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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Bomb Thrown Police Injured at Lucknow. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 5

Four police sub-inspectors, two head constables and three passers-by were, slightly injured last night when a bomb was thrown at a police detachment…

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Shooting Fatality

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

The death occurred at Ben Lomond at about 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon of Mr. John Ryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan. of that centre. The deceased…

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300 Injured Earthquake in Cuba. Santiago (Cuba)

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 5

The latest reports of the earthquoke show that the first estimates of the death roll were very high. The Mayor of Santiago has reported that only eight…

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Farm Tragedy Three Drowned in Dam Father, Son and Employee Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 5

When a 12 years old boy got into difficulties, while learning to swim in a dam at Shackleton, two men, neither, of whom could swim, went to his aid. All three…

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Oil Ship Explodes Six Dead, Many Injured. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 5

A massage from Marcushook (Pennsylvania) states that six men are known to be dead and many others are believed to have been drowned or burned to death…

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Over Pier Car Dived Into Sea Two Drowned Shocking Affair at Mordialloc Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at Mordialloc early this morning. Mr. Paterson, a wealthy grazier, accompanied by Mrs. Darcy, a widow,…

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Horseback Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

Master Colin Menzies. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Menzies, of North Dorrigo, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon, which might have had…

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Shooting Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

On Tuesday of last week Reginald McGilvray, of Frederickton, went out shooting in company with two other young men. He became separated…

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A Strange Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

Mr. W. H Byrnes, an auctioneer at. Temora, was standing with his hand on a fence, watching horses being yarded, when a horse crashed into the fence…

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Painful Accident Dorrigo Lad Injured. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 5

A lad named Colin Menzies met with a painful accident when rounding up a cow at his father's farm yesterday. He was riding a horse without a saddle or bridle…

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Jumped the Rails Guard Injured Near Wallerawang. Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 5

Following the derailment of tour trucks and two oil tanks on a goods train between Lithgow and Wallerawang this morning Guard W. Richards was…

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Killed in Collision Victim's Father Interjects at Inquest Car Driver Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 5

The inquest commenced to-day concerning the death of Gordon Mitchell, aged 27, who was killed in a collision between his motor cycle and a car on…

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Mordialloc Accident Body of Mrs. Darcy Found. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 5

At Carrum this afternoon a body, believed to be that of Mrs. Ivy Darcy, of Swan Hill, was washed up on the shore. Mrs. Darcy had been missing since the…

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Woman in Car Rescued Drowning Woman "Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

A woman who jumped into the Yarra River from Anderson street bridge last night was rescued by a fashionably dressed woman, who dived to her rescue…

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Leapt From Train Young Man Fatally Injured. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

Frank Joseph Walsh (23), of Towns ville, was fatally injured following a leap from a moving train. Ho had boarded a truck at Bundaberg…

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Local and General Burning Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

Mrs. Pascoe, of Woodenbong, who is camping at Yamba with other members of the family, was severely burnt about the arms and body on Friday afternoon…

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Diving Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

Colin Healy, a member of the Moree Amateur Swimming Club, was seriously injured at Moree when he struck another swimmer while entering the water after…

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Two Children Die Fatally Injured by Accident. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 5

Kathleen Wallis, 13, and Gwen Bray, 14, were fatally injured in a motor car accident at Mylor, South Australia. There others were badly hurt…

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Nasty Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 2

Elvie, nine-year-old daughter of Mrs. L. O'Connor and the late Mr. Roy O'Connor, of Repton and Coifs Harbour, was the victim of a very nasty…

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Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

Whilst training at the Fisher Park evele track yesterday afternoon, Les Wilson residing at Hawthorne street. South Grafton was thrown heavily from…

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