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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Motoring News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Britain's Accident Figures

The Independent · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 4

In the first quarter of this year there was a serious increase in the number of street accidents in Great Britain, as compared with the…

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Fatal Car Accident. a Woman Suffocated. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 3

When a car swerved to avoid a collision with another car, on the Maitland Road, at Hexham, last night it overturned, pinning three persons…

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Fighting in Amsterdam Communists Protest Against Pay Cut One Killed; 80 Injured Amsterdam, July 6

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 4

Serious rioting throughout the night followed, a Communist demonstration against reductions in unemployment relief Street lamps and…

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San Francisco Waterfront Runs With Blood Funs and Gas Used Strikers and Police Several Killed; Many Injured San Francisco, July 5

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 4

Orders have been issued for the mobilisation of 200 militiamen and officers for duty in San Francisco’s strike area, should the Governor, Mr…

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Cyclist Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

The rider of a bicycle that collided with a motor car to park road, Camberwell, received a fractured skull last night, and was admitted to the Alfred…

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M. McCARTEN Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 6

M. McCarten, rider of Star Rose, sustained a fracture of the collarbone, when his mount fell, in the second division or the…

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Pilot Incinerated ’Plane in Flames a Shocking Fatality Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

A shocking aeroplane fatality occurred at the Mascot aerodrome this afternoon, in the presence of a large crowd of people, when a private…

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Dives Into Creek Van Passengers Hurt One Injured Seriously Apollo Bay

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

Two Melbourne men were injured, one seriously, when a motor van in which they were travelling along the Great Ocean road, a few miles from…

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Ice-skating Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

Allen Cameron, 18, of Yendon road, Glenhuntly, fractured the base of his skull when he collapsed at the Glaciarium last night, and struck his head…

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Motor Accident Father Hennessy Has Narrow Escape Collision with Motor Lorry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 3

On Saturday, evening, 30th. ult., at 6.30' o'clock,. Father Hennessy, who had been to Corowa and was returning home when about two miles from…

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Injured While Riding. On Casino Farm. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 3

While Donald Allen (30) was riding a horse on a farm, thirty miles from Casino, the animal fell and rolled ou him. For more than six hours he…

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Turf Jottings Hostile Badly Injured Cro[?]con Breaks Down

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 6

Plunging after working at Caulfield yesterday, Hostile caused a rein to break and dashed off out of control [?] through the [?] near the…

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Tramway Officer Injured. Run Over at Moore Park. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 3

Robert Dobson, aged 60, who was due for retirement shortly as a tramway inspector, was run over by a tram at Moore Park last night, and…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 3

When Mr. J. C. Parsons, of Wahgunya was driving in a gig along Redlands Road Corowa, yesterday forenoon, the shafts fell to the ground,…

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Fatal Train Accident Woman Found Dead by Line Evidence at Inquest Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 4

His attention arrested by a white object, which he saw lying beside the permanent way, Herbert McDonald, train driver on the Sandringham line,…

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Tons of Rock Fall Narrow Escape from Death Workman Is Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 6

When seven tons of rock fell in the Brooklyn quarries to-day, Patrick Simpson, Richmond, had a narrow escape from death Two other…

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Farm Strike Pitched Battles in U.S.A. Many are Injured New York, July 9

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 3

Three (pitched battles occurred today between the police and farm strikers at Bridgeton (New Jersey), where a large number of men and…

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Fell From Train Man Critically Injured Came From the Country Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 1

William Sheehan, 51 of of Cootamundra who was visiting Sydney for medical treatment, fell from a train near Fairfield railway station to-day…

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Seas Beat Back Doctor Attempt to Reach Lighthouse Woman Critically Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 2

Mrs. E. B. Gledhill, wife of the head lighthouse keeper, Cliffy Island is seriously ill with acute appendic[?] but medical aid cannot be brought…

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Dead Beside Fence Gun Accidentally Discharged Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 2

The body of George Lidell, 25 Macedon was found to-day lying alongside a fence at the golf links, Macedon…

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