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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Fatality At Warialda Sports

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 4

Mr. Matthias Schreck, an old and highly esteemed resident of Warialda, collapsed at a sports meeting at Warialda on Saturday…

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Tram Wrecked In Collision

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —A tram was wrecked in a collision with a fully loaded garbage truck at Waverley this morning, but the driver…

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Collision with Truck; Tram Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A tram was wrecked in a collision with a fully loaded garbage truck at Waverley this morning, but…

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Sandy Creek Crossing Move For Erection of Bridge Near Fatality Recalled

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 4

Endeavours will be made to have an amount included in next year's Government estimates for the construction of a bridge over Sandy…

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Report of Road Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 4

In a report of an accident in our last issue it was stated that the driver of the car involved was Mr. N. Marshall, of "K[?]" The…

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Pinned Under Truck Accident Near Bundarra

The Uralla Times · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

When a motor truck in which he was riding capsized, Mr. Ted Nelson, an employee of Mr. H. Smith, sawmiller), of Bundarra, was pinned…

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Guyra Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 8

At the Guvra court house yesterday the Armidale District Coronet (Mr. R. L. Blake) returned a verdict of accidental death after hearing…

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Injured When Dray Capsized

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

William Scott, of Pinkett, was injured on Thursday when a drew in which he was riding capsized. He suffered a…

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Former Glen Innes Man Hurt In Road Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 4

Two men were seriously injured when a passenger bus skidded off the road and crashed into a tree on the River…

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Serious Accident at Warialda

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 4

Mr. Kenneth. Clayton, of "“Hollymount.” Warialda, was seriously injured last week as the result of a fall from a horse…

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Fatal Collision at Guyra Death of Kevin Gallagher Investigated Verdict Exonerates Driver of Utility

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

Circumstances surrounding the death of Kevin Patrick Desmond Gallagher (24) at Guyra on March 23 were investigated by the Armidale District Coroner (Mr. R. L. Blake) at the Guyra Court House on Thursday afternoon…

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Boy Hurt in Collision with Lorry

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

Kevin Rex McLeod, 7, of 206 Lang Street, received head and face injuries when his bicycle collided with a stationary truck…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 4

Miss Agnes Boggs, aged aunt Mr. R. C. Boggs, fractured her right shoulder in a fall this week at the residence on Ashford…

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16 Injured in Melbourne Tram Smash

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday. — Sixteen people were injured when two collided [?] bound trams collided in Elizabeth Street this…

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Trams Collide Sixteen Passengers Injured MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

Sixteen people were injured when two crowded city-bound trains collided in Elizabeth-street this morning…

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Sixteen Persons Injured When Two Trams Collide in Melbourne

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Sixteen people were injured when two crowded city-bound trams collided in Elizabeth Street this morning. The trams were packed with…

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Mechanical Defect Caused Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 4

A mechanical defect in a utility track caused the deat[?] of Alfred Joseph Morrison, 38-year-old Torrington hotel…

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Man Drowned in Fall From Liner

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday The departure for London last night of the liner Moreton Bay was delayed in hour while…

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Man Overboard Believed to be Drowned MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 1

The departure for London last night of the liner, "Moreton Bay," was delayed an hour while an unsuccessful search was made for a…

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Highway Fatality Car Leaves Road, Crashes Into Tree MRS. G. A. Vivers Killed, Husband in Hospital

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 8

Mrs. Isabel Vivers (43), wife of Dr. G. A. Vivers, of "King's Plains," Glen Innes, was killed instantly when the car in which she was a passenger overturned on New England Highway, 13 miles south of Uralla,…

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