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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Injured Back

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 10

The District Ambulance received a call to Kenebri early on Xmas morning, where Patrick J. Burke, a [?] cutter, had sustained…

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Businessman Drowned Body Recovered by Children Goulburn

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 1

While swimming in the Mulwaree River with his two children, Christopher Marsden, aged 61, a well known local business…

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Man Drowned in Surf Near Lismore Lismore

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 1

Gordon Hepburn, aged 34, bank clerk, of Rosebank, near Lismore, was surfing with his brother on a…

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No Accident Resolution

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 6

When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be…

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Boy Accidentally Stabs Himself in Groin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 1

Jumping on to a bed, while he had a knife in his hand, Vincent Burge (13), of 59 Taylor Street, yesterday afternoon…

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Cyclist Hurt Collision With Car

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

Colliding with a car, while riding his bicycle in Cobborah Street, on Sunday, Keith Pay (9) was knocked to the roadway and suffered concussion and…

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Amy Johnson Missing—Feared Drowned London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 1

The well-known flier Amy Johnson, is missing on a flight as a ferry pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary. It is reared that she…

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The Yeoval News Mother and Son Drowned Tragedy at Yeoval Aged Father Saved by Limb of Tree Homes Smashed by Water

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 5

Engulfed by flood waters, which swept down Sandy Creek at Yeoval on Tuesday morning, Mrs. Mary Jane Cooper, 76, and her son, Ronald, 30, were drowned. Her…

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Motor Car Accident Occupants' Lucky Escape

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 5

Mr. and Mr. W. J. Pocknall and their son, who was driving at the time, had a lucky escape from injury…

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Accident

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 7

On Saturday afternoon last Ray Meers, of Mendooran, met with a painful accident. It appears that when out riding his pony trod on…

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No Accident Resolution

The Western Herald · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South…

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Two Boys Drowned in Gwydir River Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 5

Two boys, Anthony Baddad, aged 10 years, and Ronald Coorey, aged 9 years, were drowned while…

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Head on Collision Passenger's Narrow Escape

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

Two cars sustained considerable damage when they collided on the Coonabarabran-Mendooran road on…

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Caught in Undertow One Girl Drowned Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

When four girls were carried out by the undertow at a beach seven miles from Wooli, near Grafton, one, Neva Robinson, aged 9 years, was…

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Three Killed When Tunnel Caves in Sandy Hollow-Maryvale Construction Fatality Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

When a tunnel under construction for the Sandy Hollow-Marvvale railway collapsed last night at Kerrabee, near Denman, three men were killed and 11 injured. They were working in the tunnel when part of the roof…

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Fatal Road Crash Accident Unavoidable, Says Coroner Rear Tyre Puncture Leads to Taxi's Capsize

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

"These things appear to be unavoidable," commented the deputy coroner (Mr. I. B. Mackenzie, J.P.) at the conclusion of an inquest yesterday into the death of Kenneth Fisber Salter (16)…

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Accident on Gunnedah Road

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 8

What may have resulted in a serious accident occurred about 12 miles from Coonabarabran, on the Gunnedah Road, on Saturday…

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Plane Fatality. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

When two R.A.A.F. training planes collided in mid-air and crashed into the sea off Terrigal, one of the three occupants was rescued…

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Low Level in Road Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 7

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New…

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Air Crash Survivor Pilot Taken to Sydney Narromine Fatality Sequel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 1

After some weeks in the Dubbo Hospital, as the result of injuries he received when a plane crashed on the Warren road, near…

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