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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Fatal Accident at Wallendbeen Old Lady Steps Out of Moving Train Miss Kate Kildea

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 2

A sad accident happened at the Wallendbeen railway station on Friday night, as the day train from Sydney was pulling in, to Miss Kate…

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Fines Follow Albury Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 2

Fines totalling £15 were imposed on Cpl. Lloyd Harris, aged 21 years, of the infantry Officers Training School. Bonegilla camp, in the Albury Police…

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Child's Throat Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

Pay Thorburn, aged 4 years, of 171 Morgan-street, met with an unfortunate accident when she fell and a pencil which she was carrying went Into…

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Accidental

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 8

A motorist had an accident with his car. He limped painfully to a telephone booth and called up the nearest garage…

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Another Train Wreck 300 Injured in U.S.A. New York, Tuesday (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

The train which dally carried 600 men who are constructing the Govern­ment's huge arsenal project at Rav­enna, was wrecked this morning…

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Eatal Accident at Wallendbeen Old Lady Steps Out Of Moving Train

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

A sad accident happened at the Wallendbeen railway station on Friday night, as the day train from Sydney was pulling in to…

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Inquest the Wallendbeen Fatality

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 6

The District Coroner, Mr. J. T. Renehan, found that Miss Katherine Kildea "died, on 14th March, in the ambulance waggon, on the road…

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Children Drowned Evacuees From Hong Kong Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

Two child evacuees from Hong Kong were drowned this afternoon in five feet of water in a lagoon at Kirra Beach, Coolangatta. The victims were…

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Fatal Accident at Wallendbeen Old Lady Steps Out of Moving Train Miss Kate Kildea

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

A sad accident happened at the Wallendbeen railway station on Friday night last, as the day train from Sydney was pulling in to…

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Woman Killed in Car Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3

Last Saturday afternoon, about 5.30, a motor ear driven by John Francis Lawler jr., of Michelago, and a motor-cycle ridden by…

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Road Accidents Max and Woman Criticially Injured Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 1

Two persons were critically injured when a car crashed into a tree between Nulkaba and Pokoloin, four miles from Cessnock, early today…

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Destroyers Damaged Collision in Pearl Harbor Washington, Saturday. (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 5

The Navy has disclosed that four large destroyers of the Fleet battle force collided and were damaged slightly during tactical night…

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Rich Gold Reef Accidental Discovery

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 1

KAGOORLIE, Monday: Glancing at a stone as he was going to throw it at a rabbit in the bush near Esnuin north of Southern star, Albert…

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Rich Gold Reef Accidental Discovery Kalgoorlie

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 2

Glancing at a stone as he was going to throw it at a rabbit in the bush near Esnuin, north of Southern Star, Albert Polkinghoro discovered that…

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R.A.A.F. Fatality Only One Parachute for Two Men Coroner's Difficulty Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 2

At the inquest to-day on Eric Girdler, aged 27 years, who was killed when an Air Force plane from Amberley crashed at Central Dirabba on…

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Will Counsel Shire Council Truck Overturned on Banked Road Electors' League is Planned Assist in Pushing Local Projects Leeton Driver in Spectacular Collision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 1

TO "counsel the Council" is the objective of an Electors' League which Cr. J. Washington proposes to inaugurate in THE Leeton driver of a utility truck was involved in a spectacular accident with a lorry loaded with gravel, which was…

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Changed Their Minds Broken Ribs: Dr. Lethbridge in Car Accident Griffith Councillors to Be Represented on Bindweed Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 1

WADE Shire Council, at last week's meeting, reversed its previous decision not to be represented on the proposed advisory One of the best-known medicos in Riverina, Dr. H. O. Lethbridge, of Narandera, had three ribs broken, and received abrasions when his car, in…

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Trainee Pilot Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 1

MATONOG, Wednesday: Leading Aircraftsman Martin Mahoney, 20, of Upper Yarramin (Qld.), a trainee at the Narandera R.A.A.F. Training…

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Air Crash at Matong Trainee Pilot Badly Injured Plane Wing Strikes Tree

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 4

Leading Aircraftman Martin Mahoney, aged 20 years, of Upper Yarramin (Q.). a trainee at the Narandera R.A.A.F. Training School was badly…

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Pte. Clive Campbell Accidentally Killed While on Active Service Well-Known Wagga Resident

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 4

A message was received at Wagga yesterday that pte. Clive John Campbell, aged 21 years, had been accidentally killed while on active service…

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