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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Latest R.n. Carrier Damaged in Collision

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON Tuesday: The Royal Navy's latest aircraft-carrier, Thesus, commissioned on January 9, arrived at the…

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Cars in Head-on Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 5

BALLINA, Wednesday. — Although two cars, which met in a head-on collision at the southern approach to East Ballina bridge…

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Man Injured by Falling Limb

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Mr. V. Boyle, a farm hand, of Lodestone, while felling a tree on Wednesday, was struck on the head by a limb that was displaced by the…

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Injured by Saw

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 4

KYOGLE, Tuesday.—Mr. W. Willams, wood carter, of McDougall Street, was cutting logs with a circular saw when his left hand…

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Man Drowned at Coraki Vain Rescue Efforts

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

Despite attempts to rescue him, Frank Sinclair Jarrett (38), of Surrey Street, Coraki, was drowned in the Richmond River at Coraki…

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Victim of Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 5

CAIRO, Wednesday: Sir Hassanein Pash, Chief of King Farouk's Royal Cabinet, was killed in a car accident here…

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Search Continuing For Coraki Drowning Victim

Northern Star · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

Dragging operations in the Richmond River at Coraki since early yesterday morning have failed to recover the body of Frank…

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U.s. Admiral Drowned

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 1

NORFOLK (Virginia), Friday (AAP). — Vice-Admiral Theodore Wilkinson was drowned when a car overran the ending of the…

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Accidents at Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 5

CASINO, Friday.—Several accidents were attended by Casino Ambulancet oday.. Mr. J. Lollback, of Phillips Swamp, sustained deep…

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Cessation of Rioting in Bombay 187 Dead, 1002 Injured In Previous Days

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

BOMBAY, Sunday: Today the Sabbath calm in Bombay was almost completed. An encouraging indication that a return to peace might be expected was the reopening of 15 of the city's 63 cotton mills which were closed by the strike…

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Casino Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—A number of accidents were attended by Casino Ambulance at the week-end. Ronald Seery (19), of Kippenduff,…

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In Brief Accidentally Shot Mother

Northern Star · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A ten year old boy accidentally shot his mother at Helensburgh yesterday, but the woman is expected to…

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Two Injured in Cycle Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 4

Carmel Davison, 11, daughter of Mr. Dudley Ivan Davison, of Bailey Street, North Lismore, was injured in a bicycle collision while riding…

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Chargeafter Collision Dismissed

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 6

A charge against Nicholas L. Aldinis, of Main Arm, that when he was about to make a turn at an intersection he did…

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Roughrider Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 4

Neville Walters, a member of the Kyogle Roughriders trope performing at Woodenbong last night, was injured when thrown from a…

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97 Drowned in River Disaster

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP). — Ninety-five passengers were drowned yesterday when a river steamer from Hamburg bound…

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95 Drowned When Steamer Sinks

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: It is feared that 102 passengers were drowned yesterday when a river steamer from Hamburg bound…

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Two Injured in Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 4

CORAKI, Tuesday.—When a motor cycle came into collision with a car in coraki Street Coraki, the driver, Raymond Hutley, of…

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Treating Injured in Bombay

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 1

Women volunteers attending some of the injured following disturbances in Bombay…

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Police Charges Sequel to Motor Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 9

Robert Arthur Ramsay (22) was Charged at Ballina Court with (1) driving a motor vehicle on February 12, 1946, whilst under the…

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