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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Items of News Finger Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

Mrs. J. Haigh, of 22 Dobbs-street Wagga, received a severe incised wound to the index linger of her left hand when the knife…

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U.s. Bomber Crashes Nine of the Crew Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Nine members of the crew of a U.S. Army medium bomber were Injured or suffered burns when the…

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Mr. J. Blair Death of Well-known Citizen Result of Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

All sections of the community were profoundly shocked when they learned yesterday morning that Mr. John Blair had died as the…

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Valuable Horses Endangered By Fruit Pits On Farms Accident in Mr. Ower's Orchard

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

AN incident that happened on the farm of Mr. Bert Owers at North Yanco on Friday morning, when a valuable horse fell…

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Sergt.-pilot Goodhew Accidentally Killed Ex-L.I.H.S. Student

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

SERGEANT-PILOT Reg. Goodhew, youngest of two sons of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Goodhew, of Orange was accidentally killed in…

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Valuable Horses Endangered Big Pits on Fruit Farms Accident in Mr. Owers' Orchard

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 4

An incident that happened on the | farm of Mr. Bert Owera at North Yanco last Friday morning, when a valuable horse (el! into a pit used,…

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Death Follows Hit and Run Accident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 4

Mr. J. Blair a well known resident of Wagga, died on Monday morning as the result of an accident on Saturday night last, when he was knocked…

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Four Injured in Bus Crash

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Four persons were injured when a front tyre of a bus blew out in Darlinghurst Road late this afternoon and the bus jumped…

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Twelve Injured Airmen in Collision

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In a collision between an Air Force tender and a lorry at Footscray yesterday afternoon, 12 R.A.A.F…

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U.S. Sailor Killed Is Servicemen Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 5

BRISBANE. Thursday.—An American sailor was killed and 18 servicemen, including members of the A.I.F., were injured in two…

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Gate-keeper Injured When Truck Over-shoots Mark

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 1

When a motor truck over-shot its stopping place at the central level crossing yesterday, a railway gatekeeper was injured…

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Two Killed, Two Injured Telegraph Pole Pierces Train at East Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—When a telegraph pole protruding from a truck pierced the carriage of a passing passenger train at the…

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Fingers Crushed In Simple But Unusual Accident

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 3

A peculiar accident occurred yesterday involving Mr. Gordon ("Bill") Metcalf of Junee, when he was lifting an engine out of…

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Drum Net Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Drum Net, winner of the Mia Mia Nursery at Moonee Valley, suffered severe leg injuries on Saturday when the motor…

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Junee Soldier Injured While On Manoeuvres

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 1

Private George Scott is home on five days' leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Scott, following an accident in which he was involved…

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Casualties in Sydney Raid Official List Six Killed and Thirteen Believed Killed Ten Men Injured Eyewitnesses' Stories

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Australian Navy Office to-day officially announced that, in the attack by Japanese midget submarines on Sydney on Sunday were suffered in a ferry steamer which was being used as a naval depot ship in Sydney Harbor. This steamer was the only shipping loss suffered in the attack…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 2

Henry John Carr, aged 40 years, of " Wilga," Hillston, was the victim of a sad fatal shooting accident on Saturday morning last. It appears that the…

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Fatal Accident Near Albury

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 2

Mr. William Stevens, one of the best known and most respected residents of Tallangatta (Vic.), lost his life at midnight on Tuesday,…

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Drowned in Copper

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

Beverley Rumbel, 12 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rumbel, of Vacy. near West Maitland, was drowned in an old copper at their…

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Japanese Daring Raid on Sydney Harbour Three Raiding Midget Submarines Destroyed Six Naval Men Killed, 13 Missing and 10 Injured

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 3

The Australian Navy Office on Tuesday officially announced that, in the attack by Japanese midget submarines on Sydney on Sunday night six…

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