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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Car Overturns On Putty Road Youth Seriously Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

WHEN a car overturned on the Putty-road on New Year's Eve as the result of a blowout, one of the passengers received…

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£20 Fine Driving "Under Influence" Pitt Town Accident Echo

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

THE driver of a vehicle from which a man fell and received fatal injuries at Pitt Town on December 8 was fined £20 by Mr…

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Accidents Over Holiday Period

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

The Hawkesbury District Ambulance Service had a busy time over the holiday period, and again demonstrated its value to the community…

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Another Drowning Fatality Young Girl Loses Life Grose River Mishap

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 8

THE holiday week-end in this district was marred by another drowning fatality, when a visiting schoolgirl lost her life while…

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Accidents Several Week-end Casualties Visitors Taken to Hospital

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 1

SEVERAL visitors to the district were involved during the holiday week-end in accidents which necessitated first-aid…

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Accidental Death Cycle Car Collision Late Frank English

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 3

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

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Fatal Fall From] Motor Coroner Holds Inquiry Records Finding of Accidental Death

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 5

AFTER hearing evidence regarding" a fatal fall from a moving motor lorry at Pitt Town by Norman McDonald on December…

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Accidents

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

While Mr. E. R. Silk, of Richmond, an employee of the Department of Main Roads, was driving a tractor on a road job at Bell's Line-road…

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Fatal Try to Recover Ball Inquest On Child's Drowning Sad Ending to Picnic

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 2

AT a coronial, inquiry conducted at Windsor on February 18 evidence was given by a nine year - old playmate of Charles…

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Gored by Bull Young Man Injured Grose Wold Mishap

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 4

AS a Result of being attacked by a bull at Grose Wold on Monday, a young ox-P.O.W. was admitted to hospital suffering from…

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Another River Fatality Body Recovered At Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 5

THE body of a former East Kurrajong resident was recovered from the river at Windsor yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon…

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Nine Months' Gaol Sequel to Windsor Fatality

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 5

THE driver of a lorry was sentenced at Parramatta Quarter Sessions last week to nine months' gaol on a charge of…

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Crushed by Lorries Pitt Town Resident Injured on Way to Markets

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 5

CRUSHED between two lorries in unusual circumstances on Friday evening last, Mr. Stan Hunt, of Pitt Town, was admitted to…

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Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 1

On Friday evening, while attending a children's social at Richmond School of Arts, Hazel Paterson (12), of Richmond, collapsed, and was…

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Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 1

While playing football at the H.A. College on Saturday, Neville Dent (18), of Guildford, suffered injuries to the head and thigh. He appeared…

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Man Struck by Train Riverstone Fatality

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 4

THE Whole Riverstone community was shocked to hear on Wednesday evening last of the tragic death of a well-known…

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Accidents

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

While cutting' wood at Big Wheeney Creek on May 28, Mr. Bernard Upton of Kurajong, had the misfortune to fall from, a tree on to the blade of his axe, inflicting a nasty…

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Fatal Motor Accident Returned Soldier Killed Sad Circumstances

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 June 1946 · page 1

PARTICULARLY sad circumstances were attached to the death, as the result of a motor accident on 1st Jane, of Mr…

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Utility Overturns Three Men Hurt in Collision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 1

THREE men were slightly injured when a cyclist and a utility truck were involved in a collision on the Richmond-road on…

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Footballers' Narrow Escape Windsor Road Collision 'Bus and Car Damaged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 5

WINDSOR footballers had a narrow escape from injury when a 'bus in which they were returning from a match on Sunday was…

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