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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Killed in Train Accident

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Cecil Kimber, former racing motorist and managing director of the MG Car Company, was one of two killed…

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Week-end Accidents

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

Marie, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Whalan, Norton St., sustained a fractured left thigh when she fell from a log on which she was…

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Two Women Injured in Truck Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—When the tyre of a utility truck in which four women, two girls and a boy were seated, blew out on the…

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Mullumbimby Accidents

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

While recently endeavoring to catch a horse, Thomas Holmes, whose home is in Argyle Street, Mullumbimby, received a lacerated…

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M'bimby Accidents

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.—Children predominated among those receiving treatment at the Mullumbimby ambulance station…

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Germans Planned Drowning Of Allied Armies

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Germany's biggest and best kept secret of the S[?]efgried defences can now be told says the Daily Express correspondent at Supreme! Headquarters…

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Injured While Diving

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 4

"While diving into the clarence River near Tabulam, Miss Joan Tyrrell, of Old Bonabo, hit her head on the river bottom. She…

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Finger Injured In Mincing Machine

Northern Star · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 4

CASINO, Friday. — Arthur E. Parker, 31. an employee of the Casino Meat Works, narrowly escaped severing his right index…

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Fatally Injured by Effects of Storm

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: When a storm, accompanied by a wind of gale force, struck a military camp at Redbank yesterday…

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Byron Bay Accidents

Northern Star · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 5

Mr. Robert Humphries, of Broken Head, while helping at a cattle sale attempted to stop a bullock from breaking through the fence. He…

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Injured by Log

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

Donald Parish (7), son of Mr and Mrs Parish,, of Palm Vale, while helping his father to gather firewood on Saturday morning,…

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Railway Fireman Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 1

Mr. F. Connolly, a railway fireman, was admitted to the Memorial Hospital in a serious condition on Saturday morning as a result of…

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7000 Drowned When Nazi Liner Sunk

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—More than 7000 persons were reported drowned as the result of the sinking of the German 25.000-ton ship…

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Children Jump From Boat; One Drowned

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Becoming panic-stricken when they found themselves being blown out to sea in a boat which they took…

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Safe Riders For Safe Bikes Avoidable Accidents

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 7

Young pedal cyclists are again pushing their way into the road casualty lists in ways that are easily avoidable. For instance, in the last…

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Entertainers Delayed By Car Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 1

Billed to appear in Kyogle on Friday evening, the well known entertainer, Dante, and his company failed to appear, having been…

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Accidentally Shot Through Hand

Northern Star · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—Marjorie Macqueen, of Theresa Creek, knocked over a gun at her home and when picking it up the gun…

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Killed in Plane Accident

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 2

Mr Eric Buttsworih, of Cudgera, has received confirmation from the Air Board that his brother, John Leighton Buttsworth…

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Accident with Axe

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 2

Harold Hancock, farmer, of [?]ray's Creek, while cutting wood at his home yesterday sustained a large incised wound to the…

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Local and General Girl Cyclist Injured

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 2

Rae Marie Bailey (10), daughter of Mr and Mrs Cec. Bailey, of Murwillumbah, was knocked from her bicycle when she…

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