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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Eye Injured by Chip

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 4

James William Maher, married, of 20 Tweed Street, Lismore, employed as a wood cutter by Coleman and Edwards Ltd., was injured…

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Two Hurt in Collision

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 2

Two men were slightly injured when a car and utility truck collided at the corner of Wollumbin Street arid Byangum Road…

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Meatworks Employee Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 5

CASINO, Tuesday. —Casino Ambulance today attended Kevin Battaglene, 23, employed at Casino Meat Works, who was struck on…

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Injured by Plough

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 5

CASINO, Tuesday. — Ronald Radcliffe, 17, of Dyraaba Central, to-day sustained a severe lacerated wound between the third and fourth…

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Injured When Window Collapsed

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

Replacing a broken plate glass window at the Acme Tyre Company's premises in Keen Street, Lismore, yesterday afternoon, Mr…

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Bush Worker's Ordeal when Leg was Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

John Stein, aged 36, employed by the Woodenbong Sawmill, was felling timber near the border gate on the Bruxner Highway yesterday when a…

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Three Injured When Bus and Truck Collide

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—Three Indonesians, members of the N.E.I. military camp at Casino, were injured, and a woman was treated for…

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M'Bimby Accidents

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Thursday.— While working on his farm at Main Arm, Mullumbimby, Mr. Harold King gashed his leg with…

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Soldier Fatally Injured By Tram

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A soldier who was fatally injured when struck by a tram at La Perouse early to-day has been identified as Private…

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408 Killed in Road Accidents in 1945

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A big Increase in road accidents in New South Wales last year was revealed by the Road Transport…

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Surfer Injured

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 2

When he dived into the surf at Kirra on Saturday, severe head, injuries were sustained by Ainsley Thomas Peterson (22)…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Northern Star · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 4

When the motor cycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a motor car near Clunes about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,…

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Over 50 Injured in Anti-british Riot in Cairo

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: More than 50 Egyptian students and police were injured in rioting at Amma bridge, over the Nile, in Cairo, says the Associated Press correspondent…

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Accident with Axe

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 2

Arthur Tully, single, of Eungella, received a large incised wound to the left big toe while using an axe at his home on…

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Ex-soldier Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Sunday: Lindsay Sneddon, who served for 3½ years in New Guinea and was discharged a month ago, was…

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Two British Tars Believed Drowned

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Two Royal Navy ratings are missing and are believed to have been drowned after a pinnace…

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Two Killed in Train Collision in England

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Two soldiers were killed and eight persons injured when a fast express bound from King's Cross to Newcastle crashed late last night into a local train which had been derailed near Potter's Bar…

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Ballina Inquest Verdict Of Accidental Drowning

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 6

That Leonard Edward Bruning was accidentally drowned at Ballina Lighthouse beach on January 27, whilst endeavouring to rescue a…

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Plastics For The Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 10

Ninety per cent of Britain's plastic industry was used for the national effort in World War II, but healing' and preventive…

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Trawler Sinks After Collision with Sub

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: The British submarine Saga wirelessed Lloyds that she had been in collision with the trawler Girl Lena, which…

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