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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Kyogle Man Fatally Injured At T'field

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 2

TENTERFIELD.--Albert O'Malley, 62, of Kyogle, received injuries which resulted in his death on Sunday when he was…

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Dog Leads Mother to Drowning Son

Northern Star · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Led by a dog to the main irrigation channel at Renmark, Mrs H Pinyon found her infant son floating face…

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Raaf Men Killed in Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—An Air Force communique issued today states that Pilot-Officer K S Andrus, of Mosman, and Sergeant W…

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Banana Loader Injured

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

Mr Alfred Conlon (33), married, of Murwillumbah, a loader on the banana train from Murwillumbah, received a deep lacerated wound when…

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Two Men Drowned In Fishing Tragedy

Northern Star · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — Two men, Norman Holmes, 28, of Bexley, and Alexander Hughes, 40, of Newtown, were drowned in George's River early this afternoon when a skiff, in which…

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Injured Foot

Northern Star · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 4

When a surf board fell on his foot yesterday. Max Woodley (17). of Jamas street, Lismore, sustained a probable fracture. After…

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Youth Drowned; Two Missing

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A youth was drowned, while two who are missing are believed to have suffered a similar fate, last Friday, when their…

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Struck by Motor Lorry Old Man Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 4

William Frohmuller (85), of South Gundurimba, received serious injuries when he was knocked down by a baker's delivery lorry…

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Timber Hauler Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—Monte Beh (53), timber hauler, who resides at 5 Dalley St, Lismore, received injuries to the pelvis, and shock,…

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Drowning Feared of Three Boys

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Wednesday (AAP). —Davis Rusk (7), Arthur Rusk (10) and Henry Greesneal (11) are believed to have been drowned in a…

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Injured While Playing Football

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 2

Playing football at Alstonville yesterday afternoon, Robert Mathews (15), son of Mr G H Mathews, of Wardell Road, Alstonville, fell…

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Two Injured at Explosives Plant

Northern Star · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—An explosion in part of a Commonwealth explosives factory in Victoria resulted in injuries being suffered by…

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Man Drowned in Surf

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Believed to have suddenly developed a cramp Norman Weygand (42), of Sydney, was drowned at…

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Local and General Air Raid Trench Accidents

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 2

A letter sent to Mr. J T Reid, MLA (Casino) from the NES Minister (Mr. Heffron) referred to the question of local responsibility in the event of…

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Fatal Injuries in Zoo Accident

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A boy 15 years of age received fatal injuries and 10 others were injured when a coupling on a toy train at…

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Man Drowned in Attempt to Rescue Girls

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: In trying to rescue two girls who were being washed cut to sea, at Ocean Beach, Woy Woy, yesterday, Norman Weigand (42), of…

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Serious Accident Narrowly Averted

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Monday. — Yesterday evening's 6.15 bus from Evans Head narrowly averted a serious accident, as the result of colliding with a…

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Soldier's Death Drowned in Paterson River

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 4

Lan[?] Corporal Francis J Mortlock (19), one of Mr and Mrs G A Mortlock's two soldier sons, was drowned yesterday…

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Two Injured in Car Smash

Northern Star · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday. — When the car he was driving blew a tyre when crossing a bridge near Old Bonalbo this morning, William…

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Road Accident Inquest To Be Held

Northern Star · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 4

Henry Frohmuller, an 85 years old farmer, of South Gundurimba, was the victim of Lismore's first [?]atal brownout accident. He died…

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