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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Girls Rescue Drowning Boy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 12

While playing with several companions near the Merri Creek at North Coburg (Vic), Arthur Swanick, aged II years, slipped, down the bank and…

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Two Men Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 31

Two visitors to Brisbano (Qld.) from the country met their death by drowning on Monday. The victims were Marius Neilsen, aged 60 years…

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Youth Drowned in Murrumbidgee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

While picnicking on the Murrunibidgee River near Harden on Monday, a party of swimmers got into difficulties. Two girls and a boy were…

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Sewerage Worker Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 43

When working on the unemployment relief works in a sewerage trench in Macaulay-street, Albury, on Wednesday, Robert. O'Rafferty, aged 24 years…

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Ten Drowned in N.z

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 33

Ten wharf laborers were drowned, whon the launch Doris collided with the launch Tuate at the entrance to the harbor at Napier (N.Z.). The…

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Found Drowned Woman’s Body in River

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

The body of Miss Grace Marshall, a well-known resident of Deniliquin was found in the Edward River near the bridge early on the morning of…

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Rabbiter Accidentally Wounds Companion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 12

Robert Wanless, mochanic, of Sydney-road, Marrinkville, narrowly escaped death when a bullet struck him in the face at a range of about three…

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Wagga News Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

The week-end was notable for a series of accidents, several of which were of a serious nature. J. Callin, 76 years, was working a chaffcutter…

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Peculiar Accident. Fall From Elevated Roadway Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

A woman and a three-year-old child this morning, crashed 80 feet from the elevated roadway, above Hickson Rd., Darling Harbour, and were critically…

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Boy Drowned Seven Months Ago

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 2

Douglas Charles Miller (12) was drowned by falling when playing from the struckture of Lock 10, near Wentworth, about 3 p.m. on May 22 last…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Independent · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 1

During the festive season several local people met with misfortune. Mr. A. Keech, of Gulps Sawmill, sustained a severe cock in the eye when a…

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Youth Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 5

Tom Carroll, aged 17 years, wild works for his father at Murrulebale, left home about 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning with a waggon load of wheat…

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Man Worth £70,000 Killed in Motor Car Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 37

At the inquest at Katoomba on 9th inst. into the death of Henry Fredrick Holland Coward, 49 years, who was killed when his car ran over an…

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Accident Motorists' Narrow Escape

The Independent · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 6

A motor car, in which were Messrs Porter and Symons of Booroorban, was coming towards Mathoura on Saturday last when the steering gear jambed and…

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Trains Collide. Fearful Accident in Roumania. Serious List of Casualties. BUCHAREST

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 1

A terrible accident took place when the city's north station express ran down a private train and scattered human freight on to the…

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Another Harbour Bridge Fatality

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 3

The, 22nd Harbour Bridge fatality took place on Saturday night, when Horace Royal Lock (35) is said to have jumped from the footway into…

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A Sad Fatality. Mr Murray Sharp Killed

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 3

People of the town and district wore filled, with sadness on Wednesday morning last, when the news was circulated that Mr. Murray…

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Road Contractor Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

Hay’s veteran road contractor Mr W. G. Miles, had a narrow escape from death last week on the Deniliquin road about twelve miles from Hay (states…

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Sidecar Passenger Injured at Wangaratta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 5

The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motor-cycle, which was being ridden by Frank Tomaine, of Thoona, collapsed on Tuesday near Wangaratta…

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Fatality at Warrnambool Sewer Worker Killed. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 3

John Cullen (28), was killed, and John Sini was seriously injured at Warrnambool sewerage construction works, Victoria, when a huge rock fell…

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