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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

573 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 29

Victim of Rail Fatality Was Native of Uralla

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 6

Mr. Heyward Givney, who was killed at Eveleigh railway yards on Friday, was a native of Uralla. He was 46 years of age, and a son of Mrs…

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Fell Over Bridge Militiaman Seriously Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 1

Patrick McCarthy, 20, a member of the militia, was found critically injured last night at the bottom of a 20 feet drop near the Harbor Bridge…

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Man Drowned Inverell Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

The [?] of James Manion Ramsay, [?] was found in the Mackay [?] early on Tuesday morning. Deceased had been dead several…

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Boy Injured Police Inquiries SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 4

Detectives are endeavoring to discover how a schoolboy, Cecil Otway (11), suffered critical head injuries yesterday afternoon while…

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Accidents the Real Causes Interesting Analysis (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

The question has often been asked What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more than 200 causes of…

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Real Accident Causes (Issued by the Stood Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 3

The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more than 200 causes of…

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Gostwyck Accidents Brothers in Trouble

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

Trooper Max Glanville, now at Gostwyck camp, was competing at the Uralla sports on Easter Monday, when attempting to jump off his horse while…

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Expect the Unexpected More Accidents Happen In Apparently Safest Places (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 10

On the evidence of the road accidents figures for the first few months, it is likely that 1940 will go down in history as the year in…

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Suicide By Drowning

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

On Saturday morning the dead body of Arthur Samuel Croker, an employee at Allandale (Mr. C. R. A. Stevenson's) for about 12 years,…

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Collision on Gostwyck Road: Occupants' Escape Injury

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 3

A car, driven by Lieutenant John M. Vernon, of Collymungle, Pokataroo and a truck driven by Sergenat Eustace S. Cootk, of Dapto collided…

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Militiaman Killed Truck Overturned 23 Soldiers Injured NEWCASTLE

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

Gunner J. L. Hodge, 18, was killed instantly, and 23 others injured, two critically, last night, when a military truck skidded and…

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Militiaman Killed Instantly Truck Overturns 23 Other Men Injured NEWCASTLE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

A militiaman, Gunner J. L. Hodge (18) was killed instantly, and 23 others were injured, two critically, last night, when a military truck…

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In Collision Car and Buggy

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

Members of two parties of young people were fortunate to [?]ape injury when a "baby" car and a buggy came into collision…

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Warialda Tragedy Allandale Employee Drowned Fate of A. S. Croker

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 4

On Saturday morning the dead body of Arthur Samuel Croker. who had been an employee at Allandale, the property of Mr. C. W. A. Stevenson…

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Brothers Drowned Wellington (N.z.)

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 1

When their fishing boat capsized at Taiera Bar. Thomas Tunnage and his brother Robert were drowned…

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Soldiers Drowned New Zealand Tragedy WELLINGTON, New Zealand

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

It is feared that three Royal Navy volunteers reservists. Ordinary Signalman William Ryan, 23. Desmond While 30 and Signalman J. Dallow, were…

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Drowning Feared Three Naval Reservists Overturned Yacht Found Wellington (N.z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

It is feared that three Royal Naval volunteer reservists have been drowned. They were Ordinary Signalman…

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Engine Driver Injured Mishap at Grafton Station

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 2

James Dredge (51). married, of Bottomley Street, Ipswich (Q.), employed as an engine driver in the Department of Railways, had his left…

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Fell Under Train Man Critically Injured SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 1

As a train moved out of Werris Creek station last night, Hubert Taylor fell beneath it. The guard had the train stopped…

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Serious Accident Charge of Negligent Driving

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 2

Julius Montague Curr, of Moree. was called in the Inverell Police Court on Tuesday morning on a charge of driving a car in a…

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