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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Surfer Drowned; Woman Rescued Near Bilinga

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

A man was drowned and a woman rescued from the surf in an unpatrolled section between Bilinga and Tugun yesterday morning. Drowned was Harry…

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Two Drowned in Q'ld Floods

Northern Star · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Two men have been drowned in flood waters which are swirling over large areas in the south-east corner of…

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Man Drowned, Woman Rescued in Surf

Northern Star · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday.—A man was drowned and a woman rescued from the surf in an unpatrolled section between Bilinga…

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Martial Law Follows Fresh Palestine Outrages 21 People Dead and 50 Injured

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Sunday: Martial law has been imposed in a section of Jerusalem and at Tel Aviv and neighboring centres following a widespread outbreak of terrorism yesterday. It is expected to be extended today. The outrages resulted in 21 being killed and 50 injured, according to…

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Fine Sequel to Motor Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 6

Pleading guilty to not stopping at an intersection, Andrew Davis, of Caniaba, was fined £3, with 8s court costs, at Lismore Court yesterday. The…

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Knee Injured in Fall From Bicycle

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 6

CASINO, Tuesday. — Beverley Harrow, 11, sustained deep wounds to her left knee when she fell from her bicycle this morning. She was…

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100 Drowned in Harbour Squall

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 6

NANKING, Wednesday (AAP). —Over 100 persons are reported to have been drowned, and several warehouses destroyed when a sudden squall hit…

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Over 100 Drowned at Nanking

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

NANKING, Wednesday: Over 100 persons were reported to have been drowned and several warehouses were destroyed when…

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Injured by Horse

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 6

Kenneth Meldrum (20), farm hand, employed at the property of Mrs. E. Amps, at Roseberry Creek, on Wednesday had a large lacerated wound…

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Horse Falls; Man Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 7

William Latter (35) stockman employed by Mr. A. W. Somerville, of Cob-O-Corn Road, sustained a contused wound to his left knee when a…

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Accident Victim Unconscious

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.— The condition of Rupert Logan, 21, who was seriously injured in a car accident at Mallanganee yesterday afternoon,…

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Patrick to Try-out Injured Hand

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. [?] who because of an was forced to seek an adjournment of the fight with Eddie…

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Cricketer Injured

Northern Star · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 4

BONALBO, Sunday.—Mr. W. D. McLaughlin, of Bonalbo, received an injured forearm when struck on the wrist by a cricket ball during…

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Injured in Fall From Horse

Northern Star · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 4

BONALBO, Sunday—Ossle Boyd, of Bonalbo, received severe abrasions, swellings, and suffered from shock when he was pulled off…

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More Terrorist Attacks In Palestine Five Killed and 30 INJURED

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Sunday: It was officially announced that a British an and four Jewish terrorists were killed in an attack against Citrus House, while a British constable, a Palestinian constable and 15 Jews were injured. A young Jewish girl was among the dead attackers…

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Three Dead, 34 Hurt In Road Accidents

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Three men were killed and 34 persons injured in road accidents in New South Wales and Queens and during the weekend. Walter Donohoe (52), of Brow-…

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70 Injured in Balgowlah Bus Accident

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Seventy people of the 74 occupants were injured, some seriously, when a double-decker bus running from Avalon to Wynyard struck a large corrugation in Sydney Road, Balgowlah, on the corner of…

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150 Drowned in Yangtze

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 5

NANKING, Monday: One hundred and fifty panic-stricken passengers and crew were drowned when they jumped…

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Accident Victim Dies at Casino

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.—Rupert Owen Logan, 21, an invalid pensioner, who was knocked down by a motor car, at Mallanganee,…

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Schoolboy Injured In Cycle Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 4

Ian McDonald, 12, son of Mrs. D. McDonald, of Buckendoon, fractured his pelvis when thrown from his bicycle. He was riding to school when…

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