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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Surfer Drowned In Presence of Big Crowd Byron, Bay

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 4

Albert Long (50) collapsed while surfing at Byron Bay yesterday. Although brought to the beach after a long struggle, all efforts to revive him…

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Ulm Seriously Injured. Aeroplane Crashed. Concussion of Brain. Kerr Also Badly Hurt. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 1

Flight-Lieutenant Ulm and his companion, J. A. Kerr, were seriously injured last night when an aeroplane crashed into the main transmission cables, carrying electric power from Yallourn to Melbourne, and fell by the side of the Geelong…

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Best Roads Have Most Accidents. Excessive Speeds

The Uralla Times · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 3

Traffic fatalities in the United States are most numerous on the finest and broadest of the country's highways. The authorities have found—as in…

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Primus Stove Accident

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

Mrs. Pascoe, of Woodenbong, who is camping at Yamba with other members of the family, was severly burnt about the arms and body on Friday…

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Fatalities and Accidents "Black Sunday" in South Australia. Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 1

William Francis Connor (40). a member of a fishing party, was drowned near Mannum when the canoe in which he was taking a line across the…

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Fewer Fatal Accidents With No Speed Limit

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 3

Reviewing the first twelve months' operation of the new Road Traffic Act in Great Britain, one of the most prominent English motor journals…

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INJURED SPiNE X-Ray For Ulm MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 1

Mr. T W. Ulm, who was injured in a plane crash on Sunday, is to be X-rayed today as it is feared that he may have injured his spine…

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Military Court Martial Lewis Gun Explodes Lady Fatally Injured Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 1

Lieutenant Ian MacRae, of the 14th. battalion of the Australian Military. Forces appeared before a court martial at Victoria Barracks…

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Caught in Machinery Indian Seaman Badly Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 1

An Indian. Greasuer Sholorular, aged 31. a member of the crew or the steamship "Marella." received painful injuries yesterday when attending to the…

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Fierce Fighting Unemployed v. Police 30 Injured at Bristol London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

' Six thousand unemployed at Bristol, incited by Communist speeches, attempted to march to the Council Chambers, headed-by red bags…

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Eye Gashed In Head-on Collision Accident on The Knoll

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

At 9.30 this morning a De Soto sedan, driven by Frances John Lee, of Glen Innes, and traveller for the Texaco Oil Company, and…

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Injured Jockey. The Varsity Boys

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 2

On inquiry at the hospital this morning we were informed that Laurie Greentree whose horse fell in the Consolation Hunt at the show ground George Sorlie will again present his celebrated jazz hand at the Kewpie open air dance palais to-night when patrons will be admirably entertained…

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Car Stolen. Reckless Drivers Several Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

Yesterday a car was stolen from Concord and later at Guildford eight gallons of petrol were poured into the tank from a roadside Service station…

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Stolen Car Crashes Several Persons Injured Two Men Charged Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

Yesterday a car was stolen from Concord and later at Guildford eight galIons of petrol were poured into the tank from a roadside service station…

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"CROWDING" Racecourse Fatality Coroner's Comments Auckland

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 1

The Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death at the conclusion of the inquest on Harry Edwin Stockley, a jockey, who was fatally…

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Death From Thirst Fatality in the West BRISBANE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 1

Thirteen miles from Marion Downs Station, where there are ample supplies of water, Daniel Richardson (37), a station hand, collapsed and…

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In Collision Car and Lorry Both Vehicles Seriously Damaged

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 1

Mr. J. L. Lee. .representative for the Texas Oil Company in the Northern area met with an accident yesterday, which only by great good…

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Drowning Fatality Second Youth Has Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 1

Stanley Brown (15) was drowned at Lake Macquarie yesterday after falling from a boat at Cardiff Point. Belmont. A companion had a narrow…

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Motor Fatality

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 8

David McMahon (26), a native of Kirkaldy, Scotland, single, and with no relatives, was fatally injured on Saturday afternoon a few miles from…

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Father and Daughter Drowned in Surf. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 1

While Andrew Pearson, 48, and his daughter Margaret, 20, were fishing from the rocks on the west coast of New Zealand, a huge wave swept…

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