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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Drowned in Cook's River. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 2

Clarence McGinnis, 21, of Marrickville; was drowmned in Cook's River to-day. With anther youth the swung out over the river at the end of the rope attached to a three…

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Motor Car Fatality Near Wagga. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 2

Charley James Clout, 66, a leading resident of the Wagga district, was fatally injured, when a motor car overturned on Howlong road. Two other passengers…

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Two Drowned South Australian Tragedies Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 2

John Frederick Bath, 22, was [?] at Gleneig. It appears he w[?]nt into the water too soon after a [?] and while swimming to a diving platform, collapsed…

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Telegrams Fatally Injured by Goods Train Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 2

William Wyant, 17, was run over by a goods train at Seymour and fatally injured. It is stated that Wyant and two companions tried to board the train as it…

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Neck Injured Accident on Glen Innes Road. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 3

Harry Scarf is in the hospital with serious neck injuries, as the result of a car capsizing on the Grafton road. The driver of the car, Clem Callaghan, was…

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Boy Drowned in Dam. Kandos

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 5

Don Rimmer, 11, was drowned in a dam used for watering stock at Kandos. He was unable to swim and got out of his depth…

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Child Drowned in River. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 5

Josephine Eva Wood, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Wood, of Fernley street, Underdale, was drowned in the Hindmarsh River, Victor Harbor, this…

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Drowning Cases River, Lagoon and Pit Many Deaths. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 5

A number of drowning cases occurred in New South Wales and other States. Clarence McGuinners dived into Cook's…

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Woniora River Tragedy Petersham Man Drowned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 3

Joseph Baker, 28, of Petersham, was drowned in the Woniora River late last night. With four companions Baker was rowing up the river in a small boat when…

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Woman Killed [?] Car Accident Near Go [?] Gosfor[?]

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 3

Mrs. Johanna Hueson, 62, of was killed this morning near [?] a car in which she was riding [?] capsized when taking a sharp [?]…

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Shallow Diving Another Serious Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 5

Maris Dreuce 18 was seriously injured this morning when she dived into five feet of water at the Putney Park baths. She struck her head on the bottom and was…

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Injured His Forehead

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

Albert Schafer, a returned soldier, who has been in ill-health since the war, had a bad turn yesterday afternoon and fell, sustaining an incised wound to the…

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Fears of Drowning Dispelled

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

A persistent rumor was in circulation at Yamba on Saturday that a fisherman, whilst engaged in his favorite pastime, had been swept off the rocks. It is…

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Drowning Cases Treacherous Undertow. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 5

While bathing off the rocks near Lome, Michael Dolan, 38, farmer, was drowned. His body was caught in the undertow and swept some distance along the coast…

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Peculiar Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

Keith, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Los Regan, of "Fernleigh," Binalong, met with a serious accident last Sunday week. The boy was…

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Motor Accidents Three Fatalities in N.Z. AUCKLAND

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 5

When a car crashed through the bridge rail[?]ear Taupiri, New Zealand, four [?] pinned under the water. [?] Robert Eaves, driver…

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Fell Out of a Tree Boy Seriously Injured. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

When Reginald Marshall, 11, who was staving with his uncle, Mr. A. T. Johnston, of Nashua, fell out of a tree he sustained a fractured skull, fractured left leg and…

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Car Ran Backwards Occupant Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 5

Abram Myerson, 65, of Bondi, was seriously injured when a car in which he was riding ran backwards down a steep hill at North Sydney to-day, and crashed over…

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Two Hurdlers Accidents at Randwick. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 2

Two horses crashed during a hurdle trial at Randwick this morning, and the jockeys were injured. Dal Lad (A. Pearce) man off and…

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Woman's Death Inquest at Ballina Christmas Eve Accident. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 5

The Coroner at Ballina returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquiry today into the death of Mrs. Isabella Beaty rice Deal, who died as the result of…

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