Binnaway Fatality Coroner’s Inquiry
An inquiry was held at Binnaway on Thursday last into the death of Thomas Frederick Winter, fanner and grazier, whose dead body was found in a utility…
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Accidents, 1942
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Level Crossing Tragedy Train Collides with Horse and Sulky Man Killed; Lady Injured
The Coonamble mail train collided with a horse and sulky that contained two persons at the railway crossing in Warren Rond on Monday afternoon. The location is only about 200. yards from the Gilgandra railway station, and…
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Mr. John B. Eddie (82) was killed, and Mrs. Chandler received shock and bruises, when a sulky in which they were driving was…
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It has now been revealed that [?] persons, two railway employees and [?] soldiers, [?] to Dungog Hospital [?] injuries…
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Perth:— Getting into difficulties while carrying out night exercises an R.A.A.F. plane crashed into the sea near Fremantle on Tuesday…
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At about midnight on Tuesday, Noe! Maxwell Gillett was driving his taxi to Dubbo, when two soldiers signalled him to stop. He…
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About 9.45 p.m. w Saturday, the body of Corporal Frank Hill, was discovered in the Macquarie River, by Mrs. Smith, at a spot…
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Two members of the A.I.F., Kenneth Williams and John Sc-hippell, both of Sydney, were drowned in the Namoi River, near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident to Popular Coonamble Girl Motor Car Collides with Bicycle
Residents of Coonamble were grieved to hear that Miss June Barton (17), eldest daughter of Mr…
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The Deputy-Coroner (Mr. I. B. Mackenzie, J.P.) at an inquest yesterday into the cause of the death of Lance-Corporal Francis…
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An inquiry was Held at the Gilgandra Court House on Wednesday of last week into the circumstances…
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Two airmen were killed during a training flight on Tuesday, when an aircraft from a station in N.S.W. crashed into the…
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During the year ended June 30, there were 7773 road accidents in N.S.W Resulting in the deaths of 473 people, and injury to 5534…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Accident on Trangie Road Minor Injuries—Car Badly Damaged
Mr. H. W. Kierath, popular manager of Kierath, Nelson and Co., Pty. Ltd., Narromine, had a remarkable escape from serious injury on…
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A Wellington family met with an accident, when a small car in which they were travelling to Dubbo overturned near Geurie,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Youths Drowned Lake Colac Tragedy Racing Boat Overturned by Squall Melbourne
One of the worst tragedies in the history of Colac occurred on Saturday afternoon, when five youths, aged between 15 and 17…
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Mr. W. Burchall, of Queen-street, Wellington, received injuries to his back whilst lifting a log at constructional works near Dubbo this morning…
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Hon. G. D. Bassett, M.L.C., of “Cumboogle,” Dubbo, received word this morning through the Australian Air Board, that his…
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As the result of an accident Mr. Viv. Meers is now in an Orange hospital in a ,critical condition. He was sharpening a saw at his home on an…
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Attacked by a sow, Mr. K. Sullivan, of Pine Park, [?]long, suffered extensive lacerations to the hands and arms before…
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