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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

573 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 29

Right of Way Rule Was Not Observed Electrician Fined Sequel to Intersection Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 6

Failure to observe the right of way rule of the road was alleged by the police against Arthur William Watson at the…

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Man Killed Four Injured : Gosford Car Accident GOSFORD

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 1

Vernon Wright (20), of Gosford. was killed to-day and four other men were injured when a car overturned on the Pacific…

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Fifteen Drowned When Motorship Mined LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 1

Fifteen members of the crew of the Italian motorship, Mirella were drowned after the vessel struck a mine yesterday in the…

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Camp Horses Stampede at Armidale Collision With Car

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 2

A large number of horses, variously estimated at between 50 and 80, stampeded and broke lose from the military camp at…

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Fisherman Drowned Attempt to Land Catch SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 1

Edward Barton a tram driver was drowned at Bondi yesterday despite the fact that he was rescued within five minutes of falling into the water…

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Drowned at Bondi Fisherman Slips From Rock SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 1

Edward Barton, a tramdriver, was drowned at Bondi yesterday, despite the fact that he was rescued within five minutes of falling into the water…

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Coronial Enquiry Late Mr. A. L. Cook Verdict of Accidental Death

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

At the Court House this morning the Coroner. Mr. L. J. Cloonan, conducted an enquiry into the death on Friday morning…

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URALLA Car Crash on Highway Occupants' Remarkable Escapes From Injury Accident in Fog

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 7

A car driven by Reginald Sevil, of Willow Tree, crashed into the rear of a stationary car owned by Gordon William Hardie, resident…

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Late Jockey Lappin Verdict of Accidental Death Returned SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest to-day into the death of William Wright Lappin, 18 years' old apprentice jockey, who…

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Tingha Topics Personal—Accident—Gymkhana Donations—Weather

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 8

Matron Ayers of Maitland, passed through town during the week, and renewed many old acquaintances She was for a short time in charge of the…

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Failure to Report Accidents Two Men Fined

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

Ronald Frederick Ashenden and Ronald H. Burton pleaded guilty, the former by letter, in the Uralla Police Court yesterday to charges of having…

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A.I.F. Man Killed Two Injured :: Car Crash MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

Maurice Beaumont was killed and Sydney Waterhouse and John Patrick Connolly injured when a motor car crashed through the…

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The Sorrow of Road Accidents

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days the following tragedies are recorded: A man, the father…

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Motor Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

Two motor cars carrying members of the light Horse were involved in an accident on New Highway, four miles…

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Traffic Cases Did Not Report Accidents

The Uralla Times · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

Two cases of owners of motor vehicles not reporting accidents to their vehicles which involved damage of over £5, were before…

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Ships Collide Reported Fatality Police Baffled SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

A New Zealand freighter was badly damaged near Walsh Bay last night when it came into a head-on collision with an oversea liner…

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Intersection Collision Has Sequel in District Court Claim For £200 Damages

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

In the Armidale District Court to-day, before Judge P. V. Stcorkey, V.C. Gordon H. Parkinson, claimed £200 damages from John…

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"Then the Accident Happens

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

"It is no good a man coming here and telling me that the withdrawal of his driver's licence deprives him of his livelihood. He…

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Boy's Resource Saves Companion's Life After Shotgun Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 4

Resource and intelligence displayed by David Adams (II) probably saved the life of Peter Williams, 17-year-old son of Mr…

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Intersection Collision Cars Slightly Damaged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

Cars driven by Gordon Rustin, of Parramatta, and a man named Owens, whose address has not been ascertained, collided at the intersection of…

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