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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Tragedy at Sea. Dredge Founders in Bass Strait. Captain and Mate Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 1

Later particulars of the foundering of the dredge "Nereus," in Bass Strait, show that Captain Keith Fitzgerald, and the mate,…

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More 'Quakes Buildings Collapse. Workers Slightly Injured. Wellington, Sat

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 1

Another earthquake occurred at Napier last night, while it was felt in a lesser degree at Wellington, where…

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Suiting Fatality . School Teacher Drowned MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

John Commons (20), a school teacher, was drowned while bathing near Cape Schanck yesterday. He was carried some distance by the undertow…

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Treacherous Undertow. School Teacher Drowned. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

John Commins (20), a school teacher, was drowned while battling near Cape Schanck yesterday. He was carried some distance by the underlow,…

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Fisherman Drowned. Over-Balanced from Boat. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

A man, whoso name is believed to be Thrist, was drowned in the Williams River, near Raymond Terrace, yesterday afternoon. He was fishing…

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Fatal Termination. Recent Car Accident. Death of Miss Carter

The Uralla Times · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

Miss Kathleen Carter, 39, who sustained a fractured neck in a car accident on the main road on 4th February last, died last…

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Recent Car Accident

The Uralla Times · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

Mr. Fred Chaffey is making steady progress towards recovery from his injuries received in the recent car accident Naturally, he was visibly…

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Motor Accident Sydney

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

Jack Dalton, a young man, was killed and a man named Dunn seriously injured when a motor car somersaulted on the Sydney road, about 12 miles…

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Cars Collide At Street Intersection Yesterday's Accident

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

An accident which may have been attended by more serious consequences occurred at the intersection of Ross and Woods streets at 10 a.m. yesterday…

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Painful Accident. Fingers Crushed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 7

Mr. D. V. (Doug.) White of "Boxpoint," Black Mountain met with a very painful accident while felling timber. He had just chopped through…

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Near Thing! Touched Live Wire. Accident in Faulkner-stree!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 4

To touch a live wire, carrying 240 volts, and then fall several feet, head first, on to the footpath, was the unenviable…

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Iluka Tragedy Two Boys Drowned Funeral of the Victims

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 8

Quito a gloom is cast over the Lower Clarence by the sad drowning accident of two boys near Iluka, on Thursday afternoon…

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Lad Injured Collision With Lorry At Street Intersection

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 3

In a collision with a motor-lorry at the intersection of Dangar and Rusden streets yesterday morning, Jack Leonard (11), of…

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Constables Injured. Two Arrests. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 1

When Constables Lewis and Cashmere attempted to arrest a man at Ultimo lass night, the latter screamed for assisance and a number of men…

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Woman Critically Injured. When Lorries Collide. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 1

Seven persons, including a father, mother, and three children, were seriously hart last night when a motor lorry, in which they were travelling,…

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Lorry Overturns Collision Near Bathurst. 7 Persons Seriously Hurt SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 1

Seven persons including the father, mother and three children were seriously hurt last night when' a motor lorry in which they were travelling…

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OUTNUMBERED. Savage Attack on Police One Badly Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 1

When Constables Lewis and Cashmere attempted to arrest a man at Ultimo last night, the latter screamed for assistance. A number of men came…

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Thrown From Horse. Young Man Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

A young man, Leslie Dickson, aged 17, of Basin Creek, Yarrowyck, received severe injuries to-day, when the horse he was riding fell while jumping…

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Constables Injured. Two Arrests. SYDNEY

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

When Constables Lewis and Cashmere attempted to arrest a man at Ultimo last night, the latter screamed for assisance and a number of men…

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Dreadful Injuries in Car Collision Arteries Severed SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

When two cars collided head on near Peat's Ferry, Stanley Barksby (36) received dreadful injuries to his head and a number of arteries were severed,…

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