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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Vessel Cut in Half Five Members of Crew Missing AND 20 Persons Injured New York, January [?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Split practically in two by a tramp freighter, the Hans Christenson, the steamer Lexinton, of the Colonial Navigation Company, sank in East…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 11

Mr. Arthur Beard, of Kooyong, manager of Ruskin Motor Bodies Ltd., West Melbourne, was fatally injured in a shooting accident near…

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Shooting Accident at Wagga Albury Road via Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—We are enjoying our Christmas holidays. On 10th December, we had a break-up function at our school. Every child received a gift…

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Bled to Death. Fatal Accident to Butcher. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

When his knife slipped while he was cutting meat in his shop at Lakemba, last night, George Hayes, butcher, severed an artery in his…

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Boy’s Lung Pierced Fell on to Bike Handle Accident Near Wangaratta Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

About 2.30 o’clock this afternoon. Leslie Ashworth, 14 was cycling along Hume highway about a mile from Wangaratta delivering papers,…

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No Sign of Child’s Body Two Companions Drowned Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

No trace has yet been found of the body of Elunerd Trahir, 9, of Page street, Albert Park, who is believed to have been drowned yesterday at…

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Statements Criticised Inquest on Accident Victim Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

Casting doubt on several statements made by a youthful driver, who had knocked down and killed an elderly man in Richmond, the City Coroner…

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Accidents at Wangaratta Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

Leslie Ashworth, aged 14 who was injured when he fell from his bicycle in-front of a motor car on Thursday, the handle of the…

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Woman Killed Another Is Is Injured Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Mrs. Jane Bowyer, 64 was killed instantly to-day when struck by a motor car, whilst My[?] Bowyer who was also involved in the accident, was…

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Small Child Drowned Studley Park Accidents Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

When Donald Tarlton, aged 6 years of Johnston street. Abbosford, was playing in Studley Park, near, the Yarra River, early this morning , he…

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Injured by Header Wheel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

A very painful accident befell Mr. W. Cobb, farmer, near Rand, last week. He was driving a header in one of his paddocks, and while…

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Woman’s Fall at Hospital Is Critically Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

Mrs. Elizabeth. Beaman, 47, fell from the-window of a, hospital in Redfern to-day and , was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a serious…

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Miner Alderman-injured Crushed by Fall of Coal Visited Russia Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

Alderman Shakespeare the well known miners representative, was seriously injured when-he was crushed against a skip, by a fall of coal in…

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Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

John, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Newton, of Balldale, while playing with other children, fell and broke his arm, sustaining a…

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Drowning Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

Albert Beveridge, aged 26 years, manager of the Dubbo depot of the Shell Company of Australia Ltd., was drowned in the Macquarie River…

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Senator Saves Children Near Drowning Fatality Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

Senator J. P Dunn to-day saved two small children from drowning at Balmain baths. Senator Dunn was at the baths with his youngest son…

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River Tragedy Gun Accidentally Discharged Man Killed; Another Injured Orbost

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

At an Inquiry held to-day into the tragedy on Genoa river on December 27. when Arthur Irwin Beard. of Monmeath avenue, Kooyong. was…

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Saved From Drowning Man’s Story of Resoue Swan Hill

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

John Beasley, of Swan Hill, told a graphic story to-day of how he saved his sister, Mrs. Wilson, of Martin street, Northcote, her daughter…

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Trains Collide 16 Killed; 67 Injured Several Official Arrested Moscow, Jan. 8

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

[?] signals are believed to have been the cause of a collision between the sleeping car [?]presses running between…

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Son Killed; Eather Injured Drouin

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

Richard Michael Rate, 5, was killed and his father, Ernest Bate, engineer of the Electricity Commission, St. George’s avenue, Mont Albert, was…

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