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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Motor Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Mortimer, 26, a member of the well known Casino contracting carrier firm, was thrown from a semi-trailer motor lorry on the…

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Diving Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 2

Margaret Kebby, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kebby, of Bellimbopinni, sustained a spinal fracture whilst diving into the surf at Little…

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Accidentally Killed Inquest Into Death of Late Vic Taylor. Tributes to Work for Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

An inquest into the death of Victor Joseph Taylor, 39, of Elliott St., Gloucester, who was killed on Saturday evening last when the lorry he…

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Accident Victim Dies WILLIAM A. ROBSON

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 2

Dungog "Chronicle": The funeral of the late William Allen Robson took place on Sunday afternoon and was attended by a large number of…

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Man Injured in Sawmill. Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 1

Lionel Tisdell suffered a probable fracture of the left leg on Wednesday, when his leg got caught between two logs at the Langley Vale…

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Bullock Stampedes in Saleyard Several Injured at Krambach

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 2

When a baldy bullock, weighing about 9 cwt., stampeded in the saleyard at Krambach on Wednesday, several men received injuries…

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Mr Vic Taylor Killed Tragic Death in Road Accident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 5

Victor Joseph Taylor, 39, well known resident of Gloucester, where he had been garbage contractor to the Gloucester Shire Council for the past seven…

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Child Narrowly Escapes Drowning

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

Bruce Chapman, two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Chapman, of Millbank had a narrow escape from drowning on Saturday…

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Tragic Death Well known Farmer Drowned-Kicked by horse

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

A SHADOW of gloom was thrown over the Upper Macleay and, perhaps, many other parts of the district to-day when it was confirmed that Thomas Salmond, 59 well known farmer-grazier, of Corangula, lost his life in…

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Bullock Stampedes in Saleyard — Several Injured at Krambach

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 3

When a baldy bullock weighing about 9cwt., stampeded in the saleyard at Krambach on Wednesday last several men received injuries…

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Tragic Accident at West Bulga

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 2

Denis William Comerford, a 2-year-old boy, of West Bulga, near Wingham, was killed when he was run over by a…

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Drowning Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 2

The whole Macleay community was deeply shocked and saddened on Sunday evening when they heard the report that Mr. Thomas Salmond, of…

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Coronial Inquiries. Six Flood Victims Accidentally Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 3

At Kempsey Court House on Saturday, Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquiry regarding the deaths of six persons drowned in the…

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Child Drinks Kerosene--man Injured in Motor Cycle Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 4

I. Watson, 19 months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Watson, of Upper Lansdowne, reached a bottle of kerosene from a shelf at his home on…

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Current Topics Collision on Barrington Bridge

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 2

Two persons were injured when a utility truck and a car collided head on on Barrington bridge shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday. They were…

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Lad Injured In Cycle Fall

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 1

Murray Smith. 15, of Oxley St., Taree. suffered abrasions to the face and a lacerated wound to his lower lip on Tuesday when lie fell from…

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Tyre Blow-out Causes Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 1

Mr. D. McClelland, of Manly, a well known traveller, was injured when the tyre of a car in which he was travelling, blew' out near Kew,…

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Bird Causes Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 9

A car plunged down a steep embankment near Cassilis, when a rosella flew through a window of the car into the face of the…

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Man Injured: Lorry-Car Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 1

When a stationary car in which he was sitting was struck by a lorry on Monday. Mr. V. Unicomb, of Coopehook, suffered a lacerated wound…

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Chapter of Accidents!

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 1

Barry Hughes, 14, of Victoria Street, Taree, was involved in two accidents in a short time of each other on Saturday last…

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