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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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In Collision 8000-Ton Steamer Lost Crew Rescued Weather Was Clear. New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 5

The steamship Mohawk, 8000 tons, under charter to the Ward Line, collided with the Norwegian motor ship, Talisman, off Seagirt, and 107 of her…

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Accident Mortality Proposed Federal Conference Attitude of the States. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 6

Following decisions by Victoria and South Australia not to be represented at the conference proposed by the Commonwealth Health Department to…

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Gunnedah Drowning

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

Mr. William Kruze, Gunnedah District Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the death of John Barnett Allen, 12 1/2 years, who was drowned in a lagoon in Baker's…

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Poignant Drowning Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

A drowning fatality occurred in the Brisbane River at Indooroopilly on Wednesday, the victim being Margaret Munro, of Darra. The girl was in the water with…

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In Motor Smash Maclean Residents Injured. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Copland, of Maclean, yesterday, received injuries which necessitated their admission to Coraki. Hospital when a car in which they were…

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Hood and Renown British Warships in Collision Renown Badly Damaged. Gibraltar

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

H.M.S. Hood and Renown, which were involved in a collision yesterday, arrived hire to-day. Naval ratings declared the collision was due to the Renown allegedly…

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Youth Drowned Dramatic Surf Rescues Narrow Escapes Heroic Efforts at Curl Curl Men Battered and Bruised in Broiling Surf. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

A youth was drowned, and two young men had narrow escapes from drowning, being unconscious when brought to the beach, in the surf at…

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Another Disaster In Atlantic 8000-Ton Ship Sinks In Half An Hour Many Lives Lost Collision Off New Jersey Coast New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

At least 32 lives were lost last night, and 15 others are feared to have periled, when the steamer Mohawk, and the motor ship…

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Leg Amputated Man Pinned Under Lorry Glen Innes Accident. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

By turning a lorry which had got out of control into an embankment on Saturday night, the driver, Edgar James Weaire, probably saved the lives of…

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Body Washed Up Youth Drowned at Curl Curl Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 5

The body of Harry O'Neill, who was [?]howned at North Curl Curl yesterday was washed up on Curl Curl beach early this morning…

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Two Boys Drowned Tripped and Fell Into River. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 5

Slipping into deep water in the Yarra River at Kew this afternoon, Peter Reville, 10, son of a well known Rugby League footballer, aud Alfred Spokes, 8…

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Two Jockeys Injured Horses Pall in Hurdle Race. Melbouene

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

Two jockeys were seriously injured when their mounts fell in the Laverton Hurdle Race at Williamstown races this afternoon. Zetheus and Purple Cap fell…

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Farmer Drowned Surfing In Rough Sea Wife Collapsed Tragedy at Kirra Beach. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 5

Whilst bathing in the sea at Kirra beach, Coolangatta, yesterday afternoon, Stanley James Gilbert, married, aged 26 years, was washed out and…

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Horse Destroyed Two Jockeys Injured Smash at Caulfiled. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

A bad smash marred the training operations at Caulfield to-day. Wantilla, with E. Foulsham up, and Busting On, with K. Bird in the saddle, attempted to pass…

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Child Drowned at Emmaville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

During the week-end, Keith Ryan, 8, was drowned at Emmaville. The boy went crayfishing with two of his playmates. On arriving at the dam he stated that he was…

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Fatal Explosion One Killed, One Injured Tragedy at Port Kembla. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 5

When an explosion occurred in a blast furnace at the Port Kembla steelworks to-day, one man was killed, and another was seriously injured…

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Painful Accident Foot Under Car Wheel. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

Mr. Alan Goodenough, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Goodenough, of Coff's Harbor, met with a painful accident to his foot. He was entering a motor car which was in…

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Accident at Sawmill

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

While working on the bench at Sly Bros.' sawmill at the 11-mile on the Woodburn-Clarence road on Monday, Mr. L. W. Sly, one of the proprietors of the…

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Charged by Bull Young Man's Lucky Escape Accident at South Grafton Saleyards

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

A young man named Vincent Lyons, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lyons, of Bligh street, South Grafton, had a very narrow escape from being gored…

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Drowned in Taree Baths

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

A drowning fatality occurred in Taree baths on Saturday night. It appears that a man named Albert Boyd, aged 42, and a man named Catt started to go home…

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