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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Two Injured Near Mermaid Beach

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

Two people were injured in an unusual road accident near Mermaid Beach on the Pacific Highway last night…

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Train Crashed Into Truck None Injured

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

The Sydney-bound North Coast mail train tore the table top chassis from a truck with which it collided…

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High Accident Toll in U. S. A.

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

CHICAGO, Friday: Accidents killed 98,000 persons and injured one out of every 14 persons in the United States in 1948, yet it was…

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Boy Drowned in Swimming Pool

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A three-and-a-half year old boy was drowned in a private swimming pool next to his home in Vista Street, Sans…

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Five Killed, 35 Injured In Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday: Weekend accidents killed five persons and injured 35 in Sydney. John Ward, 20, motor mechanic,…

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Animals Figure in Southport Accident List

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

A 19-year-old horse trod on 11-year-old Bill Thompson's foot when he tried to mount it near his home in Rawlings…

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Skiers Killed in Road Accident

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: The German newsagency DPD reported that 19 young people on a skiing tour were killed and 20 were…

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Animals Figure in Two Accidents Cat Attack

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 6

A man received attention from the Kyogle Ambulance after being attacked by a cat at his home in Geneva Street, on Sunday night…

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Painter Fined After Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 6

A collision between a motor cycle and a utility truck at the intersection of Hunter and McKenzie Streets, Lismore, on November 1,…

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Boy Sucked Through Baths Pipe, Drowned

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

BUNDABERG, Wednesday. — An 11-year-old boy was drowned in the Memorial Baths to-night swhen he was sucked feet first into a…

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Man Drowned in Tweed River

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.Mr. Samuel Watson (66), pensioner, of Enfield, Sydney, and a native of New Zealand, was found…

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Two Injured When Trucks Collide

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

Two people were slightly injured when two trucks collided on the Upper Coomera Road yesterday afternoon…

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Quarry Accident Victim Dies

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

Mr. Andrew Alexander Dickson, 38, of Tumbulgum, who was badly injured at Morey's Quarry, Murwillumbah, on Tuesday…

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No Waiting Ban Eases Accidents

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

LONDON: Accidents involving deaths and injury were reduced by 22.4 per cent, in the first four months since the "no waiting"…

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Two Injured in Storm Collision

Northern Star · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 4

Bruises, co[?]ussion and shock were sustained by Cyril James, of 52 Dibbs Street, Lismore, and Gordon Connors, of 134 Tamar Street,…

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Two Injured in Cycle Accident

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday:-- Two cousins received injuries when their motor cycle skidded on a wet tram track in Grey Street, South Brisbane, last night…

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Hospital Truck in Accident

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Two members of the fire staff of Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital were arrested today after…

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Sleeper Cutter and Farmer Injured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

Percival Lynton, sleeper cutter, of Tyalgum, suffered lacerations and a crushed foo when he was caught between a truck…

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Two Injured in Truck Capsize

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 4

Two young men were injured and admitted to hospital last night after, their utility truck had capsized on the Tullera Road…

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Neck Injured by Bag of Wheat

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 4

James O'Connor, 48, storeman, received injuries to the back of the neck when a bag of wheat fell on him in Lismore yesterday morning…

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