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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

172 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 9

Shocking Road Accident Father And Child Dead

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

Mr. Brian J. Byrne, 36, cafe proprietor, of Coopernook, and his two years and four months old son William, were fatally injured in a…

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Shocking Road Accident Father and Child Dead

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 2

Mr. Brian J. Byrne, 36, cafe proprietor, of Coopernook, and his two years and four months old son, William, were fatally injured in a…

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Railway Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 2

Hundreds of men, women and children were thrown into tangled heaps when the Ce[?]snock express crashed into the rear of the…

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Health Inspector's Authority. to Destroy Injured or Diseased Animals

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 2

At Friday's meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council the Health Inspector, Mr. J. W. Murrary-was given authority under Section 300 of the…

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Shocking Road Accident Father and Child Dead

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 7

Mr. Brian J. Byrne, 36, cafe proprietor, of Coopernook, and his two years and four months old son, William, were fatally…

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Health Inspector's Authority To Destroy Injured Or Diseased Animals

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 8

At the recent meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council, the Health Inspector, Mr. J. W. Murray, wan given authority under Section 300…

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Porter Fatally Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 4

Frederick. Kennedy, a porter at Dungog railway station, was fatally crushed between the buffers of two trucks he was uncoupling on…

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Health Inspector's Authority To Destroy Injured Or Diseased Animals

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 1

At the recent meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council, the Health Inspector, Mr. J. W. Murray, was given authority under Section 300…

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Truck Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 2

Mr. D. J. O'Dell's five-ton truck, carrying four tons of plaster lining for a cottage near Bowraville, slipped over a 12-foot bank and landed…

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Shooting Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 2

Ronald Bones, 19, of Rollands Plains, was accidentally shot through the palm of his left hand when he slipped and fell while out rabbit…

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Motor Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 2

About 7 p.m. on Sunday, on the main road near Telegraph Point, a utility truck owned by Mr. D. R. Sargent, of Coff's Harbour, came into…

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Shocking Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 2

Cedric Farrawell, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Farrawell, of Telegraph Point, was kicked on the face by a horse late Sunday evening…

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"New Look" and Road Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 3

The "New look" in women's clothes has started a controversy among road safety students. According to the N.R.M.A., they can't make up…

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School Boy Fatally Shot As Companion Dismantles Rifle. Sad Fatality at Week-end

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

Reginald (Mick) Fordham 12 year old schoolboy son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fordham, of Manning Street, was shot dead on Saturday afternoon…

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Shocking Accident to Motorists

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 3

A warning to motorists against driving with the elbow protruding outside the car window is provided by a recent shocking accident in which…

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Accident to North Coast Goods Train Thousands Of Gallons Of Milk Lost

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 3

Crashing through a dead-end near Fastwood early on Friday, a citybound goods train was derailed, blocking the down main northern…

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Shocking Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 2

Mrs. Annie Maria Cameron, of Greenill, met with a shocking accident on Sunday morning whilst returning to her home after a visit to her old…

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Inquest Into Shooting Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

The Coroner's inquiry into the death last Saturday of Reginald Fordham will be held in the Gloucester Court House on Tuesday…

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Worst Train Smash Since 1926 Whole Train Crashes Down Embankment Four Killed; 20 Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 5

Four passengers were killed and 20 seriously injured when the engine of the south-west mail left the rails and plunged down a 20…

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Shooting Fatality at Gloucester

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 4

Reginald (Mick) Fordham 12 year old schoolboy Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fordham. of Gloucester, was fatally injured on Saturday…

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