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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Lad Drowned; Six Companions Rescued

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. — A fisherman's watch through field glasses upon three boys and four girls in a rowing boat on…

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Fatal Accident at Steel Works

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 2

While grea[?] the points of a railway line at Port Kembla steel works, Wollongong, on January 30, Mr. J. G. Cassidy,…

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Outsize Hail Cattle Injured

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

At approximately 4 p.m. yesterday a mob of cattle which were travelling between Glen Innes and Grafton in the vicinity of Newton Boyd, were…

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Fractured Leg Accident at Dangarsleigh Race Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 4

Allan McLennan (16), of Rusdenstreet, Armidale, was admitted to Armidale and New England Hospital on Saturday suffering from a…

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City Tram Smash Seven Injured in Collision SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

Three city bound trams, were involved in a sensational crash at Woollahra to-day. Police marvel that cas[?]ties were so…

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URALLA Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 16

When leading a horse by the bridle on Standbye Station, John Vickers sustained a painful accident when the horse pulled away. His arm…

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Death of Injured Taxi Man

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 4

Injured when he suffered an attack of dizziness while driving his taxi, Herbert Frederick Palmer, 65, died later in St…

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Local and General Girl Cyclist Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 2

Gwen Randall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Len Randall of Herbert Street, was riding her bicycle to the High School…

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7,000 DROWNED German Ship Sunk LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

Over 7,000 persons are reported drowned as the result of the sinking of the German 25,000 ton ship Wilhelmgustloff in the Baltic…

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German Liner Sunk Over 7000 Reported Drowned LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

Over 7000 persons are reported drowned as a result of the sinking of the German 25,000 ship, Wilhelmgustloff, in the…

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Violent Storm Strikes Uralla District Two Persons Injured URALLA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

A man and a woman ware injured, trees were uprooted and orchards suffered severe damage from a strong wind that swept the Uralla…

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Two Injured in Violent Storm at Uralla

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 4

A man and a woman were injured, trees were unrooted and orchards suffered severe damage from a strong wind that…

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Violent Strom Strikes Uralla District —Two Persons Injured

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

A man and a woman were injured, trees were unrooted and orchards suffered severe damage from a strong wind that swept the Uralla district…

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Woman Drowned Tragedy at Austinmer Sharks Believed to Have Attacked Body WOLLONGONG

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 4

Sharks are believed to have attacked the body of Miss Judith Margaret Phibbs, 22, bank clerk, of Waverton, after she…

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Accident on Armidale Road

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

A utility truck driven by Mr C. Haynes, a member of Kentucky Railway staff, crashed into a tree which had fallen across the road on the…

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Mine Fatality Death of Mr. F. A. Roberts Evidence at Inquest

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

The Coroner (Mr. James Symes) held an inquest at Tingha on Wednesday last into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr…

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Swiss Towns Bombed Allied Bombers' Accident LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

It is officially revealed that Allied planes yesterday accidentally bombed six Swiss towns, killing 16 people…

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Magazie Explodes 20 Killed, 121 Injured CAPETOWN

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 1

A magazine explosion killed 29 and injured 121, mostly Europeans. Twenty Europeans and 100 natives are still missing…

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Armidale Lad's Death in Sydney Victim of Motoring Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 8

Gordon Dewhurst (20), son of Mr. arid Mrs. Claude Dewnurst, of Brown-street, Armidale, was killed instantly last night at Canterbury…

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Train Smash at Richmond R.A.A.F. Special in Head-on Collision 18 Civilians and 35 Air Force Personnel Injured SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 4

Eighteen civilians, and about 35 R.A.A.F. personnel, were injured when a Sydney-bound train crashed head on into a stationary Air Force train carrying 700 members of the Air Force at Clarendon station, between Richmond…

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