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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Smash in Italy Motor Coach and Train Sixteen Killed in Head-on Collision. Rome

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 5

Sixteen were killed and eleven injured at Leghorn win n a railway motor coach travelling at 75 miles an hour crashed into a train crowded with holidaymakers…

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Tweed Motor Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 4

When the machine skidded violently after the back, tyre blew out, two young men on a motor cycle were hurled, with the cycle, into the deep drain beside the…

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Woman Drowned in Six Inches of Water Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 6

The body of Nellie McPhee. of Prahran. was found at the foot of a 15ft. embankment. near Glenferrie road bridge. Koovong. to-day…

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Struck by Lightning. Young Injured at Lakemba Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 7

During a severe storm at Lak[?] this afternoon, [?] Moffart, 19 was struck by lightning, He was rendered unconscious. and taken to hospital. After being treated…

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Shot Dead Suburban Hotelkeeper Result of Quarrel Another Man Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 5

Following an altercation in the back parlor of the College Green Hotel. Chippendale, at 8 o'clock to-night, the licensse, Martin George Sayers, 40,…

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Baby Fatally Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 3

When two cars collided in the city a twelve months old baby of Arthur R. Dadswell, of North Sydney, was fatally injured and died in the hospital to-day…

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Drowned Whilst Fishing Companion Saved. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 2

Frank Stuart, 17, clerk, of Brighton, was drowned to-day when fishing with a companion three-quarters of a mile off Middle Brighton, when the boat…

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Power House Accident Electrician's Narrow Escape. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 5

One of the electricians at the Bellingen power house had a miraculous escape from serious injury when a belt guide flew off and, with the belt whirling at a thousand…

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S. Grafton Council Abbott Street Saleyards the Baths Site Nymboida Drowning Fatality

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the South Grafton. Municipal Council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. Carl T. Schwinghammer), Alds. T…

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Injured in Race Air Queen to Retire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 6

Because of a broken suspensory ligament, Air Queen will not race again, but will be sent to the stud. Air Queen broke down badly on Saturday, in the Stanley…

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A Serious Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. Hector Reed, Coffs Harbour, was the victim of a serious accident last Thursday, when he ran the sharp point of a pair of garden shears right…

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Fractured Skull Former Grafton Resident Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 4

A serious accident at the intersection of Mount and Miller streets, North Sydney, a few days ago, resulted in all tram traffic in Miller street being delayed…

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Clever Fox Lame Injured Himself While Galloping. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 1

While galloping at Randwick this morning Clever Fox pulled up very lame in near, foreleg. The colt struck himself badly, and will not be able to race for…

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Cars in Collision

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 4

Late on Saturday afternoon, in the vicinity of Kirra Hill, two cars collided on the Pacific bighway. Mr. G. Wendt (Currumbin) was driving his Plymouth…

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Injured in Collision at Dance

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 2

Miss May Baker, aged 17 years, residing with her parents at Eliinthorpe, in the Toowoomba district, was the victim of an accident which was accompanied by most…

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Drowned in Lagoon a New Zealand Tragedy. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 5

While crossing a shal[?]ow lagoon at the mouth of the Waian River Llew[?]llvu Powell, 29, second cousin of Lady Bledis loe, and Kenneth Bedford were swept off…

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Sprayed with Boiling Tar Road Worker Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 5

Sprayed with boiling tar on the main southern road at Pi[?]ton, this afternoon, H. Evans, 44 Main Roads Board employee at Thirlmere, was frightfully burned…

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Bad Smash Mother and Four Children Two Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 5

A mother and four young children were badly injured to-night when a car in which they were driving crashed into a post with terrific force at Granvi[?]e…

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Sleeper Cutter Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 4

Clarrie Gordon, aged 25, of Woolgoolga, was engaged in sleeper cutting at Halfway Creek yesterday afternoon when he walked too close to a squaring axe…

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30 Feet Drop a Somersaulting Car Grafton Lady Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 4

A motor car driven by Mr. Bruce Moore, the well known tennis player, who was visiting Grafton last night, rolled three or four times over an…

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