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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

163 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 9

Fatal Aircraft Accident Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 1

Shortly after taking off from Mascot aerodrome, at 8.5 last night, an R.A.F. transport, command plane, with a crew of six and six…

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Accident at Copeland. Beakers Slippery Trip

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

Stretcher bearers, assisting the Ambulance officer, had to carry on injured man a mile through the scrub on n slippery cattle track,…

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Fatal Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at West Kempsey about 3.30 on Tuesday afternoon, when Beverley Shelton, aged about 6 years, daughter of Mr…

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Shocking Fatality Child Killed by Bus in Belgrave Street

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 4

Touching scenes surrounded the funeral yesterday of little Beverley Ann Shelton, when one of the largest crowds paid a token of sympathy…

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Accidents at John's River

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 3

Mr. Bruce Kidd, whilst working at a sawmill at John's River, on Monday, had the misfortune to have two of his fingers injured by a saw…

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Case Dismissed Alleged Negligent Driving Skillion Flat Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 4

On April 23 an elderly lady, Mrs. Lainey, was taken to the District Hospital with a severe injury to the right elbow. It was stated that she…

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Fatality at Coolongolook Little Boy Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 August 1945 · page 2

On Thursday a sad fatality occurred at Coolongolook, when Lester Alwyn Platts, 19 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Platts, was…

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Little Boy Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1945 · page 2

On Thursday a sad fatality occurred at Coolongolook, when Lester Alwyn Platts, 19 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Platts, was…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 August 1945 · page 2

Lester, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Masterson, had a narrow escape from drowning on Friday. The little fellow was on…

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Fatal Accident Tragic Death of Mrs. Grahame

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Margaret Grahame, wife of Mr. A. Grahame, in tragic circumstances on Wednesday morning cast a deep gloom over the…

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Fatal Accident at Taree. Mr. H. Rance Killed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Monday 20 August 1945 · page 2

A very unfortunate accident occurred at Taree on Monday morning. when Mr. H. Rance lost his life. It seems that he was engaged in…

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Gloucester Accident Tragic Death of Mrs. N Grahame

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 August 1945 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Margaret Grahame, wife of Mr. A. Grahame, in tragic circumstances on Wednesday morning cast a deep gloom over the…

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Fatal Accident Man Falls Into Ashpit

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 August 1945 · page 2

Falling from the top of an ash hoist into the pit at Peters Creamery, Chatham, on Monday, Mr. Horace Richard Rance was fatally…

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Latest Cables and Telegrams. The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. the Relief of Singapore Awaits Sweeping Straits of Mines 90,000 Japs Dead--180,000 Injured Terrific Effect of the Atomic Bombs London

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 5

Major units of the British East Indies Fleet are awaiting orders to steam down the Malaya Strait and occupy Singapore naval base and…

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Schaefer Method Superseded Resuscitating the Apparently Drowned

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 6

Surgeon-Commander Gibbons had seen what German torpedoes could do. Time and again, warships had responded to an S.O.S. from a…

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Bad Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 2

Last Friday night, about 6 o'clock, Messrs. George Hyde and Nev. Elford, on a motor bike, coming into town and a car driven by Mr. J…

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Fractured Skull and Shoulder Blade Accident Felling Timber

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 2

Mr. M. McLaughlin, of Hannam Vale, received serious injury while felling timber near that settlement last week…

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Serious Accident Narrowly Averted

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 4

During the running of one of the events at Mondrook junior Farmers' Sports at Mondrook on Saturday last, Gerald Sullivan, aged 12 years,…

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Aircraft Accident Seven Killed at Narrandera NARRANDERA

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 3

Seven members of the R.A.A.F. were killed when a Beaufort struck the high tension cables in the town yesterday morning and then plunged…

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Current Topics Fatal Accident Near Bundook

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 2

An employee of the Clyde Sawmilling Co. at Bundook, Dawes Edmondson, met his death on the railway line while walking from Bundook…

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