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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Soldiers Injured Trucks Collide with Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday. — When the truck in which they were riding last night struck and killed a cow and a calf, on the roadway near Ipswich two…

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Ten Killed R.a.a.f. Accidents

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 1

Eight airmen were killed when two aircraft collided in mid-air during R.A.A.F. training exercises in southern N.S.W. They were…

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Accidental Interference

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Interference with which Valve, Nightbeam, and Triad met its the Doncaster Handicap was inquired into by the A.J.C…

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Shunter Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 2

While he was engaged in shunting operations at the Wagga railway foods yards yesterday, Thomas Markham, 22, a fireman, of 132 Main-street, Junee…

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Burrinjuck Tragedy Two Men Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 4

Two men were drowned and a third narrowly escaped death at Burrinjuck Dam. It is understood that the two men who were…

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Flying Accidents Two Airmen Killed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 2

Two members, of the R.A.A.F. have lost their lives in flying accidents in New South Wales. They were Pilot-Officer Albert Clarke,…

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Injured While Hieing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 4

Injured in a fall in Megalong Valley while hiking on Friday, Leslie Coye, aged 17 years, of Homebush, was rescued yesterday and taken to…

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Burrinjuck Tragedy Two Men Drowned

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 6

Two men were drowned and a third narrowly escaped death on Burrinjuck Dam last week. It is understood that the two men…

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Leeton Tradesman Injured in Motor Cycle Accident Steelworks Without Staff

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 3

Mr. Bert Paynter, an employee of the Leeton Steel Works, was seriously injured on Thursday afternoon while riding home from work to…

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Baby Girl Injured Charges Against Man

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Redfern Court to-day William Reid was remanded to May 7 on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Jean…

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Railway Fatality at [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

“[?] early hour this morning the body at Mr. john [?] Newman, [?] of Ju[?] was found lying between the rails on the railway line [?] held a [?]…

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Two Drowned at Burrinjuck

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

Two men were drowned and a third narrowly escaped death at Burrthjuck Dam. It is understood that the two men who were drowned were William…

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Soldiers Drowned Goulburn River Tragedy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

Police are dragging the Goulburn River, between Darlingford arid Eildon weir (V.), for the bodies of five soldiers who were drowned between…

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Schoolboy Injured at Play

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

While playing at the Gurwood street school yesterday morning. James Collins, aged 13 years, of Athol street, Wagga, sustained…

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Plane Crashes Airman Killed and One Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—When an aircraft from an RAAF station in Victoria crashed on Tuesday on a training flight two…

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Soldiers Drowned Tn Goulburn River

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Army Department to-day released the names of five soldiers who were drowned in the Goulburn…

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81 Servicemen Drowned Off Welsh Coast

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Friday.—Eighty-one servicemen were two drowned when two barges were overwhelmed in tough seas off the Welsh coast on…

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50 Injured in Sydney Smash Runaway Tram on Broadway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—City police and suburban officials to-day marvelled that there was not one death in Sydney's worst tram smash for…

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Fatal Accident at Junee Railwayman Killed by Train

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred in the Junee railway yards about 11.40 on Thursday night, when Mr. John Newman, a railway porter…

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Girl Rider Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

When eight-year-old Shirley Salan, of Bon Accord, was thrown from her pony while riding at Bon Accord yesterday morning, she…

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