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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Woman Drowned Man Loses Life in Rescue Attempt Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2

While attempting to rescue a Sydney woman from drowning at Surfer's Paradise to-day, Reginald North, private secretary to the State Treasurer,…

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Three People Injured Car Plunges Down Creek

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 1

GUNDAGAI, Monday: Falling to take a curve on the Hume Highway 18 miles on the south side of Gundagai yesterday, a car, in which three…

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Car and Lorry Collide Three Men Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2

Three men narrowly escaped death to-night when their car was wrecked to a collision with a timber laden lorry at Kellyville, near Baulkham Hills…

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Shots Fired in Melbourne Three Policemen Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2

Following an altercation in which a number of shots were fired between police and civilians in Grieves street. Fitzroy, early this morning, two…

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Threw Child From Side-car Before Collision With Utility Truck Mother’s Presence of Mind

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 1

Remarkable presence of mind was shown by Mrs Leonard Price of Bendick Murrell, when she saw that a collision was…

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Three People Injured Car Plunges Down Creek Fall of 25 FEET Ambulance's Difficult Rescue Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 6

Falling to take a curve on the Hume Highway 18 miles on the south side of Gundagai yesterday a car, in which three members ol a family were…

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Car Plunges Into Creek Accident at Black Springs Ambulance’s Great Work in Difficult Circumstances Three People Taken to Gundagai Hospital

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2

Failing to take a curve on the Hume Highway 18 miles on the north side of Gundagai yesterday, a car, in which three…

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Obituary Mr.stan Smith Died Last Night Seven Weeks Since Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 2

ONE of Leeton's best known honorary workers for the Ambulance and District Hospital, Mr.Stan Smith, passed away…

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Junnee Fireman Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 2

While travelling between Uranquinty and Wagga, Mr. E. Murphy, an acting fireman attached to the Junee railway staff, met with a serious…

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Injured on Viaduct

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 2

When working on the viaduct yesterday, Albert Victor Magrath, aged 30 years, of Bomen, was injured. A rail was being placed in position when his…

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Canadian Tragedy Nine Men Drowned in River Montreal, Monday. (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 1

Nine men were drowned when a truck laden with ice cutters crashed through the ice on the St. Lawrence River, near Longueville…

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Japanese Transport Sunk All Drowned, Say Chinese Hong Kong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

The Chinese Central Newsagency reports that Chinese mobile artillery on Friday sank a Japanese troop-laden transport in the Yangtse River and all…

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Accidentally Wounded by Pea-rifle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

Ronald Keith Mott aged 25 years, of Holbrook, was admitted to the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday and a bullet was extracted from near his right…

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Left for Wagga on Motor-cycle, Came Home in Ambulance Local Youth's Painful Injury in Collision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

A patient in the Leeton District Hospital Is Alan Bullock, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Bullock, of Yanco, who was injured in a collosion at Wagga…

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Leeton Man Dies Seven Weeks After Accident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

One of Leeton's best known workers for the ambulance and hospital, Mr. Stan Smith, died on Monday night, at the age of 37 years. He bad been in…

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Motor Accident One Car Badly Damaged

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

In [?] Tumut on Wednesday a collision [?] between the Shite motor and Mr. K. W. [?] motor can be which the latter had…

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Schoolboy's Death Accident Near Hillston

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 1

Much sympathy is felt for the parents and relatives of Leonard Albert Lawlor, aged 17 years, of Griffith, who was killed in an accident near [?]ston when riding…

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Woman Drowned Man Saved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 2

A woman was drowned and a man dragged from the water unconscious at two Sydney beaches during the week-end. The woman. Miss Gladys…

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Could Ill-afford to Lose Death of Aircraftsman by Accidental Drowning

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

Returning a finding of death by accidental drowning in the Murrumbidgee, when inquiry into the death of Aircraftsman Donald Clarence Want…

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Yass Girl Injured at Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

An accident marred the early stages of the Yass Patriotic Show when Miss Gloria Prentice, popular assistant at the Goodradigbee Shire Council office,…

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