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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Accident at Saleyards Australia's Best-known Horse Buyer Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 1

Mr Mick O'Donnell, Australia's best-known horse buyer, is a patient in Glen Innes District Hospital suffering from…

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3 Killed; 14 Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Three aircraft workers were killed and 14 injured, last night, when a trailer bus in which they were…

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Young Soldier's Death Sequel to Motor Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 2

After being seriously ill as the result of a motor accident in August last year. Driver Harry Faulkner died in a military…

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Baby Girl Drowned

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

A shocking tragedy oconrred at Goondiwindi when Patricia Williams, a wee girl of about 11 months residing with her mother, Mrs J. B…

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Motor Car Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 2

Two men were injured when a motor car in which they were travelling, after skidding on the road, collided with a post and turned over…

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Car and Lorry Collision at Intersection Double Sequel in Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

Drivers of a car and motor lorry which were involved in a collision at the intersection of Bourke Street and East Avenue…

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Another Level-Crosssing Accident ALBURY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 2

Miss Hanel, of Granya, was injured, though not serlously, when a C.C.C. truck was struck by a rail donga to-day. The rail motor was…

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Two Injured in Falls

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 2

King Smith (13), son of Mrs. Smith, of Red Range and the late Mr. L. W. Smith, when riding on a cart-load of corn…

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Body in Fire Fatality at Red Range Dog's Lonfly Vigil

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 1

Last Saturday afternoon Jim McCann, an itinerant laborer, who visited Red Range periodically, purchased some meat…

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Italian Prisoner of War Drowned MURWILLUMBAH

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 4

While swimming near here yesterday Sosimo de Catalde, an Italian prisoner of war, was drowned…

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Fatality at Mascot Youth Killed Trying to Save Aircraft Engine SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 2

John Hamilton, baker (19), of Mascot, was killed to-day when he was trying to save an aircraft engine on a runaway trolley at Mascot…

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Eight Airmen Killed Shocking Accident at Training Station SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 4

Released by the R.A.A.F. headquarters' Eastern area, eight airmen were killed when two aircraft collided during training exercises at an…

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Shunter Injured Arm Caught Between Bumpers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 6

Garnet Power shunter, of Markham-street, received a severely lacerated wound to the upper right arm. and shock, when his arm was…

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Mt. Russell Accident

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 2

A schoolboy, John King, son of the Mount Russell school teacher, was injured on Saturday in an accident at Mr. Alec. Ewan’s place at Mt. Russell…

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Accident to Mr. F. E. TRICKETT Struck by a Truck

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 2

Mr F. E. Trickett, who, accompanied by Mrs Trickett, has been visiting Sydney, was the victim of an accident in Kent St. on Monday last,…

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Shooting Fatality Mossvale

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

William Arnold Swindell (50), of Artarmon, was fatally shot within sight of his two-year-old daughter, at Bundanoon yesterday…

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Man Accidentally Shot Dead Moss Vale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

William Arnold Swindell (50), or Artarmon, was fatally shot within sight of his two-year-old daughter at Bundanoon yesterday…

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Riding Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

Nurse Elizabeth Bedingfield, of Sydney, holidaying with Mr. and Mrs A. Turnbull, of "Glenrule," Glen Innes, was thrown, when…

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Car Collision

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

On Thursday two cars collided at the six mile turn on the Moree road. Father Healy was returning to Warialda, and Mr. Alf Jones and…

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Tragic Accident Three-Year-Old Boy Believed Killed SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 6

Early this afternoon police were informed that a motor lorry, with a three years old boy sitting in the driver's seat, had plunged over…

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