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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Injured by Circular Saw

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

Charles Conway, of Buckaroo, near Mudgee, was trying to clean chips from under the bench of a circular saw when the sleeve of his woollen…

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Fractured Jaw Cricketer Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

Whilst fielding in a cricket match at Alumny Creek yesterday afternoon, two players raced after a ball and collided. One of them, Mr. G. Gerrard,…

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Sisters Drowned Fell Into Brick Pit Child Rescuer's Death. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 4

Jean Osborne, 11, and Marjorie Osborne, 9, her sister, fell into a brick pit containing 10ft. of water at Enoggera, near Brisbane, this morning and were…

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M.C.C. CRICKETERS Five On Injured List Holmes in Difficulties. Auckland, Thursdays

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 5

Five members of the M.C.C. team have been injured and it is possible there may be difficulty in fielding a team against New Zealand…

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On Red Cross Italian Air Raid 30 Killed, 52 Wounded Swedish Doctors Injured London

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 5

In an official message from Addis Ababa it is announced that two Swedish doctors were injured, 30 Abyssinians killed and 50 Abyssinians…

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Child's Narrow Escape Saved From Drowning Good Work by Surf Club Member

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon Reg Wiseman, an employee at the Harwood sugar mill and a member of the Yamba Surf Club, was responsible for the…

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A. Marks Double Century Aggressive Cricket N.s.w's Good Lead Gilbert's Bumpers--two Batsmen Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 6

Playing aggressive cricket, A Marks, always a prolific scorer against Queensland, to-day recorded his highest score in Sheffield Shield…

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Unexplainable Highway Accidents U.S.A. Research Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 7

Owing to there being 500 and 700 deaths yearly in U.S.A. from carbon monoxide poisoning and nearly 500 000 unexplainable highway accidents each…

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Injured in Collision on Big Hill, Glen Innes Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. P. Flaherty, who reside between Dalmorton and Newton Boyd, on the Glen Innes road, were coming from Glen Innes in their car…

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Woman Killed in Collision with Stolen Car. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

When a motor car, reported to have been stolen, crashed into another car, in Malvern last night, Mrs. Alice Morris, of Malvern, was killed. Her niece,…

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Cars in Collision On Clarence Bridge Approach Passengers Sustain Slight Injuries

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 4

Shortly before 11 o'clock on Saturday night two motor cars were seriously damaged as the result of a collision on the Grafton side approach to the…

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Minister's Warning Road Accidents in Britain. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

Since the motor car was invented the number of road deaths in Britain had mounted, until last year, when there was a reduction of 822, compared with…

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Over Embankment Accident At Coutts' Crossing Occupants Escape Injury

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 4

When travelling towards South Grafton on Saturday morning, Captain H. M. Frewen, driving a Graham Paige sedan car, accompanied, by his…

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Two Women Hurt in Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

Two women suffered head and facial injuries and shock, necessitating their removal to hospital, when a motor car collided with a utility truck…

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Cricketer Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

Two stitches were inserted in a large cut sustained by Jim Kilroy, a young Mullumbimby batsman, when he was hit under, the eye by a…

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Telegraph Linesman Spine Injured by Fall

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

Suffering from a spinal injury as a result of a fall in the Kyogle district, William Smith, 33, was taken to Lismore for X-ray examination…

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Tallon Injured Out of Sheffield Shield Match. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 6

Owing to a ruptured muscle in the' thigh Tallon will "be" unable to play against South Australia. His place has been taken by G…

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Three Killed Four Others Injured Ulysses in Rough Seas. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 5

Three were killed and four injured to-day, aboard the Ulysses, which left Liverpool yesterday for Brisbane. The vessel was ploughing its way…

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Two Killed Explosion In Petrol Tank Third Person Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

When a 50ft. petrol storage tank at the Alba Petroleum Company's works, at Newport, exploded to-day an apprentice, who was working in the tank,…

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Turned Over Rolls Royce On Hood Mr. Greg McGIRR in Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

A Rolls Rovce tourer car, belonging to Mr. Greg McGirr, the well known former politician, was involved in an accident on the Woolgoolga road, about…

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