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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Verdict of Accidental Death

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

A finding of accidental death was recorded by the Casino coroner (Mr. E. Jones), who conducted an inquiry in the Kyogle…

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Injured Hand

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Friday. — Installing an electric motor at the butcher's shop of Ellis and Fredericks, this morning, Charles Wickenden received a…

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Father and Son Drowned

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 5

BUNDABERG, Friday. — When Heather Moar (16[?] was with a picnic party at Neilson Park she got into difficulties while swimming…

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Accidents at Bonalo

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 6

Mr. Kitchener Lister received a broken nose and lacerations to the face when struck by the handle of a wallaby jack. Mr. Lister was…

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Beltman Drowned At Ballina

Tweed Daily · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 2

LISMORE, Sunday: While assisting a boy in the surf at Ballina today, Len Buning (28), of, Catheart Street, Lismore,…

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Four Injured In Lorry Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Monday. — Three adults and one child were injured when a lorry overturned near the bridge in Uki township…

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Member of Fishing Party Drowned

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday:—Harold Harding Cumberland (47), a member of a fishing party, was drowned in Moreton Bay off…

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Injured by Barbed Wire

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 2

Patrick Reynolds, son of Mr J. Reynolds, of Murwillumbah, sustained lacerated wounds to the legs when negotiating a barbed…

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Four Injured at Uki When Lorry Overturns

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 2

Three adults and one child were injured when a lorry overturned near the Bridge in Uki township…

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Accidentally Shot by Her Brother

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday: Ruth Joy Morris (4), of Tallarook St, Seymour, was accidentally shot at her home by her brother…

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Unusual Type of Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 6

An unusual type of night road accident, which is becoming more frequent in view of the tyre famine, is being reported to the N.R.M.A. and…

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Fisherman Injured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 2

Barney Currie (43), professional fisherman, received severe spinal injuries when he was caught between a motor-boat and roller in…

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Rimfire Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Rimfire is an unlikely starter in the Australian cup. He was injured when knocked against the rails at…

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Girl Fatally Injured

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

Valerie Smith (20) single, of Tuff Street, Graf ton, was fatally injured, and John Anderson, of Southgata Road, Grafton, was…

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Accidental Death Verdict

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 4

The circumstances of the death of a Ruthven farmer, Carl Lionel Ahrens, were investigated at a Coroner's inquest in Lismore…

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RN Lighter Blown to Bits; 3 Men Injured Injured Lighter Blown Bits; 3 Men

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A Royal Navy aircraft lighter moored alongside the air-craft-carrier Peresus off…

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Accidents at Woodenbong

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 6

Mrs. T. Wellspring is confined to her bed with painful injuries to her back, sustained when she slipped at her home last Friday…

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Woodedbong Accidents

Northern Star · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 6

Mrs. Thomas Wellspring sustained injuries to her back when she slipped and [?]ll at her home at Woodenbong…

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Man Believed Drowned After Fall From Ferry

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: A, man fell into the harbor from the top deck of the Manly ferryboat Bellubera late last night, and is…

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Reported Drowning Was Premature

Northern Star · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday. — In response to a message from Tatham yesterday afternoon, that a 5-year-old boy named Martin was believed to…

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