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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Tractor Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 2

Mr. J. T. Knight, of Oaklands, Narrabri West met with a severe accident on Friday afternoon as the result of…

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Storm Troop Leader "Accidentally" Killed LONDON; Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 1

It is announced by Berlin radio that Storm Troop Group Leader and Lieut. General of Police, Wilhelm Grimm, was killed as the…

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Cyclists' Pranks Causes Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 July 1944 · page 7

When it was reported last week that a schoolboy rode his bicycle along a track on the edge of a 300ft. cliff in Sydney and fell to…

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Ambulance Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 12

The Ford Ambulance waggon, which suffered some damage as the result of an accident caused by loose gravel on a bend in the road…

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Rifle Accident Boy Injured in Thigh

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 4

On Friday last, Master Robert Foxe, 13 years of age, of Carinda, accidently shot himself through the thigh…

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Local and General Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 7

A two-years-old boy, Allan Eather, of Fitzroy street, Narrabri, drank a half cupful of kerosene. He was admitted to the…

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Road Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 2

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of New South Wales for the year ended June 30 last totalled 1150, causing the…

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Struck by Lightning Halls Creek Grazier Injured

Manilla Express · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 3

On Thursday last, at approximately 5.30 p.m. Mr. Colin McDonald, a well known Halls Creek Grazier, residing at…

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Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

Last Thursday morning Mr. Cyril Piper, of Edgeroi Station, was taken to the Narrabri District Hospital by the…

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Lorries and Vans In Road Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 6

(Issued bp the Road Safety Council of New South Wales). Lorries, vans and heavy vehicles generally are figuring…

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Local and General Road Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 5

On Friday last a lorry driven by Jack Murray, of Baan Baa, collided with a telephone post in Baan Baa main street. The…

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Country Road Accidents Figures Increase

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 7

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State showed a substantial increase for the three months…

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