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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Peculiar Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 2

An accident which befel Mr. W. P. Reichert, of Gloucester, last week, was not only a very painful one, but happened in an unusual manner…

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Brutal Assault Man Seriously Injured Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

Desperate efforts are being made to save the life of Ernest Holman, 36, a Swiss chef employed at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Rose Bay, who was…

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Woman Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

When she was struck by a car in Smith Street, Kempsey, late on Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. J. Bourke, of Broughton Street, West Kempsey,…

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Timber Wharf Fatality Evidence at Inquest

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1942 · page 3

At the Kempsey Court House on Saturday morning last, Mr. N. L. Parker, District Coroner, opened the inquiry into the death of Ronald Mark…

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Coronial Inquiry Log Wharf Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 1

At Kempsey Court House on Saturday morning, Mr. N. L. Parker, District Coroner, opened an inquiry regarding the death of Ronald Field, son of Mr…

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Pte. H. O. Ivers Killed Lorry Accident Near Bathurst

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 2

Much sympathy will be felt for Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ivers, of John's River, on the death of their son, Pte. Oliver Henry Ivers, who was killed on Friday…

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Railwayman Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon (states the "Daily Examiner") Mr. J. Lloyd of Duke Street, Grafton, who is employed as a cleaner in the Railway…

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Timber Wharf Fatality Coroner Alleges Negligence

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 3

At the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Ronald Mark Field, the lad who sustained fatal injuries at the East Kempsey timber depot on…

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Drowning Fatality. Smithtown Tragedy

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1942 · page 4

Mr. Alphonus Watson, 44, well-known Smithtown man, long time an employee at Nestles' Factory, was found drowned in the river just below…

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Accidental Death

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1942 · page 4

At Kempsey Court House on Saturday the District Coroner, Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., concluded the inquiry into the death of Ronald Mark Field, 9,…

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Gloucester Soldier Killed in Car Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

Sergeant Harry Cecil Millen, aged 44, of the garrison battalion was killed on Wednesday night when he was struck by a car in…

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Shocking Train Accident Child Dies of Injuries Man Falls with Child in Arms

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

As the result of shocking injuries received at Kempsey railway station last evening, a small boy, Bruce Eastwell, aged 6 years,…

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Coronial Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 6

At Kempsey Court House on Saturday Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquiry regarding the death of Arthur Edward Tilt, who…

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Accident at Kempsey. Boy Falls Beneath Train. Injuries Prove Fatal

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 4

At Kempsey Railway Station Thursday night last, as the North Coast Mail pulled into the platform, Pte. Felix D. Dutton, a member of the Home…

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Coronal Inquiry Accidental Death

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 6

At the Kempsey Court House on Saturday morning last Mr. N. L. Parker, District Coroner, found that Arthur Edward Tilt died from…

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Girl Cyclist Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 2

On Saturday last about dusk, Claire Fagan, aged 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. J. Fagan, of Skillion Flat, met with a mishap from which she…

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Rifle Accident Young Man Wounded

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 2

A most unfortunate rifle accident occurred in Fotheringham Street, Taree, just before 9 a.m. on Sunday, when Eric Gough, only son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Sydney Raid Six Killed, 13 Missing, 10 Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 5

In the attack by Japanese midget submarines on Sydney on Sunday night, six naval men were killed, 13 are missing and 10 others injured…

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Sea Raiders Shell Sydney and Newcastle Hit-Run Attacks by Submarines Suspected. Boom Of Coastal Guns Wakes Thousands. Little Damage Done; Only One Person Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

Sydney and Newcastle were shelled from the sea early on Monday morning—probably by submarines. In Sydney the bombardment began…

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The War Sydney and Newcastle Shelled Slight Damage—one Person Injured

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

Sydney and Newcastle were shelled from the sea early on Monday morning—probably by submarines. In Sydney the bombardment began about 12.5 a.m…

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