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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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One Fatality 1945's Infectious Diseases

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 8

There was one fatality from diphtheria in 1945. Three cases occurred. Other infectious cases reported during the…

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Jockey Injured Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Serious pelvis injuries are believed to have been sustained by a leading Victorian apprentice, E. Henry, who was rushed to hospital this…

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Road Accidents Increasing

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

The high percentage of road accidents continues to increase. Figures compiled for a three months period to September 30 reveal most accidents…

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Unusual Type of Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 3

An unusual type of night road accident, which is becoming more frequent in view of the tyre famine, is reported. When changing tyres on…

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Plane Crashes on Lewisham Hospital Three Killed—Five Injured Remarkable Escapes SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 1

At least three persons were killed and five injured when a Royal Navy Firefly plane crashed into the boiler house at Lewisham Hospital this morning An official statement subsequently released reveals…

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Lorry Overturns Ambulance on Spot to Help Injured

The North Western Courier · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

Travelling from Bellata with a patient for Narrabri District Hospital, the driver of a Narrabri ambulance car, found four…

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Riverside Accident Well-known Grazier Killed Broken Pump Belt Inflicts Fatal Injuries

The North Western Courier · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

Alexander Monro Cousens, 59 was fatally injured on Sunday while working on his property, Aloomba…

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95 Drowned

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. — Ninety-[?] passengers were drowned [?]esterday when a river steamer [?]om Hamburg bound for…

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Firemen Injured

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — While racing to a fire which gutted a box factory in Waratah Street, Leichhardt to-day, a fire engine…

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170 Drowned In Jap Ferry Disaster

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

TOKIO, Monday.—Over 170 persons are reported to have lost their lives when a twenty ton ferry capsized near Onagawa, on…

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N.Z. Apartment Fire Seven People Injured

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Monday.—Several people were injured when a fire swept an apartment house in Wellington last night…

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Two Injured When Refrigerator Bursts

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

When a refrigerator undergoing repairs exploded, in Mr. McCleary's Bowen street store yesterday afternoon, Mr. C…

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Fatal Road Accident Young Girl Killed

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 1

Miss Joyce Egan, 26, daughter of Mrs. C. M. Egan, "The Pines" Narrabri, was fatally injured when two trucks collided on the…

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Three Drowned When Dinghy Capsizes

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday. — Two Netherlands East Indies servicemen and a twenty year-old girl were drowned in Moreton…

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Jockey Dies: Two Injured in Race Crash

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 3

George Allen, an apprentice jockey, was fatally injured when Stefanova fell with him at Newcastle races on Saturday. He was admitted to…

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Motorists' Statements After Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. advises motorists to refrain from giving signed statements to the police regarding accidents in which they are involved until…

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Accident at Boomi Sports

North West Champion · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Richardson, son of the late Mr. J. Richardson and Mrs. Richardson, of Boomi, was taking part in the hunting competition at the…

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Accidental Death Coroner's Verdict on Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

Accidental death as the result of injuries received during a collision between two motor vehicles, was the finding of the Coroner…

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57 KILLED, 200 Injured in Hotel Fire. Chicago, Wednesday (A.A.P.)

North West Champion · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

At least fifty-seven persons were killed and two hundred injured in an early morning fire that swept through a section of…

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Collision on Moree Road

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 7

On Sunday night, two motor collisions occurred on the Moree Road between Edgeroi and Bellata. The first was between a motor car and a…

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