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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Laborer Drowned at Echuca Accident at the Weir. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 3

Ernest Baker (60), labourer, was endeavouring to open one of the valves of the Torumbarry Lock, at Echuca, when a cog broke, and Baker…

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Fatality at Bungowannah Smothered in Gravel Pit

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 1

Ernest Frederick Fawcett, 28 years, a native of England, [?] and resident of Howlong, was smothered in a gravel pit…

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News by Cable Fighting in Bombay 500 Persons Injured Business at a Standstill Calcutta. June 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 34

More than 500 persons were injured in a fight at Bombay yesterday between mounted and foot, police and Congress volunteers, who massed in…

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Just a Little Accident Nariah Homestead

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—Dad and Jack were ploughing out rabbit burrows with the tractor, but the main frame broke and they are fixing it now. The…

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Little Girl Accidentally Shot. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

Allison Wood, aged 6, fatally shot herself, at Albeit Park, Melbourne, while playing with her father's revolver…

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Fatal Collision at Windsor. Cart and Cycle Collide

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 2

When a market gardener's cart collided head on with a motor cycle, at Windsor last night, A. G. Peterson (35) was killed and two other men…

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Train Collision at Bologna. Sixteen Killed. BOLOGNA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 3

Sixteen were killed and 36 injured when the Bologania passenger train was switched off the main line at Sasso Station, and collided with a…

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Injured at Corowa Races Jockey Davis Making Good Progress

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 1

J. Davis, the jockey who got a bad spill in the Welter Handicap at the Corowa races, is making good progress towards recovery…

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Collision in Street

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 2

Messrs. Miller and Go. s Ford delivery truck, driven by Mr. T. Pureed and a car driven by Mr. Keech, of Gulpa, collided on. Saturday afternoon near…

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Aeroplane Crash at Manly. Passenger Killed; Pilot Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 3

When an aeroplane crashed on the rocks below Landerdale Avenue, oil Sunday morning, during a gusty period Arthur Lamb (35), married, of…

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Motor Lorry Over Turns Driver Killed Companion Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon a motor lorry accident, resulting in the death of one man and injuries to another, happened an the Hume…

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5 KILLED: 17 Injured When Steamer and Motor Boat Collide. Steamer Carried 400 Passengers Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 1

A London message from Zarea states that when the Jugoslav steamer Kara Georgevitch coded with the Ra[?]an motor boat, Francesco Moresini, five…

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Motor Accident near Coonong

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1930 · page 3

Mr. Jack. Darcy, of St. Ronan's, Tocumwal, met with a motor accident on Monday night that could have been attended by more…

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Car Falls Off Punt Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 2

Mr. M. J. O'Neill, of Berrigan ( a former resident of the Nathalia district) narrowly escaped death by drowning at Barman last week Mr. O’Neill was…

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Baby Drowned in Creek Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 1

A 20-months' old baby named Lawrence was found drowned in a crook near its parents' residence at Penrith…

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Motor Accident Driver Pinned Under Car Mr. Jack Darcy's Plight

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 2

Mr. Jack Darcy, of ' Ster Ronan's, Tocumwal, met with a .motor accident on Monday night that could have been attended by more serious consequences…

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Motor Accident. Honeymoon Couple Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 July 1930 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Ross, of .Hurstville, Sydney, who were returning from a honeymoon trip, met with disaster near Wagga on Friday night, when on…

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Swept Overboard Chief Officer Drowned Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 July 1930 · page 1

H. B. Seddall, chief officer of the aleamer Tuinal, was swept overboard and drowned during a hurricane off Pitcairn island. Efforts at rescue…

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Fatal Floods in Korea Over 120 Drowned. TOKIO

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 July 1930 · page 2

Further devastating floods are reported in Korea. Over 120 are drowned and numbers are missing, including 50 priests, whose temple was…

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Deniliquin Road Accident Police Court Sequel

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 4

An echo of the recent collision on the Deniliquin Road was heard in the Jerilderie Police Court before Mr. Cohen (relieving P.M.) on…

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