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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

Mr. E. Conn, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Conn, of Comara, was driving a utility truck to Kempsey on 27th December when a tyre blew out just as…

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Kinchela Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

A car driven by Mr. Joseph Campbell, of Jerseyville, ran off the road near Kinchela on Christmas Day, careered through a fence and…

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Youth Killed Ambulance Car Involved Gladstone Fatality

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Last evening Norman Sergent, aged 15 years and 10 months, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sergent, of Gladstone, was killed…

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Accident at the Baths

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Whilst swimming in the baths last Monday night Miss Yvonne Jarvis, of the Macleay Dairy Co. office staff, had the misfortune to fracture a…

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Old Man's Death Accident at Coopernook

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

Mr. Daniel, Syron, aged 77 years, passed away in the M.R.D. Hospital on Thursday night from injuries received earlier in the day, when he was the…

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Accidentals Shooting. Young Girl Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 2

About 7 p.m. on Saturday last a shooting accident occurred on the farm of Mr. Archie White, at Bundook, as a result of which Dulcie…

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Ols Man's Death Accident at Coopernook

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 3

Mr. Daniel Syron, aged 77 years, passed away in the M.R.D. Hospital on Thursday night from injuries received earlier in the day, when he…

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Old Man's Death Accident at Coopernook

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 3

Mr. Daniel Syron, aged 77 years, passed away in the M.R.D. Hospital on Thursday night from injuries received earlier in the day, when re was…

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Cycle Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 4

Thursday last, about 8.45 p.m., whilst an ambulance car was proceeding down river to pick up a patient, it came into collision with a lad, Norman…

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Coopernook Accident Coroner's Inquest

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3

At the Taree Court House on Monday the Coroner, Mr. G. W. Brown, P.M., conducted an inquest into the death of Mr. Daniel Syron, who died on Thursday…

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Accidental Shooting at Bundook. Young Girl Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

About 7 p.m. on Saturday last, shooting accident occurred on the farm of Mr. Archie White, at Bundook, as a result of which Dulcie Berry, aged…

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Accidental Death Verdict at Saturday's Inquest

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

A verdict of death from injuries accidentally received was returned by Mr. N. L. Parker, District Coroner, at the inquest at…

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..Coronial Inquiry.. Traffic Accident at Gladstone. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 6

At Kempsey Court House on Saturday an inquiry was held regarding the death of Norman Hector Sergent, son. of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sergent, of…

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Accident at Coopernook. Inquest at Taree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 6

On Monday morning week Mr. G. W. Brown, Coroner, held an enquiry at Taree Court House into the cause of death of Daniel Syron, which…

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Grafton Baths Tragedy Little Boy Drowned

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

Nelson Jones, five-year-old son of Mrs. H. D. Jones, of Prince Street, Grafton, was drowned in the Grafton baths about 11 o'clock on…

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Boy's Head Crushed Shocking Fatality at Port Macquarie

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Port Macquarie Coroner last week respecting a distressing accident that occurred there…

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Queer Accidents

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 7

I must be feeling morbid. Last couple of hours, I hare been gathering together the queerest set of accidents imaginable—mishaps for 1940…

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Injured Soldier Found on Railway Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

A militiaman, James Hector Hart, 36 of Newcastle, was found unconscious on the railway line near Petersham this morning. Hart was…

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Sad Happening at Comboyne. Little Child Accidentally Killed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

A very sad accident happened at Comboyne on Wednesday morning last, through the medium of which Bruce Hannall (only 21 years old)…

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Eradicating Cough Grass Some Accidents Are Funny But There Are Others

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Before sowing lucerne, any strong growth of conch grass should be eradicated, as lucerne and other perennial grasses will not stand competition All accidents are not commonplace, some of them possessing peculiar features which lift them out of the ordinary…

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