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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Sudden Fatality at Swimming Party

Macleay Argus · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

Mr. Norman Errol Coe, 35, of Turner's Flat, collapsed and died suddenly, yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, whilst resting in a boat after a swim in the river…

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Brilliant Broad Jumper Injured

Macleay Argus · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 5

Ten minutes before the commencement of the NSW sub-junior broad jump championship in Sydney,…

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Cycle Accident

Macleay Argus · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 3

As the result of a fall in a bicycle race at Kempsey Cycle Club carnival in the Showground on…

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Girl Injured by Speedboat

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

A girl suffered a severe leg injury, lacerations and shock when she came into contact with a speedboat…

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Killed in Road Accident

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

A Taree man was killed when a car crashed on the Kangaroo Valley to Bowral Road on Sunday morning…

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Accidents at Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

At the Wingham Show on Thursday, the flve-years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Hoad, of Elands, received…

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Spine Injured in Fall From Horse

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

Mr. John Charles Cook, 52, of Eungai Rail, sustained a probable fracture of his spine when he fell from a horse on…

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Sad Death. Mrs. Frank Gibbs Loses life In Shooting Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 2

A very sad fatality occurred at Mondrook on Thursday night when Mrs.Dorothy Gibbs succumbed to a wound accidentally…

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Woman Killed In Shooting Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Mrs. Dorothy Olive Gibb, 29, who was accidentally shot in the right temple near her home at…

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Accident Treatment for School-children

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

The Manning District Ambulance Service and the Manning River District Hospital Board is to be asked if they would treat children of the Taree Public School free of charge. if the P. and C. Association made a contribution to…

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Tricycle Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Terrence Giddy, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Giddy, of Albert Street, South Kempsey, sustained a fractured…

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Man Found in River Died From Drowning

Macleay Argus · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 4

In the Kempsey Court House on Saturday morning, the District Coroner, Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., held an inquiry into the death of Thomas Hastings Williams, 86, whose…

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Two Drowned in Brisbane Tragedy

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: A man and his wife were drowned in Moreton Bay late this afternoon, and the…

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Diary for the MOTORIST Tragic Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 4

A tragic accident happened a South Africa when a lorry loaded with dynamite, truck a shunting engine at a…

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Accidental Death Verdict on Woman Found Shot at Brushy Mountain

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

A finding that Mrs. Dorothy Olive Gibbs had died from injury caused by a bullet wound in the head, accidentally received at Brushy Mountain en March 12 last, was returned by the District…

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Boy Is Saved From Drowning

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues .-- A 32-year-old man Donald Anderson dived in fully clothed from Neutral Bay wharf this…

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Rugby League Coach Injured and Replaced

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 5

The recently formed Kempsey Football Club met with its first setback when the newly-appointed coach, Mr. George Davies, received severe injuries while playing in a trial match at…

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Child Rescued From Drowning

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

A young child, Glen Hourigan, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hourigan, of the Upper Macleay, almost certainly owes…

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Double Drowning One Body Found

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 5

MACKSVILLE, Thursday. -- The body of four-years-old Rodney Allan Gordon one of the two victims of Tuesday's…

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Boy Injured

The Northern Champion · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 6

A four year-old boy suffered a probable fracture to his left arm when he fell from a log while playing on…

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