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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Accident on Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

One afternoon last week Miss Rita Smith who was riding a bicycle on the Corowa bridge approach, was knocked off by a motor car. The driver of the…

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Accident at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

On Saturday night a sedan car overturned near Wahgunyah, and although damage was done to the top and glass broken, no one was…

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Queer Accidents Occurred In Year Of 1940

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

In a review of the queerest accidents that happened in 1940, the Sydney “Sunday Sun” refers xo the following:— One day Edgar Towier, chemist’s…

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Nurses Injured

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 12

Three purses and two men were injured when their car overturned at Manly. They were taken to Manly Hospital by the Manly Ambulance…

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Engine Driver Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

William Cameron Shore, aged [?] [?]gine driver at the Rutherglen [?] on Garibaldi Hill, me with a [?] accident about two o’clock [?]…

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Wharf Laborer Drowned While at Work Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

Edward John Thornton, aged 3 single, wharf laborer, was crowned when he was knocked into the water while working at Jones’ Bay wharf to-night…

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Two Dead in Air Crash Swerved Into Tree Four Others Injured

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 12

Two people were killed and four others were injured when a car swerved off the great Western Road, at Faulconbridge, last Saturday night…

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Accidents and Happenings Six Airmen Killed in Crashes Three Air Force Planes

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 12

Two R.A.A.F. officers and four leading aircraftmen were killed in three flying training accidents in N.S.W. end Queensland during the…

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Accident at Quartz Battery

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon an accident occurred at the Government quartz battery on Garibaldl Hill, near Rutherglen, which resulted in Wm…

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Man Drowned at Moyhu

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 5

Keith Huggard, aged 26 years, was drowned in the King river at Moyhu. Huggard and a companion, John William White, had been setting rabbit…

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Items of News Man Seriously Injured Car Smash at Wodonga Collision Near Wodonga Creek Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

Serious Injuries were received by a member of the staff of the Bone-[?]illa military post office on Saturday night when a sedan car be was…

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Elderly Man and Youth Believed Drowned MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 6

An elderly nightwatchman and a youth are believed to have been drowned this morning when a punt, which was tied to the Kakariki…

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Six Drowned in South Australian Floods; Heavy Loss of Stock Drought Definitely Broken Worth Millions to the Nation Best January Gift For Years Terrific Deluge at Narrandera Five States Report Soaking Falls

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 1

Rain, which fell over the greater portion of eastern and southern Australia—N.S.W., Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania—at the week-end, has definitely broken the drought…

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Killed by Rare Accident Junee

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

Richard Leslie Hulm. aged 5. has been killed by one of the rarest accidents in medical history. At the Coroner’s Court yesterday it was found…

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Head-on Car Smash Three Injured at Springhurst

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

About half past six last night, a head on collision between two cars occurred on the Rutherglen-Wangal atta road at the turn on the railway at…

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Rare Accident Kills Child

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

Internal rupture of the windpipe of a five-year-old child, Richard Leslie Hulm, at Junee, caused his body to ex-pand to several times its normal…

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Albury Woman Hurt in City Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

Mary Rowan aged 26, of Albury, suffered lacerations on the herd when she was knocked down by a motor truck at the intersection of Collins and…

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R.A.A.F. Accidents Searching Inquiry Advocated Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

A searching inquiry into the system of training in the R.A.A.F. and the airworthiness of aircraft was urged to-day by the deputy-Leader of the…

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Collision at Spring Hurst Three Men Injured

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 9

About 6.30 on Monday night head on collision occurred at the turn off of the Hume Highway and the Springhurst-Rutherglen road at Spring…

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Serious Motor Accident Two Ladies Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon about twelve miles from Hay on the Deniliquin road, a Buick car driven by Mrs. G. D. Butterworth, Hay,…

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