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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Five Injured in Car Crash Woman Not Likely to Live

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Five people were injured late this afternoon when a tree fell on a car in National Park. Mrs. C. Vale is in…

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Acquitted on Manslaughter Charge Sequel to Christmas Motor Fatality at Gilmore

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

After a retirement of only forty minutes, the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty at the Gundagai Quarter Sessions last week, thus acquitting a young man who had been charged with manslaughter…

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Man Severely Injured at Ardlethan Thrown Under Bolting Horses

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon, while working on his father's farm at Ardlethan. Eric Smith, aged 19 years, suffered very severe injuries when saveral of…

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Bernborough Narrowly Escapes Collision Smart Futurity Trials

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Quick thinking on the part of A. Mulley saved the Futurity favorite, Bernborough, from a serious accident at Caulfield this morning…

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Severely Injured Run Over by Discplough

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

Last Tuesday while working on his father’s farm at Ardlethan, Eric Smith, aged 19 years, suffered very severe injuries when several of a team of 12…

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Bus Accident in Narandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

In the early hours of Sunday, an accident occurred at the approach to the Poisoned Waterholes bridge, few miles south of the…

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Serious Rioting in Cairo Many Killed and Injured

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 1

CAIRO, Friday. (A.A.P.) Rioting in Cairo and Alexandria resulted in 17 persons being killed and 300…

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R.N. Man Drowned at Bondi

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

James Alfred Walker, a Royal Navy rating, was drowned while swimming among 12,000 people at Bondi Beach. He was James…

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Italian P.o.w. Drowned at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

Antonio Propati, an Italian prisoner of war, was drowned in the Murray River at Albury early yesterday afternoon. Propato was in a…

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Accidentally Shot Mother

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A ten-year-old boy accidentally shot his mother at Helensburgh yesterday, but the woman is expected to recover. She…

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Man Killed in Motor Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Thomas Joseph Noonan, chef, of the Mt Martha rehabilitation centre, was killed, and John Taylor, returned…

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95 Drowned in German River Sinking

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Ninety-five passengers were drowned yesterday when the river steamer from Hamburg to Cuxhaven sank in the…

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Sporting Accidents at Junee Two Hospital Patients

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 4

Three serious accidents during sporting activities happened in Junee on Saturday, involving, six persons. Two had to be taken to hospital by…

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Accidents in Weekend Sport

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 4

Serious accidents marred end sporting events at Junee. While batting in the final of the Church competition, Jim Moloney was struck…

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Collision in Baylis-street

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 2

A motor car was extensively damaged when a semi-trailer motor vehicle and the motor car collide at the intersection of Baylis and…

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Woman Injured in Fall From Sulky

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 4

While driving in a sulky along the Yanco road near Leeton on Monday night, accompanied by her husband and three children…

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Mystery Drowning at Canberra Police Inquire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA. Wednesday: Mysterious circumstances surround the death of Douglas Louden Smith, aged 19, railway employee of…

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Shocking Accident at Beckom

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 1

Eric Emith, 19, well known resident of Beckom, was shockingly injured when his 12 horse team knocked him down and pulled a…

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Accidents in Week-end Sport in Junee

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

Serious accidents marred week-end sporting activities at Junee. While batting in the final of the church competition, Jim Moloney was struck…

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Serious Accident R Geo. Lynch Injured

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Geo Lynch, caretaker at the Coolamon School of Arts put from on top of another in the billiard room. and then,…

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