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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

186 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 10

Cyclist Fatally Injured SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 1

Leslie Staple, 19, of Canberra, was fatally injured when he crashed from a motor cycle in Pitt Street, City, and died some hours later in Sydney…

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Accidental Shooting Youth Mistaken for Game SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 1

Accidently shot at Marshall Mt., near Dapto, last night, Leslie Thompson of Lidcombe, was rushed to Royal Prince Alfred…

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Eye Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Leo. Smith, well-known Moreeites. were on their way on Christmas Eve to spend a holiday at Port Macquarle, but when near Bin-gara…

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Big Toe Injured

North West Champion · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 5
Also in Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser

Master Jack Gunn, of Boola, Moree, was cutting wood on Monday when the axe he was using slipped and the blade striking the big toe inflicted…

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Explosion in City. Two Men Injured. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

Two men named Flynn and Bennett, working in a manhole in Clarence Street, City, this morning. were injured when a…

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Explosion in City Nearby Buildings Shaken Workmen Injured SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

Two men, named Flynn and Bennett, were working, in a manhole in Clarence street, Sydney, this morning when a 500 volt cable exploded…

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Show Accidents Judge's Important Ruling Society Not Liable

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

A judgment of considerable interest to agricultural societies throughout Australia was delivered by Acting Judge Fuller in the District Court…

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Drowning Fatality at Pallamallawa. Chinaman the [?]

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

A Chinaman. Jue Hock Lum. [?] years. was drowned in the [?] River at Pall[?] on Thursday evening last…

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Market Gardner Drowned Pallamallawa Tragedy

North West Champion · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

June Hock Lum, 54, a Chinese market gardener, was found drowned in the Gwydir River, near Pallamallawa, on Thursday…

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Cuts Artery in Arm East Moree Resident Injured

North West Champion · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 4

When he accidentally pushed his arm through the rear window [?] sedan car in East Moree yesterday evening, James Brack sustained [?]…

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Late Wires 'Plane Down 3 Believed Drowned New York

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

When the Empire Plying boat Cavalier came down in the Atlantic midway between New York and Bermuda on Saturday afternoon,…

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Hit with Bottle. Sydney Policeman Injured. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 4

While Constable Kernes was questioning three men in Young Street, Redfern, early this morning he found that one had a…

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Hoist Electrified Accident to Workmen MELBOURNE, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 1

Claude Windush, 10, van killed, and his mate, Thomas Doherty, 36, sustained n severe shock, when a mechanical hoist at the Hume Steel…

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Accidents at Kurri Kurri

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

Mr. James Wilson Davis (43). em-ployed as a wheeler at Richmond Main colliery. sustained mjuires to the arms and legs when crushed between a skip…

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Drowning Mystery SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 1

The body of Norman Hay, 25 was found floating in Tuggcrah Lakes, while fifty yards away was a dinghy in which he had been fishing the…

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Bather Fatally Injured Struck by Diver SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 1

When struck by another bather who had dived from a high diving platform, Thomas Lambert, 41, engineer, was fatally injured while…

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Tenterfield Tragedy. Woman Battered to Death. Man Critically Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 2

A shocking tragedy was discovered at about 9 o'clock on Saturday morning at Hillcrest, a dairy farm about, four and a half miles from Tenterfield…

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North-West Mail Train. Derailment Near Ourimbah. No Passengers Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 5

Passengers on the North-West Mail train which left Sydney at 3.30 p.m. yesterday had very forumate escapes from injury when portion of the tram…

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Damages Claim Follows Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 4

Kenneth Stoltenberg and George Stoltenberg both brought actions against Alfred Frederick Simmonds for recovery of expenses Incurred as the…

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