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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Wagga Boy Shot Dead Pearifle Accident

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 5

With a pearifle bullet embedded in his head, Edward William Day, aged 16 years, of 15 Yathong-St., Wagga, was…

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Victim of Pea Rifle Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

Last night the condition of Edward William Day, aged 16 years, of Yathong-s [?]et, Wagga, who was the victim of a shooting accident, was…

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Injured Showgirl Leaves Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Diana Hart, showgirl, who was seriously burned to a fire at the Tivoli Theatre 6 1/2 months ago, left Sydney Hospital…

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Woman Driver Involved in Two Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: While driving to Chatswood police station last night to report that her car had knocked down a four-year-old child…

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Eileen Wirth Injured by Elephant

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

Miss Eileen Wirth, of Wirths Circus, who has friends in Wagga, arrived in Perth on Friday nursing a broken arm. While at Northam…

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Gale Strikes Brisbane; Four Drowned Floods Dislocate All Traffic

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE. Monday: Cyclonic weather which lashed the Queensland coast south of Bundaberg at the week-end…

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Accidentally Killed Mr. Kevin Oxley Victim of Unusual Accident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

On the evening of Tuesday last Mr. Kevin Oxley, Aged 21, of Manchester Road, Auburn, was fatally injured when a handle of a motor cycle he…

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Eileen Wirth Injured by Elephant

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 2

Miss Eileen Wirth of Wirth’s Circus arrived in Perth on Friday last nursing a broken arm. While at Northam a few days ago, she was taking…

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Man Falls From Gundagai Traffic Bridge Main Roads Worker Severely Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 1

Mr H. L. Pollard, of Yass, an employee of the Main Roads Department, was severely injured yesterday when he fell from the…

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Fell From Gundagai Traffic Bridge Main Roads Worker Severely Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 1

Mr. H. L. Pollard, of Yass. an employee of the Main Roads Department, was severely injured on Wednesday when he fell from the Prince Alfred…

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Accident at Matong

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 5

On Friday last, Mr. Albert J. Driver, farmer, of Matong was engaged in removing a wheel from a piece of machinery, when the wheel slipped and…

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Motor Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

On Tuesday night last about 7.30 o'clock a large motor lorry owned and driven by Mr. Hugh H. Harris, of Tumut. crashed into an…

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Drowned After Fall From Pier

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday: As the liner Arawe was casting off from Prince's Pier shortly after 11 o'clock last night for New Zealand, a naval…

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Ambulance Bearers Witness Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Ambulance bearers who ware passing along French's Forest road. Willoughby to-day saw a baby ear overturn…

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Head-on Collision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

A head on collision occurred between Frank Lewis of Corbie Hill, and another unknown cyclist in Almond Road, on Tuesday at dusk, as…

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Finding of Accidental Death

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

The coroner (Mr. A. J. Redman) returned a finding of accidental death yesterday when he concluded an inquest at Wagga into the cause…

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Mangain Burning Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

On Sunday evening last, a [?] lantern exploded in the Mangain Hall severely burning Mr. Peter Palmerston of Mr. and Mrs. T. Palmer, on the face…

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Accident Man Thrown From Sulky

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

Mr. Steve Hail was fortunate to escape more serious injury, when on Tuesday last he was thrown from his sulky and sustained cuts to his head…

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Injured While Training

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 8

While training with the Kangaroos Rugby League team at the Wagga Cricket Ground last night. Claude Castles collided with…

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Farmer Injured at Talbinco

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

Harry Charles Pether, 50 year old market gardener, of Talbingo, had a remarkable escape from serious injury late yesterday afternoon…

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