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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Two Boys Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

While Donald Khote (13) and Ralph Fraser (11) were bathing in the Mitchell River, Gippsland district, Victoria, they swam out of their depth,…

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Not Stopping When Accident Happened

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

Thomas Hennessy was charged with not stopping when an accident happened to a sulky driven by Doris Larkins on 15th December, 1933…

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11 Men Drowned Following Stranding of Boat Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

Amsterdam: Eleven men, being, the officers and crow of the steamer "Oakford," which was stranded in a gale after the vessel sprung a leak off the…

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Burrell Creek Accident Mr. Easton's Leg Broken

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 3

While working in the bush at Burrell Creek on Monday afternoon Mr. Robert Easton had the misfortune to suffer a fracture of the left leg, between the…

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Gundagai Accident Coronee's Verdict Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

The inquiry was concluded at Gundagai into the accident in which three women were killed. The Coroner found that the deaths resulted from injuries…

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Attacked by Swans. Bulldog Nearly Drowned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

A battle between a prize bulldog and two black swans in a pool in Centennial Park on Sunday ended in the lgnominious defeat of the bulldog…

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Rev. T. F. Potts. Fatally Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

The Rev. Thomas Frederick Potts, 71, formerly a president of the New South Wales Methodist Conference and principal of the Methodist Ladies'…

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Accident Figures Alarm

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. Safety Department expresses alarm at the number of road accidents which have occurred in this State since the beginning of…

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Motors and Motorists. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Hamburg's Road Accidents

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 11

An analysis of road accidents in Hamburg for a test week shows that pedestrians caused more accidents than motorists. Bicycles were also…

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Train on Fire. Three Youths Injured. Leaping for Safety

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 5

Three youths were seriously hurned when a truck attached to a moving train, which had just left Dubbo for Nyngan, caught fire early on…

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Accident Figures Alarm

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. Safety Department expresses alarm at the number of road accidents which have occurred in this State since the begining of the year…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Hamburg's Road Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

An analysis of road accidents in Hamburg for a test week shows that pedestrians caused more accidents than motorists. Bicycles were also responsible for…

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Brothers Drowned. Hunter River Fatality. Sydney, Tuesday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

John Joseph Ernst (24), and Raymond Stephen Ernst (17) were drowned last night in the Hunter River, about 17 miles from Maitland. The bodies…

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Brothers Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

John Joseph Ernest, 24, and his brother Raymond, aged 17, were drowned in the Hunter River last night. It is surmised that while…

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Brothers Drowned in Hunter River Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

John Joseph Ernst (24) and his brother Raymond (17) were drowned in the Hunter River last night's. It is surmised that while bathing one of the brothers…

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Motor Accident at Cooperabung. Man and Woman Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

On Thursday morning Mr. Warren left Port Macquarie for Kempsey by car, accompanied by a lady passenger, Mrs. Pearce. Heavy rain was…

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Drowned in Sewer. Brisbane

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

During the floods at Maryborough John Kramer, aged 7, while paddling in a fast running channel, was swept into a sewer. The body was recovered…

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Accidental Death

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

The Bellinger District Coroner, Mr. James S. White, conducted an inquiry on Saturday last into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Drowning Fatality at Wallis Lake

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

A double drowning fatality occurred late on Saturday night, when a paity of Tuncurry residents was returning home in a small outrigger…

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Wallis Lake Fatality. Man Drowned With His Child

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 3

Residents of Forster and Tuncurry were thrown into a state of consternation on Saturday night last, when the news was broadcast that shortly…

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