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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Distressing Fatality Deaf and Dumb Girl Drowned Unable to Attract Attention. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1934 · page 5

Through her inability to attract attention a deaf and dumb girl, Sarah Beatrice May Woodward, 20, of Arncliffe, was drowned in distressing circumstances at…

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Driver Killed Swerved to Save Cat Four Passengers Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1934 · page 5

Swerved by a driver to avoid a cat on the Pittwater road, Manly, a motor car overturned three times, on Saturday night and resulted in the driver being killed…

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British Consulate Attacked by Indian Mob Four Injured, One Fatally. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1934 · page 5

Messages received by the India Government state that four British subjects, all Indians, were injured, one fatally, during fighting at Kashgar City, Sin…

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Jockey Daniels Injured on Training Track Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 6

A badly sprained wrist and abrasions to the face and body were sustained by Jockey J. Daniels. when he was thrown from Dark Sky during training operations…

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Girl Fatally Injured on Day She Became Engaged Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 5

Miss Winifred Ahern, 24, of Elwood. who was injured in a motor co'[?]lision near Werribee, on Saturday night, died in Geelong Hospital to-day. She became engaged…

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Woman Injured by Cyclist

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1934 · page 4

Knocked down by a cyclist in Shirley street, Byron Bay, on Monday night. Mrs. H. King received severe injuries. She was unconscious for some time after…

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Local and General Foot Severely Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1934 · page 4

Mr. S. Tyler, while working at Hewetson's mill, Mallangance, was assisting in the loading of timber when a truekload of ironbark girders passed over portion…

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Railway Smashes Public Outcry in Russia 19 Killed in Collision. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1934 · page 5

As the result of public outcry against the alarming frequency of railway accidents, four courts will shortly try batches in which the defendants are charged with…

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Sewerage Worker Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 4

Sam Marsh (32), single man, residing in Prince street, Grafton, whilst engaged in sewerage work in Reserve street yesterday, sustained a nasty lacerated wound…

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Long Legal Fight COMPENSATION Crippled S. Grafton Man 1927 Accident Recalled Wicks V. Union Steamship Co

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 4

A particularly interesting case was determined, finally before the Workers' Compensation Commission, sitting at Sydney yesterday, when…

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Fortunate Escape Truck Smashed by Train Accident Near Mullumbimby

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 4

When a goods train, bound for Murwillumbah, crashed into a motor truck near Crabbe's Creek, on Wednesday, two men, strangers to the district, miraculously…

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Schoolboy Drowned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 4

Rawson James G. Gould, 13, a schoolboy at Cabramatta, was drowned while swimming in Orphan School Creek to-day. Gould was swimming with a party of…

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Racehorses at Sea Carnival Candidates Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 3

Taking fright while being conveyed from Melbourne to Sydney last night by the steamer Westralia, several prominent, candidates for the big autumn carnival…

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Bullet in Shoulder Actor Accidentally Shot. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 5

An unrehearsed incident occurred at the new Tivoli Theatre last night when Maurice Rocklyn, actor, was accidentally shot in one of his shoulders, but the…

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A.G, in Car Accident Mrs. Manning Slightly Injured. Bombala

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 5

The Attorney-General (Mr. Manning), while on a visit of inspection to the Brookfield afforestation camp, met with a motor accident. Mrs. Manning was…

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Steer Charges Crowd Boy Badly Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 4

During the open steer riding contest at the Urbenville Show last week, one of the steers, ridden by J. Cochrane, when released from the crush got the…

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Horse Plunged Man's Collarbone and Hip Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 4

When knocked against a fence post by a sudden plunge of a horse yesterday afternoon, Ted Cobbley, aged 29, of Carey's Hill (near…

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Buried by Fall of Earth Accident Near Glen Innes. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 5

While working on the Birch tin uncaging plant at Skeleton Creek, Laurie Hottes received severe injuries when he was bruised by a fall of earth. Fellow…

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Fractured Leg Accident on Heifer Station Young Man Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 4

Whilst rounding up stock on Heifer Station yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wallace Wearne, aged 21, of Cremorne, Sydney, who is employed on the…

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£2000 Garage Fire Man Fatally Injured. Young

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 5

Prank Lincoln, 24, of Young, received fatal injuries when a car caught fire setting five to a garage and stable. The damage is estimated at £2000…

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