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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Clarence' Man Drowned

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

GRAFTON, Monday:—Edward Patrick Clarence Moloney (28), share farmer, was drowned at Carr's Creek, near Grafton, this afternoon…

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Youth Drowned in Creek

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

BERRY, Monday:—Harold Thompson (18), of Port Kembla, was drowned in Broughton Hill Creek, Berry, yesterday afternoon…

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Boy Drowned at Wattamolla

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday:—Ray Osland (6), of Edward Street, Glebe, Newcastle, was drowned in three feet of water at Wattamolla yesterday…

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Farmer Drowned Near Grafton Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

Edward Patrick Clarence Moloney (28), a share farmer, was drowned in Carr's Creek, 'near Grafton, this afternoon. Walking into the creek…

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Trevassa Survivor Injured PERTH

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

One of the survivors of the famous Trevassa foundering in the Indian Ocean, Joseph Wilson, is now in danger of losing his eyesight following an…

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Three Injured Affray Near Lithgow

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

LITHGOW, Monday:—Following a quarrel in a house about five miles from Lithgow yesterday, two men and a woman were taken to Lithgow…

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Fatally Injured in Dive GRIFFITH

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 1

Teonieta Eastianen (38), was fatally injured to-day when lie dived into shallow water in the Murrumbidgee River, and broke his neck…

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6-Year-Old Boy Drowned In Lagoon SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 11

Ray Osland (6), of Edward-street, Glebe (Newcastle), was drowned in a lagoon at Wattamulla (National Park). It is believed that he slipped down the…

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Man Injured Car Crashes Through Bridge Railing

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Monday:—Clive Smith, of Armidale, received concussion and probable internal injuries when he crashed through the railing of a…

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Struck By Train: Fatally Injured SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 7

When he was struck by a train while working at Homsby to-day, Charles Wood (50), a railway employee, was fatally injured. He received…

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Accident Victim Dies SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

James Hicks (71), of Croydon, who was knocked down in Croydon last night by a car, died in hospital today. In the accident, his wife was…

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Murwillumbah Girl Injured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Keith Pollock, of the Commercial Bank, Bathurst, and his sister, Miss Nancy Pollock, of Murwillumbah, were Injured when their car overturned…

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Boy Drowned in Parramatta River

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Ronald Mitchell (9), of Eliza Street, Fairfield, was drowned in five feet of water in the Parramatta River at…

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Car Crashed One Killed, Five Injured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Mrs. Clara B. Warner (36), of Belmore, was killed, and five other persons were injured when a motor car…

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600 Killed In Road Accidents In 12 Months SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 6

For the 12 months ended June 30, 600 people were killed and 8615 were injured in road accidents in New South Wales…

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Drowning Tragedies Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

While swimming in private baths at Pymble yesterday, Dermot O'Brien, aged thre years, was drowned. He was bathing: with his two sisters and…

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Boy Fatally Injured BOWRAL

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 6

Clifford Vedmore, aged 10, was fatally injured to-day when a bicycle he was riding skidded in front of a nilk lorry driven by his father. The wheel of the…

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Pilot Injured Moth 'Plane Wrecked In Crash MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 12

John Sherwin (27), of Mornmgtont was seriously injured this morning when a Moth 'plane he was piloting crashed at Mornington. The machine…

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Guard Travels 2,000,000 MILES Never Had An Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 6

Two million miles in charge of steam and electric trains, without a single accident or even having to pull the communicat'on cord—that's the…

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Killed in Motor Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Mr. C. Jones, of Kingsley Street, Byron Bay, has received word from Sydney that his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hicks, were…

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