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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Fatal Dive Gundagai Man Drowned in Dive From Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 2

Bert Castles, aged 24 years, was drowned at Gundagai early yesterday afternoon when he dived 20 feet from the railway bridge into the…

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British Trains in Collision Many Passengers Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON Monday: Between 20 and 30 passengers, Including a land girl who had her hand severed, were injured on Sunday…

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Fell on Bottle Accident to Ganmain Girl

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 3

Norma Rutland of Ganmain, who has been holidaying with her mother at a friend's place at Wamoon, was skylarking in the yard with some…

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Accident on Farm Trod on Iron

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 3

Ken Lehman, a member of the well-known family residing at Stony Point was wandering barefooted along the channel bank on Mr. Frazer's…

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Injured on Railway Line

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

While Mr. Joseph Gilbert, railWay employee of Erskineville, was riding on a railway trolley near The Rook early last night he…

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Bethungra S.m. Loses Finger in Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 3

The Station Master at Bethungra, Mr G. A. Hicks, was involved in an accident at Bethungra last week. While manoeuvring a coupling…

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Fatal Dive Gundagai Man Drowned In Dive From Bridge

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 1

Bert Castles, aged 24 years, was drowned at Gundagai early on Sunday afternoon when he dived 20 feet from the railway bridge into…

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Verdict of Accidental Death

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) at an inquest held yesterday into the death of…

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Ninety-Six Killed Train Collision in Mexico

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 7

MEXICO CITY, Friday.—Ninety-six persons were killed and 63 injured in a collision between freight and Passenger trains, reported the United…

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Verdict of Drowning in Fatal Dive Tragedy

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 6

On Friday last, after hearing evidence concerning the death of Bert Castles, who dived from the Gundagai railway bridge, on…

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Road Safety How Accidents Occur

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 2

The following illustrations of how so many fatal accidents occurred in New South Wales during the last three mouths have been issued by the Road…

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Injured When Truck Overturns

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Mr. T. S. Caron. aged 40 years, of The Rock, was injured yesterday afternoon when a truck, loaded with logs, which he was driving overturned near…

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Landlord Dies Two Deaths From Collision

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.—The horse Landlord, who was injured in a collision when Big Sister was killed last week at Aspendale, did not respond…

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Verdict of Drowning in Fatal Dive Tragedy

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

After hearing evidence concerning the death of Bert Castles, who dived from the Gundagai railway bridge the coroner found that death had been…

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Unprovoked Assault Theo. Johnson Injured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

While on his way home last night, Mr. Theo Johnson, who conducts the Roxy milk bar, was the victim of a savage and unprovoked assault as a…

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Ladysmith Resident Injured

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 4

Mr. Alick Joss, of Ladysmith, met with a painful accident at Ladysmith yesterday, and is now an inmate of Wagga Lewisham…

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Two Girls Believed Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Police are searching for Enid Seaton-Stewart, aged 18, and her eight-year-old sister, Beth, who have been,…

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Injured on Bicycle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

While being "dinked" on a bicycle at her home about 7 o'clock last night, Norma Price, aged 3 years, of Currawarna. caught her foot in the…

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Nurse Accompanies Injured Brother

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: An Army nurse, Major Croll, received leave from the Army to accompany her seriously injured brother on a…

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Motor Accident on Gundagai-tumut Road Alleged Stolen Car Completely Smashed R.A.A.F. Man in Gundagai Hospital

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 8

At present a patient in the Gundagai District Hospital is a member of the RAAF. He is under a police guard…

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