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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Farmer Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

Mr. W. Turner, of Old Junee, met with a remarkable accident during the course of his farming operations. He was cranking a tractor, when the…

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Man Washed to Sea Drowned Before Family Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 6

Henry Joseph Trott, aged 45 years, of Willoughby, was washed off a rock at Long Beef yesterday and drowned in front of his wife, son and daughter…

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R.A.A.F. Instructor Killed Crash at Grong Grong Three Others Injured Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

Sergeant Pilot Arthur Lloyd Bernard Smith, aged 24 years, of Darling Point Road, Darling Point, was killed yesterday when a Tiger Moth training…

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Two Drowning Tragedies at Griffith Within a Week

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

The second drowning fatality at Griffith within a week, occurred in the main canal near the pumping station on New Year's eve. Victim…

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Holiday Accidents At Tumbarumba Shire Clerk Injured Two Motor Vehicles Destroyed

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 3

The Christmas holiday period in Tumbarumba was marred by four road accidents, in one of which the…

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Pilot Instructor Killed Three Others Injured at Satelite Aerodrome

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

There was consternation in Narandera on Saturday last when it became known that a fatal accident had occurred at the the satelite…

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Car Overturns Near Wagga Two Injured Sequel to Proposed Holiday

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

Two people were injured, one seriously, when the car in which they were travelling from Griffith to Sydney, overturned on the Sturt…

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No Accident Resolution

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

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

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Truck Accident On Batlow Road Xmas Eve One Occupant In Hospital Woman Gets Ribs Fractured Husband Cuts and Bruises Children Escape

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

Coming from Batlow to Tumut on Xmas Eve with Mr. and Mrs. Don. Dickson and family in a motor truck was Mr. Walter J…

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No Accidents During Holidays

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 1

The residents of Leeton and district can congratulate themselves that no accidents occurred over the Christmas and New…

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Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 4
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Stanley Smith, of Gogeldrie, was riding a bicycle into Leeton about 9 o'clock last night when he collided with a motor car travelling in the same…

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Australian Casualties 120 Killed; 300 Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP): An official British communique issued in Cairo says that Australian casualties in the Battle of Bardia are now…

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Australian Casualties 120 KILLED; 300 Injured London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

An official British communique issued in Cairo says that Australian casualties in the Battle of Bardia are now known to be 120…

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Dragged by Horse Girl Badly Injured Now in Temora Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 4

With her foot caught to a stirrup, Minnie Diggleman, aged 12 years, of Hillside Barellan, was dragged along the ground to-day for some distance…

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Serious Floods Woman and Son Drowned Homes Washed Away Railways Damaged SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

Mrs. George Cooper, aged 70 years. and her son George, aged 35 years, were drowned and considerable damage done to a wide area when the…

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Amy Johnson Believed Drowned While on Ferry Pilot Duty LONDON, Monday. (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 1

The well known woman flier. Miss Amy Johnson is missing on a flight as a ferry-pilot. It is feared that she was drowned in the Thames Estuary…

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No Accident Resolution

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

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

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Child Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

Through falling out of a doorway on to a piece of piping, James Lawson, aged three years, of Lake Albert-road, sustained an incised wound…

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