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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. More Accidents in Britain

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 7

The total number of road accidents for last year in Great Britain shows an increase. The number of accidents was 191,829, compared with 184,006 in 1932…

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Accidental Death Motor Bike Fatality. Cororier's Verdict

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

A verdict that death was due to injuries accidentally received was returned by, the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the inquest held at…

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Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

Whilst travelling along the by-road to Mr. L. Reeves', near Craven, one of Messrs Berry and Poppleton's milk lorries, driven by Mr. Poppleton,…

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Tragic Motor Accident Mr. J. G. Murdoch the Victim

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

At the conclusion of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall ball last night (Thursday) Mr. John George Murdock, manager of the Mayfair Theatre,…

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Motor Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

Proceeding to Craven Creek with a lorry load of passengers late on Saturday night, Mir. Jim Draper accidently ran over the side of a…

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Car Accident at Christmas Creek

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 4

On Saturday night last a visiting motorist met with a mishap at Christmas Creek bridge. Workmen are at present engaged at that point…

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Accidental Shooting. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 1

At East Maitland yesterday a little boy picked up a pea rifle and playfully pointed it at his sister. The weapon exploded, the bullet entering the…

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Boy Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 4

Ray McNamara, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. McNamara, of West Kempsey, met with a nasty accident when riding up Smith-street on Saturday morning…

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Mr. F P Wagner Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 4

Mr. Fred. P. Wagner, well remembered here as a popular townsman and jeweller in days gone by, but now-a-days a commercial traveller, sustained…

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Motor Fatality. Mr. J. G. Murdoch Killed

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 9

A dark shadow of sorrow swept over Kempsey and district on Friday morning last when it became known that Mr. John George Murdoch, manager…

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Tragic Motor Accident. MR. J. G. Murdoch the Victim

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

At the conclusion of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall ball on Thursday, Mr. John George Murdock, manager of the Mayfair Theatre, Kempsey…

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Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 4

[?] Dimmel, to banana grower Harbour, motoring into Kempsey on Saturday night last, instead of crossing Christmas Creek b…

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Cars in Collision

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 2

Three cars came into collision on the Gloucester side of Brushy cutting yesterday, fortunately without any serious consequence bodily…

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Serious Accident Two Children the Victims

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 2

On Wednesday of last week Mr. and Mrs. W. Unicombe were in the midst of activities connected with their removal from a farm at Vaha…

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Young Man Killed in Accident Near Kempsey

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 3

A dark shadow of sorrow swept over Kempsey and district on Friday morning last when it became known that Mr. John George…

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Death Follows Clybucca Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 4

The death occurred in Sydney last week-end of the young man, Clive Manning Keaughran, a storekeeper, of Brisbane, from the effects of…

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Wyatt's Injured Thumb Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 3

London: Wyatt, who has been selected to lend England against the Australians in the first Test on Friday, batted at the nets a Edgbaston to-day, after which…

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The First Test. Wyatt's Thumb Injured. LONDON,Thursday

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 6

Wyatt, who has been selected to lead England against the Australians in the first Test on Friday, batted at the nets at Edgbaston to-day, after which he…

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Motor Notes. From the N.R.M.A. Britain's Road Accidents

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 1

The returns of road accidents in Great Britain for 1933 show that there were increases of 535 in the number of persons killed and 9,878…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Causes of Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 1

A London newspaper reports Sir Herbert Austin as saying: "In my opinion the cause of motor accidents is a combination of several things. Chief among…

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