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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Fatal Cramp Man and Child Drowned The Coolah Tragedy. Sydney, Wednesday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 1

Further details of the drowning tragedy at Coolah show that Richard Bladen (24) took Patrick Tycehurgt (5) for a swim in the dam, which is…

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Girl Drowned All Efforts Fail SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

Florence Eden, aged 19, was drowned while bathing at Wagga yesterday. Roy Garter, a pupil of the local…

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DYNAMITE Explodes In Fire MR. P. Austin Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 6

At. Torrington on Thursday last Mr. Percy Austin was severely injured when an explosion of dynamite and caps occurred…

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Priest Injured In Car Collision Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

The Rev. Hugh Conaghan, parish priest of Balmain, accompanied by a niece and his brother, the Rev. Denis Conaghan, was motoring to…

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Boy Injured Sydney

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

Harold Ferguson, 14, of Pyrmont, was discovered at 1 o'clock this morning, lying unconscious in a shed at No 23 wharf, Pyrmont…

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Young Woman Injured Fell From Motor Cycle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

Horace Tibbs, of Dumaresqstreet, was riding a motor cycle along Dangar-street on Saturday evening and had with him Miss…

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Mining Fatality Fall of Earth at Broken Hill Broken Hill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

Joseph C. Murdoch (48). single, died in hospital on Friday night as the result of injuries received at the South Mine, through a fall of earth…

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German Unrest Week-end Clashes Several Killed and Injured BERLIN

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

Week-end clashes between Nazis and Communists resulted in one being killed at Betsheim, and seven being in hospital at Stuttgarts…

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Man Drowned Swimming Darling River SYDNEY, Tnesday

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 1

The body of John McDonald, (42), was found yesterday floating in the Darling River near Bourke…

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Train Collision Southern Line Blocked SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

The Main Southern line was blocked last night at Bethungra when a collision occurred between a goods train and an engine which had just…

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Alleged Bodily Harm Car Driver Charged Glen Innes-road Collision Case of H. C. FRASER

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 4

At the Quarter Sessions this morning, before Judge Clancy and a jury, Harold Campbell Fraser was charged that oh September 24,1932, at Inverell,…

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Accident on Yacht Captain Badly Burned. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

Captain Harry McKellson of the [?] was badly burned yesterday when a gas cylinder burst on [?]ard. He was enveloped in flames…

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Astounding Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 3

An accident occurred at the Gympie (Q.) electric light works last week, resulting in remarkable injuries to two employees. A Diesel spray,…

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Sad Fatality. Kitted by Overturned Lorry

The Walcha News · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 3

An esteemed and respected resident in the person of Mr. Robert Elks met an untimely death at about 7.30 a.m. on Saturday morning last, when a…

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Level Crossing Fatality Youth Killed. Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

A Re[?]rk to Adelalde goods-train [?]lided at Taldra crossing with a sulky driven by Irwin Thiel aged 19. He died soon after from injuries…

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Aged Man Injured Struck by Wine Drinker. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

Struck on the head by a drunken man, who lurched out of a wine bar in Bathurst-street, City an old-age pensioner. Peter Capsal[?] (70) fell and…

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Boy Accidentally Shot While Playing Red Indians. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

John Kennemore (8) way accidentally shot in the face while playing at Red Indians at Ashfield. He was admitted to hospital in a serious…

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Drowning Fatality Infirm Old Woman SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

The body of Mrs. Susannah Clark, 81 an old resident of Oakville, near Windsor, was found in a waterhole near her home…

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Baths Fatality Nine Years Old Boy Drowned. Forbes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

Colin Fanway (9) was drowned in the local batsh yesterday afternoon. He was swimming with a number of companions, and when he disappeared…

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Two Drowned Boat Overturned MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

Stanley Overend 22, of Chilwell and Herbert Jones, 21, of Geelong West, were drowned when a fishing boat, which they had hired, capsized in the…

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