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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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Cars in Collision

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 5

When two motor cars collided near Loder's Creek Bridge on the Pacific Highway near Southport on Sunday, three women suffered from injuries…

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Tamblyn Injured

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday:—The Victorian Sheffield Shield team will face its northern tour with a weakened batting side. Owing to an injured…

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Tweed District Ambulance Involved in Collision

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 2

It was reported to the Committee of Tweed District Ambulance at its meeting last night that on Sunday, while proceeding to…

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Factory Worker Injured Casino

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 6

Bert Carlton (37), of Convent Lane, Casino, received painful injuries while working at the Casino butter factory to-day. A steam hose he was using…

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Actress Fatally Injured Los Angeles

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 1

Miss Dorothy Mackaye, aged 37, the former stage star and wife of the film actor, Paul Kelly, has been fatally infured in a motor accident…

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A.i.f. Man Fatally Injured

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday:—A member of the 2nd A.I.F. was fatally injured and a member of the militia forces critically injured when the car in which…

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Two Injured in N.z. Bomber Crash

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Monday:—Catching fire 500ft. up, a Vickers-Vincent three-seater bomber crashed near Blenheim and was completely…

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Two Boys Drowned of 12 Carried Out by Undertow

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday:— When 12 boys from the Toc H camp were carried out by the undertow while swimming at Ocean Grove, two were…

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Accidental Death MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 2

The Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death to-day in connection with the death of the managing director of the Tivoli Theatre Circuit…

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Baby Drowned in Bath Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 6

Left alone for a few minutes to-day Maureen Smith (aged 15 months) was drowned in a bath at her parents' home at Bellevue Hill…

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Tweed Heads Man Injured When Car Overturns

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 4

Lessel Barnes, of Tweed Street, Tweed Heads, was travelling alone in his car towards Cudgera yesterday when the vehicle left the…

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Cars Collide Accident Near Brunswick

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 6

Two cars collided head-on about a mile and a half south of Brunswick Heads on the Pacific Highway yesterday afternoon. The occupants…

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Two Girls Drowned

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Thursday:—Two little girls, Joan McQuillan (4) and Margaret McQuillan (1), of Gore, were drowned when a boat containing their…

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Children Injured

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

Two children were injured in accidents in Lismore yesterday. One was admitted to the Lismore Base Hospital after receiving…

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Young Man Drowned Evidence At Inquest CASINO

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

An inquest was held at Dyraaba to-day concerning the death of Richard Angus (24), who was drowned m Dyraaba Creek on…

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Many Road Accidents Bad Start For New Year

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State, it is becoming…

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Tonking Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death ORANGE

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 7

A verdict that Mary Agnes Tonking (46), the wife of the Chief Secretary, died from a haemorrhage on December 24 caused by a…

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Man Dead in Railway Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 6

Denis Noonan (43), of Cofr's Harbour, died in Kyogle Memorial Hospital last night as a result of severe injuries which he received in…

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Accidental Death Verdict at Inquest on Mrs. Tonking

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday:— The death on December 24 of Mrs. Mary Agnes Tonking, wife of the Chief Secretary, was caused by a gunshot wound…

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Man's Death After Kyogle Shunting Accident

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

KYOGLE, Friday:—Denis Noonan (43), of Coffs Harbour, died in Kyogle Memorial Hospital to-night as the result of severe injuries which he…

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