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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Two Men Drowned in Creek. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 1

Unable to swim, two Sydney men were drowned on Haddon Rig Station, Warren yesterday when the raft on which they were crossing the…

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Two Killed and Eight Injured in Truck Crash

North West Champion · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 1

Two shearers—John Griffiths, of Moree, and Eric Foster, of Inverell—were killed, and eight injured when a truck smashed into…

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Drowning Tragedy

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 1

A river tragedy occurred at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon when George Barraket (19) was drowned in the Namoi near the…

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Cup Favourite Injured MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

The heavily backed Melbourne Cup candidate, Lungi, broke his near Sesamoid bone during an exercise gallop at Flemington…

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Nine Injured in Brisbane Smash Brisbane

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1

Nine people were injured when a tram and bus crashed head-on at East Brisbane today. The nine people were taken to…

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Drowning Tragedy Inquest

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 3

Companions of George Anthony Barraket, drowned in the Namoi river, at Tarriaro on October 16, thought he was…

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Two Killed in Car Accident. Sinoleton

North West Champion · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 1

Two persons were killed late yesterday when a car overturned on the Maitland Road, four miles from Singleton. Those killed were…

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Lifesaver Believed Drowned. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

A Manly lifesaver (Bill Hawkins), who early yesterday paddled surf ski from Manly to Maroubra, a distance of about ten miles,…

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Car Collision on Boggabilla Road. Three Passengers Admitted to Hospital

North West Champion · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

Shortly alter midnight on Saturday, two cars collided on a culvert about fourteen miles from Moree on the Boggabilla Road…

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Darby Munro Arrested After Headon Collision. Six Injured. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

Jockey David Hugh "Darby"' Munro (35) was arrested at Randwick by police last night following a headon collision, in which…

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Injured at Sawmill

North West Champion · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 1

Yesterday morning, Mr. Thomas Close, employed at the Terry Hie Tie sawmill, was injured when a timber trolley ran over his left foot…

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Two Men Believed Drowned at Sea. Melbourne

North West Champion · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 1

Two men are believed to have been drowned after their sailing boat capsized on Port Phillip Bay late yesterday. They are…

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Youth Accidentally Shot Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 1

A youth who was accidentally shot by his girl friend at Liverpool yesterday is in a critical condition in the Royal Prince…

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A Painful Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 4

Mr. Athol Eather, of Turrawan, suffered a painful accident last week. While engaged, with others, in shooting rabbits, he received seven shot…

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16 Injured —Five Seriously —In Car Accident. Melbourne

North West Champion · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

Sixteen people were injured— five seriously—when a truck, carrying 14 picnickers collided with a car and overturned at the crossroads at the…

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