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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Accident Roll Grows

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 1

Unless there is a considerable slowing up of the number of road accidents in New South Wales there will be no chance of lowering…

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Expressed in Collision. London, 28334

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 5

A mishap occurred at Doncaster during a dense fog early this morning, when the London-North Eastern railway night express from London…

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Sad Fatality Young Horsewoman Killed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

An accident at the Sydney Royal Show last Friday resulted in the sad death of one of Australia's leading horsewomen, in the person…

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Fatal Accident. Miss Eve Daley

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 8

On Good Friday Miss Eve Datey was thrown from her horse while competing in the ring at the Royal Show, the horse falling on her and…

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Latest Cables. Fifty Drowned. Calcutta, 9434

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 4

Fifty persons were drowned when a large rowing boat overturned in the river Bihar…

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Three Men Drowned. Fishing Off River Mouth

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 2

Thomas Alexander McLean and two Maori companions were drowned while fishing in a boat off the mouth of the Waltotara River…

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Telephone Box Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 3

A woman was telephoning in a public telephone box in Parkstone, Dorset, recently, when suddenly a passing motor-car, driven by a…

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Holiday Road Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 3

According to an accident check kept by the Safety Department of the N.R.M.A. three persons were killed and 30 injured in road accidents involving…

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Brien Injured

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 4

Playing in a match between Wauchope and Port Macquarie teams on Saturday last, Jerry Brien, of the Port Club, sustained a broken nose…

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Accidentally Shot. Adelaide

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 5

At the inquest at Adelaide concerning the death of Ernest George Coxall, the Coroner returned a verdict that deceased was accidentally…

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Accidents. Head-on Collision

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 6

On Sunday night a motor car approaching the Kempsey traffic bridge rrom Gladstone collided with another car travelling in the opposite…

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Fisherman Drowned Washed Off Rocks. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 4

A man whoso name is believed to be William George Pixton was washed off the rocks at Little Bay, La Perouse, yesterday, while fishing and was…

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Car Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 4

Whilst travelling towards Kempsey on Monday, Mr. Abbotts, representative for Dalgety & Co., had a blowout on the cutting the northern side…

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Accidental Shooting Son Kills Father. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 4

At an inquest at Adelaide concerning the death of Ernest George Coxall, the Coroner returned a verdict that deceased was accidentally shot and killed by…

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Lorry Overturns Accident in Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 5

At 9.40 a.m. on Wednesday a light runabout lorry, driven by Mr. A. J. Bransdon, of Taree, and with Mrs. Bransdon as passenger, overturned in…

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Ringbarker Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 May 1934 · page 4

Armidale news last week reported that Victor Supple, 26. bush worker, was admitted to Armidale and New England Hospital on Wednesday…

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Accident at Comboyne Minister's Car Overturns

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 May 1934 · page 2

While returning to Wingham from Comboyne on Sunday afternoon a car containing Rev. A. J. Bingley (Methodist Minister), and Mr. L. Percira,…

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Child Shoots Aunt. Accidental Discharge of Revolver

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

Mrs. Dorthy Potts, 28, of Bondi Road, Bondi, was seriously wounded on Saturday night at her home, when a small girl accidentally discharged…

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Collision in a Fog Greek Steamer Lost

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 3

When the Greek steamer Meandros sank recently after collision with the British steamer Dartford in a fog off St. Catherine's.' Point,…

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Local and General News. Serious Accident Near Wau

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 2

CHOPE.--Mr, Harold Brown, better own as Mr. "Charlie" Brown, well-known in Taree, principalty In connection "4th [?]e construction for the…

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