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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Road Fatality Smash Near Mograni

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Three lady tourists were involved in a serious and regrettable motor accident on the highway about a mile north of Gloucester on Xmas Eve…

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Harrington Fatality Boy Drowned in Lagoon

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

The Christmas season at Harrington was marred by a drowning fatality, the victim being a 7 years old boy, Donald Murray Elliott, of Kurai. With his…

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Children Drowned Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

Melbourne: Stanley Roberts, 9, and Joyce Wyatt, 7, were drowned while bathing at South Melbourne, while a girl named Eluned Trahair, aged 8, is…

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Bled to Death Accident to Butcher Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

When his knife slipped while he was cutting meat in his shop at Lakemba last night George Hayes, a butcher, severed an artery in his groin and bled…

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Road Fatality. Smash Near Mograni

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

Three lady tourists were involved in a serious and regrettable motor accident on the highway about a mile north of Gloucester on Christmas Eve…

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The Prevention of Accidents. Nearly 250 Children Killed Last Year

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

"What are you doing to prevent accidents? "Nothing? But perhaps your indifference arises from a lack of…

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Eric Robinson Injured

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

Walcha reported Wednesday last that when the Tamworth-Port Macquarie service car, with a load of passengers, was negotiating a sharp bend…

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Accident and Thieves

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

During the holidays Mr. W. Walmsley of Macksville retreading works, was coming to Taree to join his wife, who was staying with Mrs. Branch, when…

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Car Accident at Molong. Sydney, Friday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

In a motor accident at Molong yesterday (Thursday), Mrs. Broad, of Broken Hill, was killed instantly. Her husband, Mr. Wilfred Broad, aged 47,…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 5

Mrs. Broad, of Broken Hill, was billed instantly her husband, Wilfred Board, 47, critically injured, and her eight-year-old son, Roger, slightly…

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Motor Accident on Oxley Highway

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

The Tamworth-Port Macquarie motor service car, driven by Mr. Davies, jun., was on its way to Port Macquarie on New Year's Day when,…

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The Prevention of Accidents Nearly 250 Children Killed Last Year

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 1

"What are you doing to prevent accidents?" Nothing? But perhaps your' indifference ference arises from a lack of knowledge…

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Berlin Tackles Accident Problem

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 7

In an endeavour to reduce the great number of road accidents in Germany the Berlin police have introduced an accident investigation flying squad…

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Left Nervy and Sleepless. Result of a Motor Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 10

"Eight years ago I was involved in a motor accident which left me in a low depressed condition," states Miss. G.S.R., of [?] N S W. "I got…

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Drowned in Flooded Creek. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 5

Ernest Flynn, 52, a resident ox Bathurst, was drowned while crossing a small creek during a heavy a thunderstorm, when his car was…

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Motor Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 4

About 2.45 Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Elias Simmon, with Mrs. Simmon and a young lady passenger, was returning from Taree when he…

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Boy Drowned in Flood. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

John Allen, aged 12, was riding his pony through the flood waters at Gunnedah when the animal stumbled in a deep hole. The boy was unable…

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Boy Drowned Horse in Floodwaters Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 4

John Allen, 12, was riding his pony through [?]waters at Gunnedah [?] the animal stumbled in a deep [?] The bay was [?]ble to swim and was…

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Nose Almost Torn Off. Tasmanian Premier Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 3

The Premier of Tasmania (Mr. Ogilvie) received severe facial injuries, his nose practically being torn off, and his private secretary (Mr…

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Road Accidents. Comments by Mr. J. C. Watson

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 4

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. S. A. Maddocks), has kept a careful check on road accidents and the manner in which these have been…

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