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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Gundagai Resident Killed Accident Near Albury Two Others Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

ALBURY. Friday: Joseph Watters, 28, married, of Gundagai, died on his way to hospital following an accident when at car overturned on the Jindera…

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Road Collision Truck Driver Declared Responsible

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday: At the tram and truck collision inquest to-day the caroner (Mr. J. Leary. S.M.) returned a finding athat the collision between…

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Cootamundra Man in Train Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. Ted. Andrews, of Cootamundra, while travelling from Wagga to Cootamundra on a special train on Wednesday afternoon. injured his foot…

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Boys' Cycling Tour Ended by an Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

Cootamundra's three young cyclists. Jack Rose, Peter Steele, and Graham Pinkstone, who were riding to Albury aia the Hume…

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Unusual Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 5

Mr. E. J. Fitzgerald, rabbit inspector to the Goulburn P.P. Beard, met with on unusual accident when driving his car a few days ago. Approaching a…

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Bush Fire Fighters Should Be Covered By Insurance District Accident Reveals Necessiity for Action Member for Yass Makes Effort to Secure Compensation

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

"Some months ago I made representations to the Chief Secretary's Department that some scheme be evolved to…

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Cootamundra Man Injured in Train Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

Mr Ted Andrews of Cootamundra while travelling from Wagga to Coota. on Wednesday, injured his foot in an accident at Illabo station…

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Passenger Injured When Car Overturns

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

When a motor car was overturned on the Ladvanlth road, near Aifredtown, on Saturday afternoon. Mrs Alice Walsh, of Young, was injured…

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Tram Collision Twentyfive People Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Twentyfive people Were injured by flying glass and treated at hospital when two trams collided outside Rushcutters…

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Gundagai Resident Killed Accident Near Albury Two Others Injured

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

Joseph Watters, aged 28 years, married, of Gundagai, died on his way to hospital following an accident when a motor car overturned…

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Training Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: While working on the tan track at Randwick this morning the two-year-old colt Brixham, took fright and crashed into a…

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Accidents at Young Baths

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

Keith Jeffreys, son of Constable and Mrs. Jeffeys, of Young, met with a nasty, accident at the swimming baths there. While climbing the…

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Writs Issued Over Tram Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Acting at solicitor for various plaintiffs concerned. Mr. C. J. Murphy has issued 17 writs out of the Supreme Court…

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Fishing Party in Car Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

A Cootamundra fishing party, comprising Ald. J. Leonard and Messrs. Bill Corby, and L. Forsyth came to grief in a motor accident near Tumut…

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Rescue Parties Hunt for Injured Farmer

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Penetrating wild country in Gippsland, three rescue parties are endeavoring to rescue Robert Goldie, 64, farmer, of…

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Council Employee Injured While at Work P.M. Question Discussed at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4

At the meeting of the Narandera Municipal Council the finance committee reported: "As the result of an accident C. G. Ashcroft was off duty…

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17 People Killed Bus Crashes Into Train Accident at Hawkesbury River. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

Seventeen people were killed and five injured when the Kempsey mail train crashed into a bus at Hawkesbury river level crossing…

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Collision in City Five Men Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Four Allied seamen and the driver, Norman R. Park, 22, were injured when a taxi cab crashed into a…

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Tahmoor Injured Withdrawn From Challenge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Taking fright while galloping at Randwick this morning Tahmoor crashed into a fence and injured his near foreleg resulting…

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