Two Drowned While Saving Girls
When Heather Moar, 16, a member of a picnic party at Neilsen Park seaside resort, nine miles from Bundaberg, Queensland, on Friday got into…
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Barrington Drowning Man's Body Recovered
The body of a man was recovered on Thursday afternoon from the Barrington River, a mile below Bulliac, by police and residents of Bulliac…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Fatality at Grafton
Miss Valerie Smith, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil W. Smith, of 14 Turf Street, Grafton, was fatally injured and Mr. John Anderson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chapter of Accidents Busy Time For Ambulance
The officer in charge of the local ambulance, Mr. Charlie Gash, had a busy time over the week-end attending accident cases near and far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist's Death Evidence at Coronial Inquiry Finding Of Accidental Death
At the Taree courthouse on Thursday morning, the Coroner (Mr. R. S. Hawkins) conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coroner Finds Garland Drowned on 11th June Last
An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man, whose body, was recovered from the Barrington River at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eye Witness' Account of Destruction of Hiroshima. Occupation Job Not all Beer and Skittles. Mysterious Deaths and Accidents. Letter from Japan
Some interesting items are contained in letters received by the "Advocate" from a member of the R.A.N. occupation forces in Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Accident
Messrs Les and Clarrie Davis, Tom Dyson, Alf Davis and P. McLeod had an unenviable experience when a heavily laden lorry capsized with them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist's Death Evidence at Coronial Inquiry Finding Of Accidental Death
At the Taree courthouse on Thursday morning, the Coroner (Mr. R. S. Hawkins) conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scott's Head. Child Accidentally Burned
Marina, the three-years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. ("Mick") Clegg, was the unfortunate victim of a very painful accident on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner's Inquest Drowning in Barrington River
An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man, whose body was recovered from the Barrington River at Bulliac on Thursday week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Accidents
There were 9166 road accidents in NSW last year, as compared with 7251 in 1944, an increase of 26 per cent., the Commissioner for Road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nasty Accident
While returning home last weekend from Sydney, where his son had been under medical care, Mr. C. N. Browne, of Bowraville, was delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident. Youth Killed On Taree-Cundle Road
James L. Heath, aged 17, was killed on the road between Taree and Cundle last night (Monday). He resided at Lansdowne, but was employed at Cec…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lansdowne Youth Fatally Injured
Leslie James Heath, aged 17, of Lansdowne, was fatally injured when a collison occurred between a motor cycle he was riding and a car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Killed Accident at Chatham
A most unfortunate accident occurred on the Pacific Highway, Chatham, at about 6 p.m. on Monday, when Leslie James Hath, aged 17, was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belmore Drowning Fall Off Milk Launch Loading Cans
Seldom has the evidence of a tragedy been submitted so completely and thoroughly to a coroner as that placed before the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Umber Lorry Smash Man and Boy Injured
A timber cutter and his ten-year-old son, had an amazing escape from death, if not fatal injuries shortly before mid-day yesterday, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chatham Accident Coroner's Inquest
At the Taree Court House on Friday the Deputy Coroner, Mr. R. S. Hawkins, conducted an inquest concerning the death of Leslie James Heath, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Accident On Highway Inquest Into Motor Cyclist's Death
At the Taree Courthouse on Friday, the District Coroner (Mr. R. S. Hawkins) conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the…
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