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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Plans to Assist Injured Footballer

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 12

At a meeting of representatives Of Lismore sporting bodies held last night in the Hibernian Hall, a committee was appointed to make arrangements…

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Wharf Labourer Injured On Steamer GRAFTON

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 8

A radio message from the steamer, Port Tauranga, in the Clarence River, to Brisbane, and a telegram sent from Brisbane to Grafton Hospital is said…

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Man Found Lying Injured on Road Arrest Follows MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 9

With most of his clothing stripped off, and suffering from severe head injuries, William Hughes (50), of Werribee South, was found last night…

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Accidental Verdict Child's Fatal Scalds Water From Kettle

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday by the Acting District Coroner, Mr. Elsmer Jones, of…

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Local and General Schollgirl Injured

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 4

While playin yesterday afternoon, Daphne Buttenshaw, daughter of Mr. sind Mrs. C. L. Buttenshaw, of Stokers, sustained a probable, fracture of the…

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Belgium's Prime Minister Injured Anti-government Demonstration

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3

BRUSSELS, Thursday:—The Prime Minister (M. Spaak) was slightly hurt in the face during an anti-Government demonstration…

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Accidental Death Baby's Fatal Scalds KYOGLE

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 13

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the acting district coroner, Mr. Elsmer Jones, at an inquest on Max Harl Davis, the 10-months-old…

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Traffic Lights Reduce City Accidents

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 6

The value of traffic lights in reducimg city accidents was demonstrated in New York recently. In an effort to minimise traffic accidents in that city…

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9-Year-Old Girl Drowned SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 1

Irene Lake (9), of Glenfield, was drowned in the river near her home to-day. She was a member of a picnic party, and evidently fell into…

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Jockey Injured Jockey Thrown and Hurt

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 10

Thrown from his horse after it had run a close second to White Pepper in the Plying Handicap at Lismore Jockey Club's races at…

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Injured in Surf Boat Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 7

Two members of the Freshwater Surf Club were injured when a surf boat overturned on a wave to-day. They were Patrick O'Leary, of Glebe…

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Chinese With Meat Chopper Three Injured in Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday:—Running amok with a meat chopper in the Chinese quarter of Little Bourke street, a Chinese allegedly…

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Attacked While Asleep? Woman Dead and Brother Injured

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday:—Miss Constance Sommerlad (38), on a lonely farm at Hillcrest, four miles from Tenterfield…

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Constable Injured

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday:—Constable F. Maisey, of the Police Safety Bureau patrol, was injured last night when his motor cycle and sidecar came into…

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Injured While Diving Brunswick Heads

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 6

Leslie Holton (10), of Bexhill, who was spending a holiday with his parents at Brunswick Heads, received a severe injury to the head. The boy…

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Battered with Axe Woman Killed On Farm Brother Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 5

Battered with an axe, which was found nearby, Miss Constance Sommerlad was found murdered about 8 a.m. on…

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Policemen Injured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:—A raid at Ilford to-day resulted in the seizure of 15 sticks of gelignite and a quantity of Irish Republican Army literature…

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Main Causes of Road Accidents

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 6

Five of the principal causes of road accidents in the Lismore police district were outlined by Inspector W. Sherringham to the…

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Girl Rider Injured Bolting Horse Hits Car

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

Rita Forrest (19), of Brisbane, who is visiting Murwillumbah, was admitted to hospital yesterday morning with concussion, sustained…

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Tractor Accident Baronet Farmer Killed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 1

Sir Hussey Burgh Farlie-Cunninghame, farmer of Murrungul, Rushe's Creek, 21 miles from Manilla, was killed this week when the tractor he…

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