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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Injured in Football

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

Mr. Darrie Davis received a large lacerated wound to his left cheek, when he was injured in a football game at Wiangaree during the…

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Burringbar Man Injured

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

In a, collision between two cars on the corner of Hindmarsh and Leycester Streets, Lismore, about 7 o'clock on Saturday night,…

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8 English League Players Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 9

SYDNEY, Monday—Because of injuries eight members of the English Rugby League team, including Eric Batten, the speedy winger, who…

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Man Injured In Collision Between Car and Utility

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday. — Last night while Frederick vout, 33, of Deep Creek, was making some adjustment to his motor utility truck on…

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Schoolboy Injured Playing Football

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

Playing football at Coleman's Point yesterday, Frank Mclver, 14, Marist Brothers schoolboy, suffered a probable fracture of his left wrist…

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Man Injured When Vehicles Collide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

CASINO, Tuesday: While Frederick Vout (33), of Deep Creek, via Casino, was making some adjustments to hiss motor utility…

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Pensioner Fatally Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

Leslie Sinclair (78), who lived alone at Dry Dock, Tweed Heads, was fatally injured in a road accident last night…

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Fine Sequel to Motor Collision

Northern Star · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—For failing to keep as far as practicable to the left hand side of the carriageway, Claude Clarence Fleming, carrier…

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Heavy Death Roll In Chicago Fire 58 DEAD, 200 INJURED

Northern Star · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Thursday (AAP).—At least 58 persons were killed and more than 200 injured in the disastrous fire which yesterday morning swept through a section of the 22-storey La Salle Hotel. Red Cross…

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Jockey Accidentally Killed

Northern Star · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — The District coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) today returned a finding of accidental death at the inquest of…

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Fatal Injuries in Road Accident

Northern Star · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—Leslie Sinclair (78), who lived alone at Dry Dock, Tweed Heads, was fatally injured in a road…

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Three Injured In Train Smash

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Three men were injured when a passenger train crashed into the rear of a stationary goods train at Minto,…

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3 Injured in Train Crash

Northern Star · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 5

S[?]day.—A driver, a [?]orter and a guard were injured when a passenger train crashed into the rear of a stationary goods…

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Killed in Grenade Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 5

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday. —When a hand grenade was thrown into a trench in which they were working at Papkura military…

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Footballer Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.—Playing football at Carrington Park to-day David M. Fields, 29, of Urbenville, received a large lacerated wound to…

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Eye Injured in Football Game

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 4

Ian Wall, who played with the first football team at Woodburn on Sunday, received a large lacerated wound to his left eye early in the game. He…

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Man Drowned

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 June 1946 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday: J. Pearson, of Buranda, war drowned in the Brisbane River today, when attempting to free a coal barge…

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Deaths at Camp Found Accidental

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A verdict of accidental death in all fire cases was recorded by the coroner today at an inquest into the…

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Camp Explosion "Accidental"

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 June 1946 · page 1

BATHURST, Tuesday.—a verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Coroner (Mr. A. E. Burgess) to-day at the resumed inquiry into…

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Pedestrians To Blaine For Majority of Accidents

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 June 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Official records of traffic accidents in the past few years had proved that where pedestrians were killed it was usually the fault of the victim, the Chief of the Traffic Police (Sub-Inspector T…

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