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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Roof Lifted Explosion at Motor Works 8 KILLED, 100 Injured. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 5

Eight were killed and about 100 in jured in a terrific explosion at Billar. court electric power station on the outskirts of Paris…

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Talkies Garden and Prince Edward Theatres. "Little Accident."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 3

One of the most distinguished casts ever assembled for the making of a motion picture was collected for "Little Accident," Universal's uproarious comedy…

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Blasting Accident at Woodford Island Quarry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 4

During blasting operations at Woodford stand quarry yesterday, morning, J. Warrell an employee, was seriously in ju[?]ed when adopting the usual practice…

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Scaffolding Collapses Sewerage Workers Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 4

Five men engaged on sewerage work at No. 1 pumping, station, at the rear of the Fire Station, Grafton, were injured yesterday afternoon, as the result of…

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Drowned in Dam Young Man and Boy Coolah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 4

Richard Bladen, 24, and Patrick Tyeehurst, 5. were drowned while crossing a dam at Weethal'e yesterday. Bladen was carrying the boy on his back when he was…

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Injured Constable Not Victim of Foul Play. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 5

Constable Charles Latrobe who was admitted to hospital yesterday, suffering from severe injuries, to the head and marks on the wrist, indicating that the…

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Police Car Smash Collision with Laden Lorry Several Detectives Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 5

Detectives Kayes, Seaton, Rams and, Raynor had a narrow escape from serious injury when the wireless patrol car crashed into a heavily laden motor van and…

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Three Airmen Drowned Night Flight Over Tokio. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 5

The Short Brothers' flying boat, the largest in the navy, was practising a night flight last night, at the entrance of Tokio Bay when it plunged into the…

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Succeeds Girl Almost Drowned Man's Plucky Effort to Save. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

Whilst attempting to cross the river at Wagga yesterday Florence Eden became exhausted and cried for assistance. Roy Carter went to her aid, but while…

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RlDING Accident School Teacher Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

Miss Videth Marsh, about 18 years of age was admitted to a private hospital at South Grafton last night suffering from the effects of a riding accident, which…

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Gored by Straying Cow Schoolgirl Injured. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

Whilst Joan, the 12 years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. McDermid, of Palmer's Island, was waiting for the bus to convey her to school, she was charged…

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SURRENDERED Bomb On Zeven Provincien Crew Leave Vessel in Boats Twelve Killed, 25 Injured. Batavia

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

When the pursuing squadron came near the runaway warship the squadron's commander summoned the Zeven Provincien by radio to…

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Injured in Rush for Bargains

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

Unprecedented scenes were witnessed at Hong Yuen's "bargain" sale at Inverell, when, long before opening time, a surging crowd of excited women fought…

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Fatally Injured Member of Polo Team. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 5

Geoffrey Ahearn, 20, member of the Melbourne polo team, was fatally injured when his pony stumbled during the game at Alfredtown yesterday. Ahearn's father…

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Old Man's Death Police Suggest Accident. Braidwood

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

Although the police cannot determine the exact circumstances surrounding the death of Ralph Shepherd, an old age pensioner, at Braidwood, their inquiries…

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Drowned From Rowing Boat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 6

Overbalancing from a rowing boat, which he was rowing on the George's River, Bankstown, yesterday, Robert Watt, 14, was drowned. When the body…

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Unusual Accident Service and Motor Car Two Passengers Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

Two persons were injured and another had a narrow escape in a peculiar accident between a service car and a motor car, on the sharp bend in the road…

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Girl Found Injured at Bottom of Cliff Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

Suffering from injuries to' the head and shock, Winifred Price, 25, of Elsternwick, was found in a s[?] conscious condition, at the bottom of the cliffs, at Beaumaris,…

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Jockey Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 1

Jockey O. Callinan was admitted to the hospital to-day suffering with a fractured right thigh and severe shock, received when his mount Fulfil crashed into…

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Horse Shot After Collision with Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 4

A horse, in a denvery van, belonging, it is stated, to man named Fischer, and a motor car came into collisoion near the entrance to the Grafton Dairy Company…

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