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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Motor Cyclist in Collision

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 1

A motorcyclist, Elwyn Arnold, 20, had his left fool torn off and leg so badly crushed it had to be amputated, in a collision with a truck…

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Motor Cyclist. Shockingly Injured. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 2

A motor cyclist, Elwyn Arnold, aged 20, had his left foot torn off and his leg so badly crushed that it had to be amputated, in a collision with a…

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Into Sea Parachutist Drowned SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 1

A parachute jumper, Leo Hayward, was drowned in Manuku Harbour, New Zealand, close to the Mangere Aerodrome, after a parachute jump…

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Parachute Jumper Drowned. Auckland, N.Z.

North West Champion · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 1

A parachute jumper, Leo Hayward, was drowned in the Manuka Harbour, Auckland, N.Z., close to the Mangere Aerodrome, after a parachute jump at…

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Commonwealth Paymaster Killed. Car Fatality at Darwin. Darwin

North West Champion · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Ralph Biggs, aged 24, paymaster, of the Commonwealth Works Department, who arrived here only a week ago on transfer from Canberra, was killed…

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Verdict of Accidental Death

North West Champion · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Holding that the deceased, Donald Edward Frederick Lewis, aged 18, had died from a gunshot wound in the neck accidentally inflicted on June 1 last,…

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Verdict of Accidental Death

North West Champion · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 4

The District Coroner (Mr. B. H. O. St. John) held an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Neville Harris, the ten-year-old,…

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The Unexpected. Cause of Road Accidents

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 1

What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was meeting the…

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Slow Driving Blamed for Accidents SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 1

The General Secretary or the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnston), supports the view of Mr. Neale, Commissioner for Road…

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The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 5

What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was, meeting the…

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Injured Anki[?]

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 2

Mr. Henry ("Bluey Buruess who is employed by Messrs A. C. Reid and Co., pty., Ltd was addressed to the Moree District Hospital last night suffering…

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Pilot Seriously Injured. Hobart

North West Champion · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 1

Malcolm McGowan, aged 39, was seriously injured yesterday when a plane he was flying nosedived into water three feet deep while doing…

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Five Killed In Steamer Explosion. Narkunda Races to Port. Ships Hold Blown Out. Twenty-six of Crew Injured. Colombo

North West Champion · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 1

Five of the crew were killed and 26 injured when an explosion suddenly shook the steamer, "Narkunda," from stem to stern as she berthed at Colombo to-day, after racing into port with fire in number six hold…

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Toll of the Road. How Accidents Happen. Whose Fault Was It ?

North West Champion · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 3

It is not only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as to responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On a…

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Whose Fault Was It? How Accidents Are Caused and How They Can Be Avoided

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 4

It is not only the major accidents involving [?] that disputes as responsibility can arise. Take [?] case, which occurred recently. [?]…

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Eyesight and Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 4

It is the opinion of leading optical authorities and of many impartial observers of road problems that unsuspected eyesight defects are behind a…

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Car and Cycle Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 5

An accident occurred between a car and cycle, nine miles from Coonabarabran on the Binnaway Road, when Mr. Leighton Palmer (29)…

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Bomb Outrages. Explosions in London Railway Stations. Doctor Killed and 17 Injured. Irish Terrorists at Work. Bill Rushed Through Commons. London, Wednesday Night

North West Champion · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 1

One man was killed and 17 persons injured in an explosion by two bombs in the luggage room at King's Cross station at lunch-time torday. Another explosion occurred later at Victoria…

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Sydney Motor Fatality. Father Killed; Son Injured. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 1

A man named Moss was killed and his young son injured in a collision between a motor car and a motor lorry at Taverner's Hill this morning…

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Car Fatality Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 1

A man named Moses was killed, and his young son was injured in a collision between a cor and motor lorry at Taverner's Hill this morning…

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