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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Duck Shooter Missing. Believed to be Drowned. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2

Stuart Kelvin Anderson (23), grazier, is believed to have been drowned in the Condamine River, ten miles from Clifton, on Sunday afternoon…

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Car and Truck in Collision Father and Son Seriously Injured Car Somersaults & lands on Wheels

The Independent · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Colliding with a heavy motor truck and tr[?]er [?] the Conargo road on Tuesday afternoon a motor [?] was overturned and the four occupants received injuries which necessitated their admission to Deniliquin Hospital. Two…

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Harvesting Fatality. Head Crushed by Wheel. at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

On Monday last, New Year's Day, while stripping a crop of wheat at his father's property at "Stonehaven," Daysdale, Mr. John…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Telegraphic and Cable News. Country Tennis Players. Injured in Car Collision. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Two country tennis players, John Cregan (20), and George Sheed (25), both of Griffith, were seriously injured, last night, when a motor car…

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Rain in California 23 Killed; 100 Injured. Los Angeles

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

A terrific rainstorm swept Southern California during the past 24 hours, resulting in 23 persons being killed and more than 100 injured…

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This World of Ours News, Notes and Views From Here, There and Everywhere a Christmas Fatality

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Those of us who enjoyed our Christmas in comfort at home, or at some pleasant holiday resort, will sympathise with the relatives of the 200 odd people…

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Walla Accident Man Falls Off Threshing Machine

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

Falling about 12 feet from the deck of a threshing machine in the Walla district on Monday, a man, named Patrich Herlihy, 28, a stranger, who…

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Motor Accident on Boxing Day at Koraleigh

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

A most unfortunate motor accident occurred at Koraleigh on Boxing Day when three young people were injured one, Miss Olive Evans, of Vinifera,…

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Accident at Weir

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

On Friday afternoon Edward Willoughby, of Deniliquin was struck on the head by a piece of timber when working at the Stevens Weir. He was…

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Drowned in Canal Man's Body Identified

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 3

The body of the man which was found in the irrigation canal several miles from Narandera on Thursday last was identified as…

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Seriously Injured Accident on Rochester Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Returning from Melbourne on a motor cycle on Sunday night, Lawrence Dohrman, aged 21 years met with a serious accident when about…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Three Killed; Eight Injured. Tourist Coach Capsizes. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Three women were killed and eight other persons injured when a motor tourist coach, on the way from Sydney to Melbourne, capsized, after a…

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Telegrams Narrow Escape From Drowning. Surfer's Timely Rescue Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Joseph Newton storekeeper, of Windsor, had a narrow escape from drowning while surfing at Narrabeen this morning. He was suddenly caught…

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Car Overturns Mr. C. B. Kellow Among Injured

The Independent · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

A message form states that Mr. C. E. Dellow, well-known pastoralist Davies, of Richmond; and Mr. J. k…

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Tourist 'Bus Overturns. Three Killed Eight Injured Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

One of the worst accidents of its kind in New South Wales occurred near Gundagai to-day, when a big tourist coach capsized, after an axle…

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Mother and Son Drowned. Young Boy Tied to Her Neck Tumut

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

A coronial inquiry into the deaths of Mrs. Florence Martin, 39, and her 13-months-old son, Frederick was adjourned to-day, on an application by…

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Death Follows Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Mr. George J. Tugwell, of the Halfway House Hotel, Wodonga, who received injuries to his spine when a car driven by Mr. John Birch, of…

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Motor Accident Mr. C. B. Kellow’s Car Overturns

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The erratic rain which fell on Sunday was responsible for a very simple accident on the South Side road about midday (states Hay “Grazier”). Mr . C…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 3

There were three drowning fatalities in the country yesterday. Eric Smith (21), son of Mr. C. Smith, manager of the Wyalong branch of the…

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Double Drowning at Bendigo

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 3

A double drowning fatality occurred at Long Gully, near Bendigo, on Saturday, in which Francis Hubert Harvey, 9, and Mavis June Draper, 7½,…

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