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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Train Fatality Looking for Work SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

Daniel Halohan (40) was struck by a train while crossing the line at Dulwich Hill this morning and fatally injured…

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Buckjumper Won! Rider Injured Medical Attention Necessary

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

When you tide a buckjumper, you are liable to get hurt Allan Courtley (26), a visitor to Armidale, found this out for…

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Girl Killed Awful Fall Was It Accidental? MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

Margaret Kirkham, 19, typist, either fell or threw herself from the eighth floor of Nicholl's buildings, Flinders Street, Melbourne, early this morning…

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Local & General News. Painful Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

A painful injury to the right elbow Was received by Mrs. M. McRae, of Markham-street, when she fell against a bed-post. She was treated at the…

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Motor Fatality One Girl Killed Four Injured ADELAIDE

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 1

When Walter Mawbey attempted to pass another car near Mylor, his car skidded and turned completely over and landed on its wheels again. It…

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Baby Drowned in Bath

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 6

Donald, the 12-months-old baby of Mrs. Gardiner, cook, employed at Mumblebone Station (Warren), was drowned in a bath. During the hot…

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Trams Collide Five Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 1

Five persons were injured when two trams collided at the intersection of George Street West and Glebe Road city…

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Sailors Riot Constable Injured HOBART

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 1

During a disturbance between civilians and sailors from visiting warships at Hobart on Saturday night several persons were injured…

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Trams Collide Five Persons Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 1

Five persons were injured when two trains collided at the in[?]tion of George-street West and Glebe Road City…

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Sensational Smash Stolen Lorry and Trams Thieves Injured, but Escape. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

A smash occurred in Eigon-street, Brunswick, yesterday afternoon, when a motor truck stolen an hour previously from a lane at the rear of a…

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Two Girls Dead Shocking Car Accident Driver Escapes Serious Injury Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 8

When Walter Mawbey attempted to pans another car near Mylor, his car skidded, turned completely over on its wheel again and then crashed…

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Car Skids Clergyman and Wife Injured SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 1

A car driven by a clergyman, skidded on Prince's Highway, near Eden and turned over several times. The driver had several ribs broken, and…

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Motor Fatality. Chinese Killed Mechanic Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 1

When a Chinese market gardener's lorry crashed into a disabled motor lorry standing by the roadside at Flemington last night, a Chinese whose…

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Horse Fell Rider Injured. Accident at Guyra Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 8

When her horse fell during a trotting event at Guyra Show yesterday, Marjorie Bell, of Black Mountain, was thrown to the…

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Peculiar Accident Eye Gouged Out SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 1

Roy Mexted, 34, fell against a window at Surry Hills last night, when a fragment of shattered glass struck him on the face and gouged out his right…

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Trams Collide. Five Persons Injured

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

Five persons were injured when two trams collided at the intersection of George-street West and Glebe-road. Sydney…

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Car Skids. Clergyman and Wife Injured

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

Sydney. Tuesday.—A car driven by a clergyman skidded on the Prince's Highway, near Eden, and turned over several times The driver had several…

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Twice Over Lorry Somersaults Passenger Retains Seat Driver Seriously Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 4

A spot about half a mile on the Glen Innes side of the Experiment Farm was the scene of a motor accident yesterday…

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Two Girls Dead. Shocking Car Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 4

Adelaide, Monday.—When Walter Mawbey attempted to pass another car near Mylor, his car skidded, turned completely over on its wheels…

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Accident at Guyra Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 4

When her horse fell during a trotting event at Guyra Show yesterday, Marjorie Bell, of Black Mountain, was thrown to the ground and…

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