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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Death of Girl Riding Accident at Mount George

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 2

A sad accident occurred at Mount George on Friday afternoon when Gloria Cameron, aged 17, of Laurieton, had a full from a horse, and sustained injuries…

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Fatal Accident at Mt. George

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 3

An accident happened at Mount George on Friday which subsequently proved fatal. It appears that a girl named Gloria Cameron,…

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Fatal Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 3

An accident happened at Mount George on Friday last, which subsequently proved fatal. It appears that a girl named Gloria Cameron…

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Coroner's Inquest Mt. George Accident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 August 1943 · page 1

At the Taree Court House on Wednesday afternoon the Deputy Coroner, Mr. R. S. Hawkins, conducted an inquest concerning the death of Gloria Georgina…

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Fatal Accident at Mt. George the Inquest

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 August 1943 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. R. S. Hawkins, Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the cause of death of Gloria Cameron, who died as the…

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Purely Accidental

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1943 · page 1

From a report in "The Daily Examiner" of last August 24 we take the following portion for the edification of landowners:—…

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Youthful Rider Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 2

On Thursday Reg Sillitoe, aged 16 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sillitoe, was riding through the bush at Millbank, His horse put its foot into…

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Two Killed, 24 Injured, in Collision

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 3

Brisbane: Two unidentified women were incinerated, and 24 persons injured, some seriously, when a tramcar and a military petrol waggon collided…

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Coroner's Inquest Sherwood Fatality

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 3

On Saturday last Mr. N. L. Parker, district coroner, conducted an inquest into the death of Harold Alexander Kerr, which occurred on…

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Congressional Limited Express Accident. 150 Killed and 90 Injured. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 September 1943 · page 2

A Philadelphia message states that 150 persons are reported to have been killed and 90 injured when the Congressional Limited Express was…

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Millbank Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1943 · page 2

Reg Sillitoe, 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sillitoe, sustained a fractured right thigh and painful abrasions. Thursday last, when his horse…

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Coroner's Inquiry Accidental Death of Mr. F. A. Mcleod

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 2

On 28th August, the District Coroner held an inquiry at the Macksville Court House into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Killed on Railway Coff's Harbor Fatality

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 3

Shortly after the arrival of the second division of the Brisbane express on Wednesday night, the body of a man was discovered on the…

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Hastings Fatality Mr, Denis Daley Passes

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 2

Mr. Denis Daley, well known and highly respected resident of Bagnoo, Hastings River, died on Wednesday morning last as the result of an…

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Sawmill Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 2

Whilst working at the docking saw at Noone's sawmill, six miles from Port Macquarie, on Monday, Mr. L. ("Cocky" Styles, met with a painful…

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Accident to Eye

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 2

Mr. Arb. Clark met with a serious accident to his eye while working on the railway line at Gloucester on Friday last. A piece of metal flew…

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Shooting Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 2

Jack Scott, 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Scott, of East Kempsey, was accidentally shot whilst shooting rabbits at Sherwood last week-end…

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500 Drowned in Ceramic

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 5

It has now been revealed that more than 500 lives were lost when the liner Ceramic, bound from England to Capetown, sank without a…

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Shotgun Mishap Near Gladstone Boy Critically Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 2

At Gladstone on Saturday morning last a 10-year-old boy, William Joseph Gleeson, was critically injured when a shotgun…

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News Of Our Soldiers. Killed in Aircraft Accident. Sergeant Neville Weekes, R.A.A.F.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 2

The parents, relatives and friends of Sergeant Neville Weekes (only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Weekes, of William Street Wingham), were shocked when…

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