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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Byron Bay Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 4

BYRON BAY, Monday.—John Farrell, 12, was badly stung by a bluebottle while surfing at Byron Bay, and had to receive ambulance…

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Horse Killed in Track Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Mone, J. Barden's charge, broke her back and was destroyed, and apprentice A. Franklin was injured on…

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Accidents at Mullumbimby

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 5

Herb. Johnston, banana grower, of Main Arm, Mullumbimby, sustained a severe lacerated wound to his forehead when a stick flew…

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Accidentally Shot

Northern Star · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. P. Connors, of Woodlands, that their son, LAC. Patrick…

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Car Crashes Into Creek: Two Injured

Northern Star · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 4
Also in The Kyogle Examiner

Two occupants of a tourer car had remarkable escapes from death last night when the vehicle plunged over a 40 foot…

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Woman Injured in Car Accident

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 2

A car driven Ky Mr C.P .Patch, of Carool left the road and collided with a tree yesterday morning in the vicinity of Norco…

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Child Drowned in 2½ Inches of Water

Northern Star · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Four-year-old Pamela Molly Sullivan, of Randwick, was drowned in two and a half inches of water this morning…

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Bonalbo Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 4

Mr. Fred Palmer, of Old Bonalbo, was assisting to handle a young horse when he received two kicks, one breaking his small toe…

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Soldier Killed in Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday. —A sergeant in the A.I.F. was killed and another seriously injured when a motor car and a…

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Soldier Killed and Man Seriously Injured in Chinderah Crash

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

An AIF sergeant was killed and another man seriously injured when a car and a transport truck,…

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Collision at Casino

Northern Star · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 6

CASINO, Thursday.—A collision occurred at the intersection of Walker and Barker Streets today between a tourer car driven by Mr…

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Sir Edmund Herring Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Sir Edmund Herring, Chief Justice of Victoria, was knocked down by a motor truck after he had alighted…

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Injured in Fall From Train

Northern Star · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

Robert James Bridger, of Treed Street, North Lismore, trying to board a moving train at Byron Bay, caught the handrail of the last…

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Chinderah Smash Third Man Found Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 2

The third occupant of the car involved in the smash at Chinderah on Wednesday night was found…

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A.i.f. Man Killed in Accident

Northern Star · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Knight, of Union Street, South Lismore, have received word from the Minister for the Army that their son, Sig…

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Mullumbimby Accidents

Northern Star · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Thursday. —Herbert Lamb, of Stuart Street, Mullumbimby was given first aid by the ambulance for a lacerated…

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Death Caused By Accidentally Swallowing Lysol

Northern Star · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 5

CASINO, Thursday[?] inquest this morning the District Coroner (.Mr. Elsmer Jones) found that Mrs. Mary Agnes Croke [?]ied…

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Two Drowned When Tug Overturns

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 1

CAIRNS, Friday: Two members of the crew were drowned when the Adelaide Steamship Coy's 89-ton tug Yuta capsized…

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Mullumbimby Accidents

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 2

Herbert Lamb, of Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, was given first aid by the ambulance for a lacerated wound on the second finger of his…

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