog, sustained a fractured collar bone, and was…

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Pinned in Car. Man Injured Near Bullahdelah

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

When a car in which he was a passenger ran off the road on the Bullahdelah Mountain and hit a tree on Friday afternoon, John Foley, 54, of…

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Road Safety. Skids Cause Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 1

Road accident' reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding and in the coming months…

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Pinned in Car. Man Injured Near Bullahdelah

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 3

When a car in which he was a passenger ran off the road on the Bullahdelah Mountain and hit a tree on Friday, John Foley, 64, of Wickham,…

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Injured by Push Bike

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 4

As a result of being knocked down by a bicycle, Joseph, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Athol Ling, of Eungai Rail, sustained a fractured…

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