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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Accident Victim Improving

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. Bob Morrow, of Mt. Russell, who returned home from Scone last night brought reassuring news of his brother,…

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Footballer Injured Facial Bone Probably Fractured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 7

Boy Seymour, of Tamworth sustained a possible fracture the facial bone in a football match at Rugby League…

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Woman Fatally Injured , By Car Door

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 4

Allegedly struck by the open door of a passing car on the Armidale Road, about two miles from Tamworth…

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Five Die in Vic. Collision Car, Semi-Trailer Involved Heavy Week-End Deathroll MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 2

Five people lost their lives in a collision between a car and a semitrailer truck on the…

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Man's Painful Accident Two Toes Broken

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. Keith Mitchell, of the New State Stores, was the victim of a painful accident last week when a 44-gallon drum…

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Many Drowned in Irak

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

BAGHDAD, Friday.—Forty-two school girls, one boy and a man were drowned, and 34 other people are reported missing,…

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44 Drowned in Cloudburst

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

BAGHDAD, Friday.—Forty-two school girls, one boy and a man were drowned, and 34 other people are reported…

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King's Physician Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—The King's physician, Sir Maurice Cassidy and Lady Cassidy have been admitted to Berkshire Hospital…

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Shape’s Death Accidental

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

Inverell Coroner (Mr. L. J. Cloonan) yesterday found that Clarence Clayton Snape, of Warialda [?] died at…

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Car Badly Damaged Collision With Motor Lorry No One Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

A car was extensively damaged when it collided with a motor lorry at the intersection of Brown…

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Court Sequel To Road Collision

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

A collision between a car and a lorry on the Glen Innes Road, about eight miles from Inverell, on January 8, had…

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Three Players Injured League "Curtain-[?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

Three players were injured in the [?]er'' Rugby League game played between [?] Rovers and Glen Innes Ex-Students at [?] Sunday…

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Finger Injured in Circular Saw

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

Maurice Johnson, of Glen Innes and the first joint of his [?] finger am[?]lated at the [?] district Hospital on Friday…

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Six Killed and Many Injured In U.S.A. Church Explosion

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: Six elderly worshippers were killed and dozens injured yesterday when an explosion destroyed Saint Mary’s Catholic Church at Marion, South Dakota, which was filled with people awaiting 9 a.m. Palm Sunday Mass…

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Mass Ends in Tragedy Six Killed: Many Injured Explosion In Church New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

Six elderly worshippers were killed and dozens injured yesterday when an explosion destroyed…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

Mr. Fred Griese of Warialda who went to Sydney eariy in the year for treatment of his eyes, passed away at Manly on…

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Two Accidents at Graman

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

Two Graman residents met with accidents at the week-end. They were Mr. Harry Walker, who suffered a probable…

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Truck Crash at Delungra Coroner Finds “Chaddy’ Shape’s Death Accidental

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

After hearing evidence for five hours, the Inverell District Coroner (Mr. L. J. Cloonan) found that Clarence Clayton (“Chaddy”) Snape died at Delungra on February 27 from injuries…

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Armidale Girl Injured Sturck By Bicycle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 8

An Armidale girl at present [?] in Sydney was seriously injured last Sunday afternoon when she was struck by a…

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Aged Mortality Rate in Road Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 3

About half of the 180 pedestrians killed in road accidents in New South Wales last year were over 60 years of age, stated Mr…

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