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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Drowning at Balranald

The Independent · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 1

A message from Balranald states that a man named Wallis Newling was drowned in to Murrumbidgee River at that town on Saturday…

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Fell Down Rocks Man Fatally Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 1

Slipping Willie climbing up 30 feet of ladders on the rocks at Malabar this afternoon Albert William Clayton 34, of Enmore, was fatally…

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Appalling Disaster 93 Indians are Drowned 32 Are Missing Ferry Boat Overturns CALCUTTA, Sept. 24

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 1

The second fatal. ferry accident in a week is reported from the State of Kolhapur. A boat containing 225 passengers, while crossing the river…

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Jockey Fatally Injured Kicked in Head by Horse Left Widow and 7 Children Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 1

Kicked in the head when his mount, Rutherglen, crashed at Randwick today the well known jockey, A. Knowles, sustained fatal injuries,…

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Jockey Killed in Randwick Accident Kicked After Pall Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 3

The well-known Sydney Jockey, A knowles was killed at Randwick to-day while schooling Rutherglen over horse fell and Knowles was…

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Fire Walkers Injured Fall Over Bowl of Coals Their Condition Preacarious Calcutta, September 25

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 4

Five men and a boy were terribly injured during the Hindu religious ceremony of walking over fire in a suburb of Madras yesterday. Ninety…

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Marquis Accidentally Shot Story Of Curse Revived London, Sept. 23

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 1

The Martinis of Waterford was killed during a shooting accident at daybreak to-day whilst out rabbiting. The famous Wataford curse doomed…

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Girl Fatally Injured Casino

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 2

Fatal injuries were received by Irene Maxwell. 12, when a horse she was riding shied at a calf and fell and rolled on her…

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Students Injured by Car Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 1

Two girl students of the Sydney University, Marjorie Read, 17, and Marjorie Gape, 18, were knocked dowr and injured by a motor car near…

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Was Accidental Death of Marquis Shot in Gun-room London; September 25

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 2

At an inquest; to-day on the Marquls of Waterford a doctor gave evidence that the position of the wound proved that he could not have…

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Tree Crashes on Car Two Men Badly Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

As they were returning to Trafalgar in a double seater car last night, First Constable A. J. Suckling, SB, married, Trafalgar, and Thomas…

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Motor Boat Disaster Four Persons Drowned One Viclim former A. D. C. Here LONDON, Spet 27

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

Four persons were drowned when a motor boat sank to Killary Bay, County Galway, yesterday during a westerly gale…

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A Roadside Accident

The Independent · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2
Also in The Pastoral Times

An accident in which three cars were involved on Tuesday night on the Back Country road, Blarenald might easily have been attended with…

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Accidents at Temora

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 14

Leslie Forrest, working on the pipe connection of the Temora water supply scheme, was digging a trench when a piece of steel off the pick flew…

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Marquis of Waterford Fatal Gun Accident London, Sept. 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 44

The Marquis of Waterford died to-day as the result of a shooting. accident at his home at Portlaw, in the Irish Free State. He arose at dawn…

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7 KILLED; 50 Injured Bittel: Indian Clash Calcutta, September 28

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 September 1934 · page 1

Seven were killed and 50 were badly injured in a three hour battle with Moslem peasants at Punjab, when a landlord, accompanied by…

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Doctor Runs Amok Dead; 8 Others Injured Calcutta September 2S

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 September 1934 · page 4

Two English police officers, four constables and two bill collectors were seriously wounded by an Indian doctor, who an antok at…

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Found Injured Man, [?] in Hospital Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 2

Found lying in the doorway of the Royal Hotel, Bendigo street, Pra[?] this afternoon, Thomas Byrne, aged [?] of Elizabeth street, Prahran,…

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Two Vans Crash Driver Seriously Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 2

As a result of a collision between a newspaper delivery van he was driving and another motor van late to-day, Edward Wittner, 28, of Cecil…

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