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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Young Girl Drowned During Swimming Lesson. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 2

The lifteen-year-old daughter of the Rev. P. C. Nye, Methodist minister, was being given a swimming lesson in the Wedderbum swimming…

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Linesman Injured Foot Gashed with Adze

The Independent · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 1

Mr. Les Heriot, a linesman employed by the Postmaster-General's Department, was admitted to Deniliquin Hospital on Monday with a…

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Mathoura Escape From Drowning Mathoura

The Independent · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 1

While bathing in the Murray river on Sunday, in company with Gene Evans, Miss Ruby Cobbledick got out of her depth, and being a poor…

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Man Loses Right Hand in Header Accident at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

An unfortunate accident. happened yesterday morning at Daysdale, when Mr. Archie Sutcliffe, a well know farmer and…

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Local Resident in Motor Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 1

While travelling to Melbourne from Deniliquin on Thursday evening last, Mr. E. Yencken, commercial traveller, of Melbourne, and Mr. Percy dePagny,…

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Junee Man Drowned at Berembed Weir Picnic Party's Sad Ending

The Independent · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 1

Tragedy was the unhappy end of a fishing excursion to Berembed weir on Sunday afternoon. A party of eight set out from Junee in a car…

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Two Brothers Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 35

Two brothers, David E. Dunk, aged 28 years, and Bertie Dunk, aged 18 years, of Burlington avenue, Cantersbury, were drowned in Cook's River…

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Collision Near Cootamundra Utility Truck and Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 28

A utility truck, driven by Mr. Collins, of Bethungra, who was accompanied by his sister, and a motor car driven by Mr. S. M' Cleary, of…

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Another Plane Crash. Occupants Safe but Injured. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 1

A Hawker Demon aeroplane of the Royal Australian Air Force crashed to-day at Avoca, near Gosford. The engine developed trouble at 10,000ft…

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Another Air Force Crash 'Plane Wrecked When Landing Two Injured at Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 16

Another Air Force crash occurred at 11.40 a.m. on Monday as the squadron was leaving the Cootamundra aerodrome for Melbourne. One 'plane was…

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Shocking Accident Arm and Foot Out Off in Reaper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 37

Caught in a reaper and binder while cutting hay at Donnybrook (W.A.) Charles Gill suffered shocking mutilations of his legs and an arm. Gill…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Collision with Car

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 1

When the motor cycle he was riding collided head-on with a motor car on the Mathoura road on Sunday night. Fred Perrin…

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Injured While Dancing

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 3

Miss J. Silver, of Landsborough street, Echuca, had an unfortunate and serious mishap at a dance m the Echuca Technical School on Wednesday night,…

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Fearful Train Disaster At Castlecary, Scotland. 35 KILLED; 100 Injured. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 3

Thirty-five persons were killed and 100 were injured when the Edinburgh—Glasgow express, travelling in a blizzard, crashed into the rear of a…

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Car and Cycle Collide on Echuca Road Young Mann Injured Has Miraculous Escape From Death

The Independent · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 1

An accident which fortunately did not have fetal results, occurred on Echuca road about, 3 1/2 miles from Deniliquin on Sunday night at 10…

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A Grazier Killed. In Motor Accident. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 3

Leo Watson (67), a well known glazier of Goulburn, Cooma and Bookham was killed to-day when his car overturned near West Wyalong. Four…

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Accident at Coreen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon, at about 2.15 a painful accident happened to Mr. Thomas Talbot, of Coreen, as a result of which he is now a patient in…

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Boy Drowned Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 5

Rembert Rex Hayes, 14 years of ago of Grosedale near Richmond, was drowned, yesterday while bathing in the incant waterhole. The body was…

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Two Boys Drowned in Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 12

Two boys were drowned while swimming in suburban creeks at Sydney. They were:—John Webster, of St. Mary's, who lost his life in South…

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One Killed—three Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 37

Three persons wore injured and one was killed when a car and truck came into collision on the Qucanbeyan road. Alfred M'Donald, 22, of Westiake…

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