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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Japanese General Drowned in Papuan River

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

Somewhere in New Guinea, Wednesday: The roost authentic report In this area of the end of Lleut.-General Tomatore Hor[?]…

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Army Casualties Corporal Albert McGrath Accidentally Killed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

Word was received here last week that Corporal Albert McGrath had been accidentally killed in Queensland…

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Sixteen Injured in Melbourne Collision Worst Accident in Ten Years

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The city's worst railway accident for 10 years occurred early this morning when 16 people were injured in an…

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Child Injured at Tarcutta

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 2

June Dickson, aged 8 years, of Tarcutta, was admitted to the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday morning suffering from a probable fracture of…

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Soldiers Drowned Caught in Flooded Creek

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

GLEN INNES, Sunday.—While crossing a flooded creek during military manoeuvres on Friday night, three soldiers, all…

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Spinal Injury Follows Collision at Junee Loco

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 4

Two engines collided near ' the locomotive sheds during the holidays. As a result of the impact…

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Probable Fractured Neck Youth Injured At Wagra

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

When thrown from his horse at Wagragobilly on Saturday last, Cedrick Ryan, aged 16 years, sustained an injury to his neck, which is…

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Items of News Singieton Man's Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

While attempting to take a tyre off a motor truck, Mr. George Burns, Jun., of Singleton, met with trouble when the tyre, burst and…

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Quiet Time for Gundagai Ambulance No Accident Cases

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 5

For the first time since its inauguration, the Gundagai Tu[?] Ambulance Service did not have to attend to a single accident case…

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Motorist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Mr. August Schmit, aged 57 years, of Jindera, was driving in his car to Albury on Saturday afternoon when he missed one of…

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Injured at Brick Works

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Reubin J. Wright, 37 years, of Tenambit, a brick-burner employed at the Waterloo Fire Brick Company's works at Thornton, received severe head and…

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Burning Rug in Motor Car Causes Fatality

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

A burning rug, in the back of a car driven by her husband, caused the death recently of Mrs. May Jane Roberts, wife of Mr. Theo. B…

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Nazis in France Bomb Throwing at Marseilles People Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Taesday.—A grave "incident" occurred at Marseilles on Sunday night when a bomb was thrown into a house occupied…

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Dirnaseer Lad Killed in Accident Sydney

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dillon, of Dirnaseer, this morning received ord that their eighteen-year-old son, Fred, had been killed in…

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Draught Opens Iron Door and Causes Accident

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 1

A remarkable accident occurred in Junee yesterday. As the fast train passed a stationary truck, which was…

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Boy Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—Francis Thomas Moxham, aged nine years, of Harbor road, was drowned in a lagoon near Manly to-day…

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Pte. Martin Owens Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

Mrs. Martin Owens, of 221 Parker street, has been advised that her husband, Cpl. M. H. Owens, A.I.F., armored division, has received injuries…

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Hit-Run Motorist Causes Accident on Junee Road

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

Returning to his home at [?]dagal from Junee, Mr. M. McAlister was indeed lucky to escape serious injury when, "near Cooba,…

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L. Meenan Injured

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—When he fell during a hurdle school to-day, L. Meenan, leading cross-country jockey, broke a wrist and will be out of the…

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Verdict of Accidental Death on Two Railwaymen

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

On Saturday, Mr. J. A. McKenzie held a coronial inquiry into the deaths of Robert Charley and Leslie…

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