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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Struggle in River Rescuer's Desperate Fight Drowning Lad Knocked Unconscious Coolamon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 1

Percy Knox (18) saved Thomas Ward (11) from drowning three miles below the Bermbed weir, on the Murrumbidgee…

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Car Overturned Wife Killed; Husband Injured Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 1

When a motor car overturned near Gosford this morning, Johanna Huson (62), of Randwick, was killed, and her husband, Thomas Huson (65)…

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Tragedy in the Dark Young Man Drowned in River Companion's Vain Rescue Efforts Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 1

Joseph Baker (28), of Albany Road, Petersham, was drowned in the Woniora River about 9 o'clock last night. Baker, with four companions, was…

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Drowning Fatalties Two Cases Reported MELBOURNE,Monday

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

While [?] of the [?] Lorne, Michael Dolan 38, a farmer was drowned. The body was caught in the…

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Car Destroyed Accident on the Moonbis Two Passengers Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 7

During the exceptionally heavy rain and hail storm late yesterday afternoon, a serious accident occurred on the lower Moonbi range…

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Driver Drowned Pinned Under Car Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

When a ear crashed through bridge railings near Taupiri (New Zealand), four occupants were pinned under the water. Three escaped, but Robert…

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Cyclist Fatality 80 Miles Per Hour MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

James Wassall, a leading racing motor cyclist, who crashed into the top of the motordrome track at a speed of more than 80 miles per hour on…

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Shocking Accident On Glen Innes Road Young Mechanic Seriously Injured Trial Spin Ends Disastrously

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

A short trial spin on a motor cycle on New Year's Eve resulted in a shocking accident on Mather's Hill in which a young motor…

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Aged Man Injured Knocked Down by Car Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

John H. Kelly (70), a caretaker, of Cleveland-street, City, was crossing the intersection of Cleveland and Abercrombie street, near his home,…

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Man Drowned While Teaching Girl to Swim Victim Steps into Deep Hole Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

While teaching a girl to float in the River Murray at Lyrup, Gordon Davies (23) stepped into a deep hole and was drowned. His body was…

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Accident on Moonbis. Car Destroyed

The Uralla Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

A remarkable accident occurred on the lower Moonbi range during a blinding rain and hail storm late yesterday afternoon, when a motor car…

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Bush Accident Man Hit By Limb of Tree

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 4

A severe injury to the right side of the head was received by Robert Frost, of Rusden-street, while he was out in the bush on…

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Buggy Fatality Gruesome Death. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

When getting into his buggy at Chewton, Patrick Hegarty, 56, slipped and fell between the horse and vehicle…

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Little Girl Drowned Body Found on Beach Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

Bathers at Elwood yesterday found the body of Kathleen Moore, aged nine. floating near the beach Three doctors tried unsuccessfully to revive…

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Flood Out Cloudburst at Liverpool Crops Damaged; Stock Drowned Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

Further details of the torrential rains at Liverpool show that many business premises and residence were flooded. On the Hume, Highway,…

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Driving Accident

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

An elderly man named William McLachlan was admitted to hospital on Sunday night suffering from abdominal injury (writes the Warialda…

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Items of Interest. Peculiar Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 8

Keith the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mis. Les Regan, of "Fernleigh," Binalong, met with a serious accident recently The boy was wa.king…

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Shipping Suffers Storms From Atlantic Seaman Drowned London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 1

The first of a series of storms which, according to forecasts, are approaching from the Atlantic, swept Southern England…

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Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 3

On Sunday week Mr E. Switzky, while driving a horse in a huggy, met with a painful accident. The horse shied, the vehicle colliding…

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Train Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 6

Edward Lloyd (60), railway traffic inspector of Croydon, was cut to pieces by a train at Curambah near Gos- ford. Lloyd had been examining the…

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