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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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12 Feared Drowned. Floods in Three States

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 3

At least 12 people are believed to have lost their lives in widespread floodings in Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria…

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Serious Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

At Nestle's Smithtown Factory on Monday, about 1.15 p.m. a serious accident occurred, resulting in Vincent Priddis, 16, son of Const, and…

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Axe Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Eather, of Perrin's Lane, met with a serious accident whilst at work in the bush about 20 miles from Kempsey on Monday. He…

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Two Men Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

Messrs. Vince Priddis, son of Constable and Mrs. Priddis, of Kempsey, and Joseph Carr, of Park Avenue, West Kempsey, met with rather a…

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Heroic Priest Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 5

Father John McCurker, 40, of the Roman Catholic Church at Bungandore, and a boy, Clifford Lee (13) of the same town, were drowned in…

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Kicked by Horse Mr. William Flick, Sr., Fatally Injured at Bowraville

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

A tragic occurrence took place at Bowraville Racecourse on Monday, which resulted in the death of Mr. William Flick, Senior. Mr. Flick,…

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Wingham Road Fatality Coroner's Inquest

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 1

At the Wingham Court House on Friday last the Coroner, Mr R. Solling, conducted an inquest into the death of James West Wallis…

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Small Slips—Serious Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 2
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to stop or to…

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Small Slips-Serious Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 3

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their…

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Small Slips, Serious Accidents

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 8

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention…

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Motor Tragedy Two Men Fatally Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred about 12.30 on Saturday night, when Mr. William Ainsworth's motor lorry, con veying a party of friends from…

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?Two Evils in Road Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 3

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in waves, which are not confined to one part of the State but to the…

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Horseman Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

While riding along Forth Street, Kempsey, several days ago Mr. Terry Hoy, of Euroka, who was coming into town to say au revoir to his sister,…

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Forestry Workers Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

While returning towards their homes at Kempsey down the Dorrigo Mountain on Friday last a party of men drawn from this district and…

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Naval Ratings Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 5

When a pinnace from the sloop Lismore foundered a quarter mile from the jetty in an Australian port yesterday ten ratings were thrown into…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 2

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in 'waves' which are not confined to any part of the State but to the whole…

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Planes in Mid-air Collision

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 3

One man was killed, one was injured and two landed safely by parachute when two advanced training planes collided during an…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safely Council of N.S.W.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 2

Research into road accidents shows thai types of accidents occur "waves," which are not condined to one part of the Slate lint to the whole…

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Nasty Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 4

Mr Les. Graham, of South Kempsey, was riding a horse in Belgrave-street on Tuesday morning, near the Temperance Hotel, when the animal…

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