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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Shark Fatality. Two Lives Lost. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

Norman G[?] was killed by a fierce shark attack at Coolangatta beach near the State border to-day, and his mate J. D. Pollack (23) was…

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Five Drowned in River Cape Town

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 14

A native who had been charged with murder was the only survivor of a boating tragedy in the St. Lucia River, Zululand…

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South Hay Occident. Motor Truck Fatality. the Inquest

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. T. F. Cook, held an inquest yesterday touching the death of Noel Caulton Hirst, who lost his life in a motor accident in…

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Youth Drowned in River Girl Thought He Was Joking

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 43

Keith Houghton, aged 18 years, of Reynard-street, Coburg, was drowned in the Ovens River at Wangaratta on Tuesday afternoon. Houghton, who…

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Man Killed in Explosion Four Others Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 7

One man was killed and four otter men were injured when a charge of lyddite exploded unexpectedly in a sandstone quarry at Northmead…

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Girls Injured in Car Crash Abandoned on Road by "Friends"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 39

When he was driving along the main road to Plain Beach late on Saturday night a motorist found tin overturned car on the side of the road. One…

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Motor Car Accident. At Fort Macquarie. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

When a motor car plunged over the wall near Man-o'-War steps, Fort Macquarie into the mud and shallow water, last night, the fact that it was…

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Collision at Mulwala Action for Damages Follows £200 Claimed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 3

An action for £200 damages for negligence arising out of an accident at Mulwala on April 3 last, was commenced at the District Court…

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Motor Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

A motor accident occurred on Tuesday day when a car driven by Mr. Alf Hanna, of Jerilderie, who was accompanied by Mr. R Evans and Mr George…

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Drowned at a Picnic Rescue Attempt Fails

The Independent · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 4

Thomas Edward Pearce 17 years, a trainee at Riverina Welfare Farm, Yanco, ws drowned while bathing at Yanco weir…

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Accident at Leeton

The Independent · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 1

While Messrs. Bert O'Brien and Les Cox were working on an electric light pole at Leeton on Friday, the pole broke in two. O'Brien Suffered…

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Boy Drowned Bathing in Yanco Weir

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 47

Thomas Edward Pearce, aged 17, a trainee at the Riverina Welfare Farm, Yanco, was drowned while bathing at Yanco Weir on Saturday afternoon…

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Car Overturns Near Benalla Sydney Visitors Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 18

A party travelling from Sydney to Melbourne was involved in an accident about three miles north of Benalla. Mrs. Gladys Luscombe, of…

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Impaled on Picket Sleepwalker Injured SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 1

Norman Webb (55) met with a shocking accident this morning, when sleepwalking. He fell from the balcony of his home…

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Doctor Operated with Vacuum Cleaner Man Nearly "Drowned" by Sawdust

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 26

A GOOD workman, very steady and careful, the most trusted of all the hundreds of men in the municipal woodshops at Copenhagen—that was…

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Wagga News Accidental Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 9

Mr. J. A. Harris, district coroner, concluded his inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Leslie Robert Thompson, aged 19 years, who…

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A Fearful Accident. Man Impaled on Pickets. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 2

Norman Webb (55) met with a shocking accident this morning, when while sleepwalking, he fell from the balcony of his home in Paddington…

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Claim for £200 Damages Follows Accident at Mulwala Models Used In Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 5

The hearing was continued in the District Court on Tuesday, before Judge Coyle, of an action in which Nelson Orlando Joseph Lawrance…

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Road Accidents Mathoura Residents Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

Three residents of Mithoura were seriously injured when a motor car struck an electric light pole near Kyabram on Sunday night and…

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Motors in Collision. Crash Through Brick Wall. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 2

While two children were asleep in a house in Bourke Street, East Sydney, this morning, a heavily loaded lorry and a car collided. The former…

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