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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

19 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

River Fatality Girl Drowned Other Bathers Rescued Servicemen's Fine Work

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

THE scene Of a number of tragic fatalities in the past, an ill-starred section of river adjoining Windsor Bridge claimed…

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Man Fined £2 Sequel to Windsor Collision

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

Charged with having failed to give way to the vehicle on the right, [?] Waker Schwebel was fined…

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Accident of Bicycle

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 5

Frederick Wilkinson, 26, of Commercial-road, Vineyard, was riding a bicycle along Windsorroad, Vineyard, on Friday…

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Court Sequel to Windsor Accident Lorry Driver Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

FOLLOWING a street collision at Windsor on October 25, a lorry driver involved was fined by Mr. R. Soiling, S.M., at the…

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Level Crossing Fatality One Dead Six Others Injured Richmond Collision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

THE whole district was shocked to hear of a fatal level-crossing Collision between a train and a motor utility at Richmond on…

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Accidents Ambulance Service Busy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

IN addition to the usual quota of transport cases, there were during the last week quite a list of accident victims who required…

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Coroner's Commendation Of Bravery Of Three Servicemen Windsor Drowning Was Accidental

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. H. S. Johnson,, at an inquest in Windsor Court on Thursday on Valma Goddard, 17, of Albert-street Earlwood, who was drowned on January 2 when she got into…

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Misadventure Coroner Records Finding Fatal Motor Accident

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 4

AFTER hearing evidence concerning the car fatality on Pitt Town-road on April 8, when three young men lost their lives…

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Bad Crash Two Military Collision Near Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 5

THE worst motor collision in the Richmond district in recent years took place on Sunday morning, when some fifteen…

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Cyclists' Pranks Cause Accidents

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 4

When it was reported thai a schoolboy rode his bicycle along a track on the edge of a 300ft. cliff…

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House Damaged Following Truck Collision

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1944 · page 2

When two trucks came into collision at the corner of Bosworth and March streets, Richmond, on Monday…

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Fatal Accident District Resident Meets Untimely Death

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 5

DISTRICT friends and the community generally were shocked to learn of the death, as the result of an accident on…

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Cart: Car Collision

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 2

When his horse and cart came into collision with a motor car in George-street, Newtown, Windsor, last…

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Car Crash at Wiseman's Ferry Passengers Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 2

WHEN a car ran over the edge of a steep incline at Wiseman's Ferry on Saturday, crashed through two walls and caught…

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Three Injured In Wiseman's Ferry Car Smash

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 2

Three occupants of a car received Injuries on Saturday afternoon when the vehicle crashed over an…

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Man Killed Fatality at Windsor Fell From Moving Train

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 1

FALLING from a train ias it was approaching Windsor Station on Sunday evening, a well known Penrith resident, who…

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Lad Drowned Sad Riverstone Occurrence Fell in Waterhole

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 2

THE whole Riverstone community was deeply shocked late on Monday afternoon to learn that a young lad had lost his…

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Coroner's Strong Comment Criticises Military Drivers "Accidental Death" Finding At Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 3

THAT the conduct of the driver of the military vehicle concerned was "close to the borderline" of criminal negligence, and that the inquest should be ia warning especially to drivers of military vehicles, who "appear to have little or no respect for…

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Accidental Death Air Force Member Inquiry at Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 4

A FINDING of accidental death was recorded by the Hawkesbury District Coroner, Mr. H. S. Johnston, J.P., after an…

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