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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

9 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Chapter of Accidents an Unlucky Family

The Bombala Times · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 3

Little Valma Ashby, daughter of Mr. Roy Ashby, of Newmerella, was slightly injured by a motorist while proceeding along the Prince's…

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Surf Fatality at Eden. Boy Drowned. Nearly Second Fatality

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

Walter Edwards, aged 16 years, eldest son of Mr. Dick Edwards, the well-known mail contractor, was drowned in the surf at Asling's…

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Burning Fatality Sleeping Jan Crushed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 3

A young man, Alfred Eric, Sykes, 22, believed to belong to Yarraville, Vic, was killed on Friday night or Saturday…

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Double Fatality on Highway Two Youths Killed in Motor Crash

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 3

On Friday evening, about 6 15, two young men, Leonard Adams, Laborer, 17, of Lucknow, and Harold Brooks, laborer, 20, of…

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Tragedy at Orbost. Circular Saw Fatality. Top of Man's Head Cut Off Orbost

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

A shocking tragedy occurred at Orbost at 7.20 o'clock this morning at the wood yard in Boundary Road owned and carried on by Mr…

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Riverina Transport. Collision Near Sardine Creek. Orbost

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 5

There has been a succession of capsizes and disasters to the Riverina trucks, either on the road to Melbourne or on the return…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 4

On Tuesday at mid-day, Mrs. George Rayner was alarmed by calls for help coming from a room occupied by her uncle, Mr. James Carroll. She ran to…

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Remarkable Accident Pinned to Earth by Bitumen

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 3

A remarkable occurrence is reported from Tathra road, near Bega. Recently a steer owned by Mr. Finucane laid down at a spot where some…

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Unusual Accident

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.): A small boy here suffered terrible agony when his feet were stuck by heat to metal. He had been taken, barefooted, to…

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