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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Motor Vehicle Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 2

An accident check kept by the N. R. M. A. Safety Department reveals that during January 24 persons were killed and 147 injured in road…

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Tamworth Fatality

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 4

Harry E Shaw (46), was killed and five other men were injured during building operations on the nurses quarters at Tamworth District…

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Fatality at Tamworth

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 2

Harry Edmund Shaw, 45, was killed, and four others were injured when a concrete balcony collapsed at Temworth Hospital on Saturday…

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Belgian King Fatal Mountaineering Accident World-wide Condolences

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 2

King Albert of Belgium was killed on Saturday, in a mountaineering accident near Namur, Belgium…

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Under Car Boundary Rider Killed Tragic Accident at King's Plains

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 4

Choked to death by the differential housing of his car when the vehicle fell on him whilst he was carrying out…

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Motor Offences Court Sequels Head-on Collision

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. G. Carr Boyd, P.M, R. J. Field was charged with not transferring a certificate of…

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Nine Killed: Thirty Injured Night Express Disaster Defective Signals Responsible Madrid

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 4

Nine were Killed and thirty injured when the night express from Seville collided head-on with a special train in which hundreds of football…

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Horse Falls Jockey Fatally Injured SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 1

Jockey C. Mathieson was fatally injured when his mount, Malvern, fell in the fourth division of the Flying Handicap at Kensington…

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Tram Accident Youth's Hand Almost Severed Extraordinary Display of Courage SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 1

Showing extraordinary strength of mind and courage an 11-year-old boy, Harry Weir, after his left hand had been almost…

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Crops Ruined by Rising Flood Waters Valuable Livestock Drowned SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

The Hawkesbury River rose rapidly during yesterday and late last night, it had reached a critical level…

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Rider Injured Horse Collides With Post SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

While riding Bengallies in an exercise gallop at Victoria Park this morning, Vivian Farrell (40), stable hand, was seriously injured when the…

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Man Drowned Floods In the South Farmers' Heavy Loss Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

Although the floods arc subsiding in most of the affected areas in New South Wales, the position is still serious on the…

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Accidental? SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

The two men detained by the police after the fatal shooting of Martin Sayers (40) a hotelkeeper, at Chippendale, late last night, were…

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Awful Fatality Into Molten Metal Several Others Injured WOLLONGONG

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 1

Mr Harry Barham was killed and five ethers injured when a mould of moulten metal burst at Port Kembla Iron and Steel works…

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Five Injured When Molten Metal Mould Bursts. Wollongong

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 1

Harry Barhara and Ave others were injured when a mould of molten metal burst at port Kemblu Iron and Steel Works…

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Surf Accident Girl Saved by Police Cadet. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 1

Annie Fisher (17) was struck by a surf hoard at Marouhra Beach, mid nearly drowned. She was being carried out to sea when lack Fisher. a…

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Motor Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Onus and their son Geoff, of Yagobie, met with misfortune in motoring to Sydney recently. They were travelling near…

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Coroner's Court Late Stephen Hobbs. Accidental Death

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 8

"The Coroner (Mr. James Mcllveen, J.P.) held an inquest yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death of the late Stephen Hobbs, of…

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Man Drowned In Presence of Wife SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 1

R Llewellyn Powell (29) and K. Bedford were drowned when they were swept off their feet by a heavy wave while crossing a shallow lagoon…

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ACCIDENTS Two at Emmaville

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 14

On Saturday afternoon George Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown, of The Flat, put a match to a small quantity of gun powder, and…

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