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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

571 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 29

Hand Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. R. Ward, an employee of Stratton's flourmills, Cootamundra, got his hand caught in some machinery, and had several fingers lacerated…

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Fireman Injured in Sydney Fire Well Known in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

A popular officer of the Wagga Fire Brigade until his transfer to Sydney two years ago. First-Class Fireman Thomas O'Dea, of the…

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Burned to Death Shocking Accident At Lithgow

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

Mr Frank Green, a former linesman at .West Wyalong in the employ of the .Postal Dept met as the result of a shocking…

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Six People Injured Serious Motor Collision at Young

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4

As a result of a serious motor accident in Campbell street. Young, about 9 o'clock on Thursday night, six people were taken to the Sacred Heart…

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Father and Son Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday: When a 12ft. boat overturned in a high wind yesterday Joseph Edgar Gaston, 47, and his son, Graham, 13,…

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Motor Collision at Young Five Persons in Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

A serious accident occurred on a recent night at the intersection of R[?]oon and Campbell streets. Young when a utility truck which was being…

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Child Injured by Fall From Swing Admitted To Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Attwood received a nasty head wound when she fell from the swing at the children's playground…

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Unusual Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4

During a recent week-end a, car was noticed hurrying through Murrumburrah with a queer looking object seated beside the driver. t was…

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Shocking Accident at Lithgow

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. Frank Green, a former linesman at West Wyalong, in the employ of the Postal Department, met his death as the result of a shocking accident at…

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Junes Boy Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

White cutting a limb of a tree with an axe, Wallace Whittaker, of Junee, had one of his toes severed when the axe slipped…

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Drowned in Hume Reservoir

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

At an inquest held at Wodonga (V.) yesterday into the death of Lieut. Keith Hugh Lock, aged 26 years. single, of Caulfield, Melbourne, a…

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Unusual Accident

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

During a recent week-end a car was noticed hurrying through rumburrah with a queer looking object seated beside the driver. It…

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Remarkable Accident When Robbing Hive of Bees

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

Just a few days ago a car was noticed hurrying through Murrumburrah with a queer looking object beside the driver. It was…

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Car Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

A motor car being driven toward Junee by Mr. M. Maloney had one of the tyres burst. The car left the road and ran into a telephone post Both…

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Sulky Accident Soldier in Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

Pte. G. V. Blight and Pte. D. Lucas were driving to Yauco late yesterday afternoon, when the back oE the sulky seat broke off, near the Yanco…

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Accident at Cannery Employee Admitted To Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

Lawrence Milton McAlisler, aged 15, residing at Farm 766, Wattle Hill, and employed at the Leeton Co-operative Cannery, met with a painful…

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You[?]h Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 4

Arthur J. W. Hughes, 15, son of Mr. Alfre[?] Hughes, of Coonamble, was drowned in Bungle Gully Creek, about 48 miles from…

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City Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: John Perci[?] Dalton, 51, was fatally injured [?] he attempted to board a tram at La P[?]rouse terminus last…

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Crushed to Death by Train Tumut Man's Shocking Death Accident at Gilmore

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 6

Mr William Peter Joseph Arantz, aged 64, of Adelong road, Tumut, was killed instantly at Gilmore on Saturday afternoon last when he…

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Two Childen Drowned at Berrigan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 1

Pat and Duncan McDonald, children of Mr. and Mrs. Rod McDonald, of Berrigan, and aged 2½ and 4 years respectively, were on 18th February…

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