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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Boy Injured in Street Accident

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

Shortly before the commencement of the evening performance at the Vogue Theatre on Saturday, when there was considerable traffic…

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Casino Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—Accidents attended by Casino Ambulance at the week-end were as follows:— Shirley Sinclair (7), of Park…

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Accident Victim Dies

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday. — Susan Cecilia Clarke (10), who was critically injured when she was knocked down by a car near her…

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Orphans Injured by Shell

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday.-Five children from an orphanage were injured. one seriously, and others narrowly escaped when a shell with…

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Pilot Acquited by Court Martial; Accident Over Beach

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Flight Sgt. Lindsay White, in a statement in his defence at the court martial to-day, said that…

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Jap. Warship Strikes Mine: 1000 Drowned

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

CHUNGKING, Friday (AAP).— About 1000 Japanese were drowned when a medium sized Japanese warship sank after striking a…

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Farm Worker Drowned

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

Robert Thomas Parker, a middle-aged farm worker of Chillingham, lost his life in the flooded North Arm…

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Man Drowned on Tweed

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday. — Robert Parker, of Chillingham, was drowned yesterday afternoon when. his horse slipped while crossing…

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Inquest To-morrow on Drowned Cubs

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 4

GRAFTON, Sunday.—The inquest on 13 Wolf Cubs, drowned in fchff Clarence River, Grafton, on December 11. when a ou'nt overturned,…

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Train Hits Lorry Woman Dead: Six Injured

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — When a train crashed into a motor lorry at a level crossing at Richmond at 6.30 last night a wotnan was…

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One Killed and Six Injured in Crossing Smash

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: When a train crashed into a motor lorry at a level-crossing at Richmond at 6.30 last night…

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Inquest into Drowning Of 13 Wolf Cubs In Clarence River

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

GRAFTON, Tuesday: Capt. J. R. Jones, of Yamba, told the Coroner (Mr T. H. Brooke) (today that while…

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Road Accidents Fewer

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: There were 6789 road accidents in New South Wales, causing the death of 383 persons and injuring 24,591,…

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Fewer Road Accidents

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—There were 6789 road accidents in New South Wales, causing the death of 383 persons and injuries to 4591…

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Surfer Believed Drowned

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Jack Wolfe, 14, of Bondi, is believed to have been drowned at North Bondi yesterday afternon. He dived into…

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Lismore Airman Slightly Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

A Lismore pilot was slightly injured when he was engaged in an operational flight in the United Kingdom on January 28. He is…

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Engine and Tram Damaged After Collision

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: In a level-crossing smash between a coal train locomotive and a tram at Wallsend today both the…

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Accidents

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Don Jones (18), son of Mr and Mrs J. C. Jones, of Wilson's Creek, Mullumbimby, suffered a badly fractured lower jaw, abrasions and…

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Two Injured in Lorry Capsize

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

KYOGLE, Friday. — Two men were injured when the steering gear of a moter lorry failed and caused the vehicle to capsize on…

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Wrestling Scarf Injured; Win for Pencheff

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday—George Pencheff beat Eddie Scarf in a wrest ling contest at Leichhardt Stadium last night. Scarf was injured and…

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