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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Arm Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. Bert Barnes, the well-known local cricketer, sustained a nastily wrenched left arm on Friday when he slipped and fell on some concrete at the Grafton…

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Two Children Injured Accidents at Dorrigo. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

The infant child of Mrs. Albert Maguire pulled a primus stove and sacuepan of boiling water over herself. She was badly scalded and is also suffering from shock…

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Man Drowned Onlookers Thought He Was Shamming. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

Because it was thought he was shamming distress, no assistance was given to an unidentified man, who was drowned in the Yarra this afternoon…

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Cricket Tragedy Struck on Temple Botany Player Fatally Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

While playing cricket at Botany yesterday afternoon Henry Baker, 26, printer, of Mascot, was fatally hit with a cricket ball. After being struck on the temple…

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Terrific Impact Brisbane Trams Collide Over a Dozen People Injured. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

Over a dozen people were injured when two trams collided in Countess street, city, late on Saturday night. Wild confusion reigned after the terrific impact…

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Aboriginals in Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

Misfortune overtook a party of ten aboriginals returning by car from Armidale to Woolbrook late Wednesday afternoon, after attending the annual…

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Knocked Down by Car on Woolgoolga Road Grafton Cricketer Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. Albert Ford, well-known in cricketing circles at Grafton, was admitted to the Grafton District Hospital yesterday suffering from…

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Christmas Day Fatality

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 6

James Spencer Gilchrist (37), a Scotchman, resident in Erskine street, North Dubbo, was fatally injured when the wheel of a cart, loaded with wood, passed…

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Drowned in Nepean River. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

While swimming in the Nepean River yesterday. Frederick Diamond, 17. of Blacktown, got into difficulties and was drowned…

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Two Men Drowned Bodies Floating in River. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

The body of James Portbury, 40, caretaker of a launch moored in the Brisbane River, was found floating in the vicinity of the launch this afternoon…

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Brothers Injured Car and Lorry Collide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

In a head-on collision between a motor car and motor at Avalon to-day Robert Melahan, 17, of Narrabeen, Avas critically injured receiving a fractured skull,…

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Employees Stoned Two Injured--man Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

While leaving the Austral Brick Co., St. Peters, this afternoon, a number of recently engaged employees were attacked by a crowd. Stones wore thrown. and…

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Out of Control Shocking Motor Smash Two Killed, Three Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

May Moran, 60, and Peter Clancy,12, were killed, and three others from Adelaide were injured when a motor car got out of control and dashed down a steep…

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Bulli Pass Tragedy Woman Killed and Man Injured Car Crashes Through Safety Fence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

When a motor car crashed through the safety fence near Devil's Elbow on the Bulli Pass yesterday Gladys Gow. 27. of Wollo[?]ng, was killed, and William…

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Not a Scratch Six Men Under Car Automobile Was Wrecked Remarkable Accidents Near. Canberra. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

Standing near a Buick motor car, wrecked in a culvert near the small village of Hall, ten miles from Canberra, six men at three o'clock this…

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Attacked by Shark Body of Drowned Man. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

A shark made a fierce attack on the body of Chas. Thomas Trelevan, 62, watchman, when it was being recovered from Newcastle harbor to-day…

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Injured by Detonator

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

A son of Mr. and Mrs. H. McDowell, of Upper Orara, was injured by the explosion of a detonator last Tuesday and was taken to Sydney by…

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Boy Drowned. Cronulla Swimming Pool Tragedy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Despite the fact that there were a number of other bathers in the pool, Keith McNamara (9), of Sutherland, was drowned in Gronulla swimming pool…

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Petersham Fatality Knocked Down by Motor Car. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Attempting to catch a moving tram opposite his home to-night, Jack Davis of (8), of Petersham, was knocked down by a motor car and fatally injured…

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Two Youths Injured Milling Machine Mishap. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Jack Newman, 17, of Ultimo, and Jack Chalmers, 38, of Abbotsford, were burned while attending a milling machine at the Icing Sugar Products Go., Bathurst street,…

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