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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

A broken bottle caused a severe lacerated wound to the right forearm of K. Armstrong, 8, of Lloyd Street, while he was playing in the yard at…

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Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

A series of accidents over the week-end kept the Narrabri Ambulance officers very busy. Members of the Moree football…

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Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 10

The local Ambulance officers were kept fully occupied at the Showground on Friday and Saturday. Numerous accidents and minor…

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Freak Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 8

Mr. Athol Eather, of Turrawan, and a visitor to the district, Constable George Rooke, of Inverell, were the victims of a freak accident a few…

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The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 1

Last Friday night, Thomas Bradshaw, to Balo Street, Moree, was found in Burren Junction with injuries to the head and right arm. First aid…

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Accidents During Show Time. Pony Killed—narrow Escape of Rider

North West Champion · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 5

At about 12.30 p.m. on Friday at the showground, John Lysaught, aged 15 years, had a remarkable escape from death when…

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The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

William McCarthy, of Boggabri, sustained a lacerated nose while playing football at Collins Park. Narrabri, on Sunday. The local ambulance…

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Family Injured In Car Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 6

Eight members of the Barraket family were injured when their car skidded in loose gravel on the Gunnedah road, eight miles from…

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Unknown Number Drowned In North American Floods New York

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

Floods devastating vast sections of north-west Pacific areas of the United States and British Colombia, have surrounded the low-lying areas of Vanport City, in Oregon, drowning an unknown number of persons…

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The North Western Courier · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

Kevin Hannaford (6), Gould street, Narrabri West, ran into a post while playing at school this morning. He was taken by the…

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400 Injured In Strike Clash PARISH

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 1

Fifteen thousand police were in action against 20,000 strikers in various plants at Clermont Ferrand last night after earlier…

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Rotten Sleepers Believed Cause of Rail Fatality Repairs Being Effected In Area Had Not Reached Fatal Point HARDEN

North West Champion · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 1

Rotten sleepers on the section of the railway track between Cunningar and Rocky Ponds is believed to be responsible for the derailment there in which four people lost their lives and about 20 people…

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Thirty-Nine Killed Following Mid-Air Crash By Two Planes Worst Fatality In History Of British Civil Aviation

North West Champion · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)—Thirtynine people including the British High Commissioner in Malaya (Sir Edward Gent) were killed when the R.A.F. York transport plane, carrying Sir Edward Gent back from Malaya…

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The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 July 1948 · page 10

Mrs. E. Tomlinson, of "Ringwood" Narrabri slipped on the wet grass at her home on Saturday morning and fell, sustaining an injured shoulder…

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Dr. Injured in Car Smash Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

A doctor was critically injured when his car crashed into a telegraph pole at Woollahra early this morning as he was returning from an…

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M.P. Injured In Car Smash

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thursday Rowley James, M.H.R., who was injured in a car crash near Wyong last night, is unconscious…

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Two Trams Wrecked in Collision Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 1

Three persons were injured when a crowded city-bound tram jumped the points and crashed into the side of another tram…

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Combating Cause of Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 8

Much thought is being given in motorised countries as to why drivers have accidents and how best to ensure greater road…

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Rescue From Drowning Televised

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 2

Television made history at the Olympic Games by showing for the first time a rescue from drowning. Greta Andersen, who collapsed in the Council agreed on Tuesday night to continue their subsidy of £2 per week to the Municipal Bandy but to make no payment for the period…

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Heavy Cost of Road Accidents SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 1

An economic loss of £10,000,000 is caused each year by road accidents throughout Australia, estimates the Australian Road…

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