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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Five Drowned in Floods in Victoria

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Five people were drowned in the floods in the western district of Victoria…

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Injured in Cycling Spill at Casino

Northern Star · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—In one of the cycling events at the Hibernian Sports at Carrington Park on Saturday a few of the competitors…

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Surf Title Two of Boat Crew Injured

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: Trapped when a huge wave overturned their boat, two members of the Stockton crew were badly…

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Former Miner Drowned

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: John Bennett (63), retired miner, of Southwick Street. Wynnum, was found drowned at Wynnum jetty…

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Injured by Falling Steel

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

When Mr. W. Dolby, employed by Messrs W. and J. Brooks, slipped, while carrying a large piece of steel from a lorry into his employers'…

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20 Injured In Two Road Accidents

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Twenty people were injured yesterday afternoon in two road accidents…

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Badly Injured Mare Recovers

Northern Star · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Rose Glory, one of Sydney's most promising horses, has recovered remarkably from an injury which threatened to…

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Four Reported Drowned

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday: Cyclonic flood storms raping since Saturday have flooded the coastal belt from Bundaberg to the…

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Three Drowned When Boat Overturns

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday: Three men were drowned on Saturday night when their fishing boat overturned in Brisbane…

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Motorist Fined For Negligence Accident Sequel

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 7

Sequel to an accident at South Lismore, in which a cyclist was injured, was the appearance at Lismore Court of Petty Sessions…

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Counrtship Badley Injured

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Courtship, one of Australia's most brilliant three-year-old gallopers, was badly injured when…

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Courtship Injured In Track Crash Racing End Likely

Northern Star · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The future of the champion filly, Courtship, is doubtful following a serious accident at Ranawick to-day. The filly got out of contril when her bit broke, and she crashed into a fence,…

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Two Injured in Car Collision

Northern Star · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—Casino District Ambulance attended a call this evening from Doubtful Creek where two persons were injured…

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Timber Worker Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.—While at his work yesterday Robert Fyfe, 32, labourer, of South Casino, was injured by a log of wood rolling on…

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Lassooed Two Drowning Men

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Harry Tierney, of the Central District Ambulance, stood on a rocking pontoon last night and lassooed…

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Rating Drowned As Ship Sails

Northern Star · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Sunday.—As the liner Arawe was casting off from Prince's Pier shortly after 11 o'clock last night for New Zealand…

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R.n. Guest Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 1

AB. W. Sloan, R.N., who is spending leave with Mr. and Mrs. Murray, of Mt. Lion, received a large lacerted wound to the base of his right…

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Riding Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 4

CORAKI, Monday.—When riding a horse in Coraki Mr. T. Perkins received injuries when the animal fell and threw him to the ground…

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Two Men Injured in Motor Collision

Northern Star · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday. — In a collision between a motor car and a lorry in West Street, Casino, to-night a soldier and a civilian were…

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Truck Overturned, Driver Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 10

Clarence Brown, a radio mechanic employed by S.T.C., Lismore. was injured when the truck he was driving skidded and overturned…

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