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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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H. G. Elrington Dies After Accident; Well-known District Identity Passes

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. Hamilton Gordon Elrington, better known to his friends and close associates as "Daddy" Elrington, passed away last night in an ambulance car whilst being transported to the Macleay District Hospital…

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Injured Finger

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

Geoffrey Sexton, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Sexton, of Clarence Ryan Avenue, West Kempsey, received an incised wound to the…

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Pillion Rider Injured — Accident Near Gangat

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 2

When his motor cycle skidded and ran off the road over a culvert near Hamberger's on the Pacific Highway on Sunday afternoon, K…

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Hastings Tragedy: Man Found Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 7

The Upper Hastings district has been shocked to learn of the untimely passing of Mr James Daley, whose body was found in the…

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Well-known Carrier Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. Perce Mavin, well-known Kempsey carrier, of Lachlan Street, East Kempsey, was admitted to the Macleay District Hospital this…

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Accidental Death Verdict on Kolodong Crossing Smash

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr R. V. Hough) at an inquiry into the death of Reginald David Small, who was killed when struck by a railway engine at Kolodong on March 1…

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Drowning Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. Andrew Horace Jack, 36, formerly of Lake Macquarie, but resident at Nambucca Heads the past three months, was drowned on Thursday…

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Two Workers Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. P. Persson, o£ Taree, received injuries to his chest on Friday when he was struck about the chest when a wire rope broke while he was…

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Fatal Accident Near Gloucester

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

An elderly woman, Mabel Clare Notley, 62, of Adamstown, was killed, and three other persons were injured when a car crashed…

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"Accidental" Verdict At Coroner's Inquest

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

In delivering his finding of accidental death following an inquest into the death of Reginald David Small in the Taree Courthouse…

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Two Drowned

Macleay Argus · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

GOSFORD, Thursday. -- An elderly widower and a woman who tried to rescue him were drowned near Woy Woy wharf…

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Accident Victims

The Northern Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 5

Accident victims recently attended by the Taree Ambulance included. R. C. Northam, Browns Hill, Taree— compound complicated fracture of left…

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Seven Drowned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. Charles Smith, 42, a farmer, was drowned in Torrance Creek, near Port Macquarie, when he fell from a milk launch on Saturday afternoon…

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Injured in Fall

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

Rodney Hudson, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Les Hudson, of Millbank received an incised wound to the forehead when he fell out of a…

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Death of Mr. H. G. Elrington -- Verdict of Accidental Injuries

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 4

"A great citizen has been taken from the community," said the Coroner (Mr. N. L. Parker) when he held an inquest at the Kempsey Court House yesterday and returned a verdict that the late Mr. Hamilton Gordon…

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Bicycle Accident

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

On Thursday, Gary Dodds, six, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dodds, of Stewart Street, Kempsey, received a small wound on the left temple and…

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R.A.A.F. Training Officer Injured Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 1

The Director of R.A.A.F. Training, Group Captain P. Heffernan, was injured by flying rock fragments during shooting practice at…

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Arm Severed by Train Accident at Stratford on Easter

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

A millworker, John Peter Pettit, 59 of Craven, had his right arm severed by a train at Stratford on Easter Saturday…

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Footballer Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

Dallas Andrews, 21, of Wauchope, received an injury to the left forearm during a football match at Kempsey on Sunday Kempsey…

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Child Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon Robyn Cook, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Cook, of Crescent Head, received a lacerated wound to the…

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