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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Woman Drowned at One Mile Beach

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

Mrs. Eileen Dorothy Penny (48), of 177 Coward Street, Mascot, was drowned at One Mile Beach, Forster, on Friday afternoon. Several men made efforts to…

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Woman Drowned at One Mile Beach

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

Mrs. Eileen Dorothy Penny (48), of 177 Coward Street, Mascot, was drowned at One Mile Beach, Forster, on Friday afternoon…

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Accident Free Holiday But Heavier Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

Despite a record volume of traffic on the Pacific Highway through Gloucester shire over Christmas and New Year the period was accident free. Sergeant G. Fairfax, of the…

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Cooperabung Car Accident

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

Saturday afternoon, about 6 o'clock, a small sedan car, travelling south, skidded and ran off the road about…

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Accidentally [?]Shot

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.-- The body of a 46 year old market gardener, Joseph Barlac, was found lying inside a…

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Scalding Accident

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 5

Mrs. Ethel Poulton, wife of Mr. Clive Poulton, of Uralgurra, sustained serious scalding to both arms and…

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Accident. March 22, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Green, a respectable farmer, residing at or near Marlee, met with a serious accident last week…

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Chapter Of Accidents. July 19, 1873

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 4

We have head of several minor accidents, but fortunately none of them are likely to be attended with serious…

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Car Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 5

Mrs. John Brown, of Melbourne, who was driving an Austin sedan car that capsized at Sevenoaks on Sunday,…

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Peeps Into the Past. Some Items From "The Manning River News." First Newspaper Published On The Manning, At Tinonee. The Editor and Proprietor of "The Manning River News" was Horace Dean. (BY P. A. FITZPATRICK). Saved From Drowning. Sept. 14, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 4

An accident, which might have proved fatal, occurred to one of the daughters of the proprietor of this journal last…

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Health Inspector Wins Small Debts Case Sequel to Collision in Yard

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 1

A Health Inspector, who was a plaintiff in a small debts action, was awarded damages totalling £28/4/2 by Mr. L. E. Stapieton, S.M., at Taree Court House yesterday. He was Leslie Summer…

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Nasty Accident. August 9, 1873

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 4

Rather a severe accident happened to one of Mrs. Robinson's children on Monday last. The little fellow was…

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Fatal Accident At Nowendoc. August 9. 1873

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 4

An accident resulting in the death of a young man named James M'Cane occurred at this place on the evening of…

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Girl Drowned at Laurieton

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

A 13 year old Sydney girl was drowned near Laurieton yesterday afternoon. The girl, Christine Ann…

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Effort to Save Injured Eye

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. Richard Thomas Mc Donald, of Five Day Creek sustained a severe injury to his right eye, on Friday…

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Plane Crashes at Taree; [?] Injured

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

Three men were thrown clear when as Auster plane crashed whilst taking off at Chatham, near Taree, early…

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Unusual Accident

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

Barry Swan, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Swan, of Clybucca, was the victim of an unusual accident…

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Man's Lucky Escape in Shooting Accident

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. Keith Fulford, 27, of Kundabung, had a narrow escape from fatal injury when accidentally struck by a pea-rifle bullet on Saturday afternoon…

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Injured When Car Hit Cow

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

Several members of a Stratford family were injured on Saturday when their car hit a cow on the main road near the Faulkland turn-off…

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Grazier Killed in Accident Near Gloucester

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

Mr. Erik Laurie, of Glen Ward, a member of one of the oldest and best-known Gloucester district families,…

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