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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Equestrienne Injured

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

A noted young equestrienne, Miss Mary Shannon, received minor injuries when she was thrown from her mount during the thrilling finish of…

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Two Children Drowned MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

Two drowning accidents were reported yesterday, the victims being Mary Ross, aged 11, and an eight year old child named McLeod. The…

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Children Drowned. Victorian Tragedies. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

Two drowning accidents were reported yesterday, the victims being Mary Ross, aged 11, and an eight-yearold child named McLeod.,…

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Aeroplane Fatality Shire Chairman Killed BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

A moth plane crashed at Warrawee yesterday, Mr. George Mundell, chairman of Murilla Shire Council, was killed, and Mr. A. Murphy, owner of…

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Children Drowned. Victorian Tragedies. Melbourne

Guyra Argus · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Two drowning accidents were reported yesterday, the victims being Mary Ross, aged 11, and an eight-year-old child named McLeod…

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Racehorse Killed Jockeys Injured. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

During the running of the hurdle race at Woodend races (Victoria), Coontootata ran into the guard rails, four of which penetrated its body…

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Drowned in Flood Station Manager Missing. Toowoomba (Q.)

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

Search parties are out for Gerald Byrne, manager of the Baroona station who is feared was drowned in the flood…

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Maori Boys Drowned. Sailing in Makeshift Crapt. Now Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Two Maori boys found a wooden trough near Hawera (Now Zealand). and decided to have a sail in it. The craft speedily capsized, and both…

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Three Drowned. River Tragedy. Boat Capsizes While Crossing Flooded Stream. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Three men were drowned in Burdekin River when one of the rowing boats conveying train passengers across the flooded stream capsized…

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Italy Out--Manoeuvred on Ratios Problem Three Drowned. in Flooded Burdekin. Rowing Boat Capsizes. BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Three men were drowned in the Burdekin River when a rowing boat conveying train passengers across the flooded stream capsized. The victims…

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Bomb Outrages Five in 24 HOURS. Ten Persons Injured; Two Shot Dead. CHICAGO

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

The fifth bomb outrage in the last 24 hours occurred when an Olive oil shop was blown to pieces. A hundred thousand dollars worth of damage…

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Mine Fatality Lithgow

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

W. W[?]des, a miner, was fab[?]ly injured when struck by a fall of look at Ka[?] Colliery yesterday. His workmate had a miraculous escape…

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Unknown Man's Heroism Rescues Child From Drowning NEWCASTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

A [?]year-old child, Lorna McIn[?] into the water from the sea [?] Nobby's yesterday, and but [?] heroism of an unknown man…

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Alleged Assault Free Laborer Injured Attack in City. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

Charles Millard, aged 27, who told the police he was a free laborer from Rothbury Colliery, was assaulted by three men in Hay Street, Sydney,…

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Painful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

Thus the Armidale "Express" in its 51-years-ago column:--On Saturday, about noon, the eldest soil of Mr. A. E. Vincent, of the Glen Innes…

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Two Killed. Fatality in South Australia. Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

James Smith (34) and Colleen Hamliton (14 months were fatally injured as the result of a head-on collision between a motor cycle and side-car and…

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Two Women Drowned Man's Narrow Escape MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

While a picnic party was bathing at Mildura, two women, Mrs. Phyllis Wiseman (22) and Beatrice McInnes (18) got into difficulties. Reginald…

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Fatal Gun Accidents

The Uralla Times · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 4

A man named David Hamilton, an attendant in a George street shooting gallery, was fatally wounded on Monday when a gun exploded and the…

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Jammed Accelerator Causes Car Accident

The Uralla Times · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

On Tuesday last a resident of Uralla, Mr. P. S. Bourke, met with a rather amazing accident, which could quite easily have had serious…

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Car Smashes. Accident on Prince's Highway. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

Three persons were admitted to St. George Hospital late last night in a serious condition, following an accident on Prince's Highwa[?] near Stanwell…

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