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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Man Caught in Machine Belt Accident at Lake George Mines

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 5

E. George, employed at the mill at Lake George Mines, had his arm broken when he was drawn in a conveyor belt…

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Grazier Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Alan Edgard Richardson, aged 49 years, grazier, residing at Beach Court, Manly, was drowned this…

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Collision at Canberra

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 5

Two men had lucky escapes from injury on Monday when a car and a utility truck collided in King's avenue, Canberra. The truck continued on to…

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Road Accidents Figures Increase

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: There were 9166 road accidents in N.S.W. last year, as compared with 7251 in 1944, an increase of 26 per cent., the Commissioner for…

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25 Injured in Bus—tram Collision

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Twenty-five people were injured when a double decker bus and a tram collided at an intersection of Bridge and…

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Man and Boy Drowned at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

Mr. James E. Mathieson, well-known garage proprietor, of Narandera, and John, the 8-year-old son of…

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Double Drowning Fatality at Narandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

A double drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee River three miles from Narandera late on Sunday afternoon, when Mr. James…

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Narandera Drowning Tragedy Bodies Recovered

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 3

The bodies of Mr. J. E. Mathleson and John Grieves, who were drowned in the Murrumbidgee River near Narandera on Sunday afternoon…

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Man and Boy Drowned at Narandera

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

Mr. James E. Mathieson, well-known garage proprietor, Narandera, and John, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Grieves, of Narandera, met their…

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Double Drowning Mr. J. E. Mathison and Master John Grieves the Victims

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last the Murrumbidgee River claimed two more victims to its already long list of drownings…

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The Weather Floods Increase in Queensland Man Drowned at Mackay

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday: The Inkerman River is 15ft over the railway bridge between Mackay and Townsville, and flood waters may be…

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Girl's Unusual Accident

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

Shirley Rapley, aged 14 years, was admitted to the Wagga Base Hospital last night as a result of injuries received when she fell to…

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Javanese Minister Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

BATAVIA, Wed. (A.A.P.): Suspicions of foul play were expressed when the news was received that Sjarifuddin, a senior minister in…

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Young Ian Acquitted on Serious Charge Sequel to Christmas Motor Fatality at Gilmore

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 4

AFTER a retirement of only forty minutes the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty at the Gundagai Quarter Sessions this afternoon thus acquitting a young man who had been charged with manslaughter. The charge was the result of a fatal motor accident which…

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Double Drowning

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 3

AS reported in our last issue, the Murrumbidgee River claimed two more victims at Narandera. The following details of the…

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Leeton Child Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

Lindsay Raymond Sheather, aged [?] years, was drowned late on Tuesday afternoon in the shallow Irrigation channel which runs past his…

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Acquittal at Gundagai Road Fatality Near Tumut

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Following the fatal road accident which occurred near Tumut on Christmas Eve last, Robert William Brown, of Warren (N.S.W.) was…

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Tried for Road Fatality Near Tumut Jury Found Brown Not Guilty

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 4

Following the fatal road accident near Tumut on Christmas Eve last, Robert William Brown, of Warren, was yesterday found not guilty of…

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Young Child Drowned in Irrigation Canal Feverish Search and Resuscitation Efforts

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

THE Irrigation channels that ran close to the homes of farmers on the area have a fatal attraction for children of…

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Local & General Accident!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

Mr. Jim Bell suffered a nasty eye wound while cutting wood on "Gilgal." and was conveyed by the cootamundra Ambulance to Wagga for…

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