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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

64 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4

Serial Story. Spotlight Bribe Published by Arrangement Chapter V. Result of Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 4

“YOUR lunch, Madam.” The pretty blonde girl looked up with a start as the steward of the big air liner clipped a portable table on her seat, and…

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Mine Accident at Captain's Flat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2

Thomas Jackson, a miner, married, with one child, was critically injured in the Captain's Flat mine at 10.30 on Monday morning. While working…

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Serial Story Spotlight Bride Published by Arrangement (Continued)Result of Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 4

A young nurse arrived and Brett was taken upto a small private ward Sylvia was seated by the window, dressed in a pink satin neglige. She rose agitatedly…

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Axe Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 2

There were a couple of axe accidents last week, one of which resulted in a man losing a toe. He was Mr. Fred Rex, who was chopping wood some…

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Michelago Painful Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

A very painful accident happened Mr. Lorry Kelly, of “The Willows.” He went to start his car one frosty morning last week, the motor started…

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Mine Accident Coroner’s Inquest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 1

At the Queanbeyan Court House on Wednesday morning, the Coroner (Mr. E. R. Boardman), held an inquest concerning the death of Thomas…

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Mine Accident Coroner's Inquest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 1

At the Queanbeyan Courthouse on 9th August the Coroner (Mr. E. R. Boardman) held an inquest concerning the death of Thomas Gordon…

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Five Boys Injured Grenade Explosion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 3

Severe shock and punctured wounds were suffered by five boys, whose ages ranged from 11 to 14 years, on Sunday afternoon by the explosion of bakelite…

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Two Men Killed In Rail Accidents SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 2

At Roseville last night, Cyril Montague R[?]thery, 47, Roseville was [?]ut to pieces by a train when he fell from the platform of Roseville station…

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Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2

On Wednesday, whilst working at the Hume .Pipe Works, Queanbeyan,, Lawrence F. Barrett; of MeKeahnie street ,had his left hand caught in…

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Road Accidents More Core Essential

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 2

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of New South Wales for the year ended June 30 last totalled 1150, causing the death of 152…

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More Child Victims of Road Accidents

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 1
Also in Queanbeyan Age

Although there was a substantial reduction in the number of persons killed and injured in road accidents last year, the figures for children…

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Boys’ Drowning Averted Injured Soldier’s Bravery

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 4

Plunging into the rapid current of St. George River on Sunday, Private Ward, of the A.I.F., with a broken arm in plaster, saved two little boys…

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Collision Kills Two

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 1

When a car and a motor truck at a street intersection in Inverell yesterday, Alexander Henderson, 71. shearer, of Inverell, and Miss…

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Drowned at Play

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 1

Two brothers were playing cricket on the bank of the Woronora River on Sunday while their father went to hire a boat. The younger , Robert…

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Lorries and Vans In Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 2

Lorries, vans and heavy vehicles are figuring prominently in the road accidents statistics, particularly in country areas. This is not to be…

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Lorries and Vans in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 4

Lorries, vans and heavy vehicles generally are figuring prominently in the road accidents statistics, particularly in country areas. This is not to…

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Shocking Accident Man's Leg Smashed on Punt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred on the Bateman's Bay punt on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in a Goulburn man receiving terrible…

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Accidents in Industry

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 3

Accidents to New South Wales workers during 1943-44 reached the huge total of 94,621—an increase of 19,843 over the previous year…

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