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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Two Injured When Truck and Car Collide

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

Two young women, residents of Lismore,(received injuries when a car in which they were proceeding from Lismore to Coolangatta…

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80 Passengers in Q'land Rail Smash One Killed: 9 Injured Thallon Mail Hits Landslide

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 7

BRISBANE, Monday.—Without warning the Thallon mail train crashed head-on into 1000 tons of rock brought down by a landslide between two tunnels at Ran[?]view, 5 miles from Toowoomba, late last night…

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Car Ran Off Road Accident Causes Analysed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off the road," and…

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Another Landslide on Rail Track at Scene of Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 4

TOOWOOMBA, Wednesday:—A second landslide at 11 o'clock this morning hindered progress of breakdown gangs in their efforts to clear…

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Priest and Boy Drowned in Bathing Pool

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday:—The Rev. Father John McCaskar (39). parish priest of Bungendore, New South Wales, and Clifford Lee…

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Priest Drowned in Attempt to Save Boy's Life

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday. — A priest, Father McCusker. and Clifford Lee (13), both of Bungendore, were drowned at the Cotter River picnic…

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Fatal Crossing Accident

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

TOOWOOMBA, Tuesday:—Colliding on his motor-cycle with a locomotive at a level-crossing to-day, John Anderson (29), single, was shockingly…

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Small Slips Cause Accidents

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal…

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Injured in Fall

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 6

CASINO, Friday.—As a result of a fall at her home at Coombell yesterday, Miss M. Small suffered a probable fracture of the lower portion of the…

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These Cause Serious Accidents

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 12

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to…

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Three Killed, Four Critically Injured

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday:—A man and his two sons were killed, and two women and two young girls were critically injured when a car…

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Accidental Explosion at Gibraltar

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 3

GIBRALTAR, Sunday:--Seven soldiers and a civilian were killed in an accidental explosion connected with blasting operations on the north front…

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Three of Family Killed: Four Hurt in Car Accident

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Three peeple were killed and four injured, two critically, when a car overturned near Essendon last night. All were…

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Farmer Injured

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 2

Hugh. Pratt, farmer of Reserve Creek, was fortunate to escape more serious injury when attacked by a bull yesterday. He received injuries to the…

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Accidental Death Verdict Inquest on Plane Crash Victims

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

Lismore District Coroner (J. McElroy) yesterday found that the two R.A.A.F. men from Amberley service training school who were killed in the crash at Barker's Vale on Sunday morning, January 19, met accidental…

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Schoolboy Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 7

BALLINA, Wednesday. — A head wound, which necessitated a number of stitches at the Ballina District Hospital, was received by Bert…

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Children Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 6

Lismore district ambulance treated and conveyed to Lismore Base Hospital two children injured as the result of falls…

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Army Vehicles in 300 Accidents Daily

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday:--The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Captain David Margesson) said in the House of Commons that…

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Waves of Road Accidents

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 6

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves,' which are not confined to one part of the State…

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N.z. Air Force Fatality

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday:--When two trainer aircraft collided in landing at Taieri aerodrome yesterday, Leading Aircraftman Desmond…

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