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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Motor Fatality Farmer Killed About to Retire DUBBO

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 1

Thomas Piggins Fisher, 69, was killed, and his daughter, Jessie Fisher, and a man named Perry injured when and a man named Perry was injured…

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Drowned in Baths Youth Subject to Fits Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 1

William Roger Walker (21) was drowned in the Eastwood public baths last night He had been swimming with some friends, when suddenly he…

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Entangled in Weeds Gird Drowned Near Toowoomba Toowoomba

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 2

Ethel Trevarthan (16) was bathing in Lockyer Creek, when she became entangled in weeds and was drowsed. She was a member of a picnic party…

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Struck by Motor Cycle Boy Injured in Marsh Street

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 4

James Mowie, aged 7 years who lives at 30 Faulkner-street, North Armidale, received a severe lacerated wound on the forehead a…

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Crashed Over Bridge Motoring Fatality Dear Dubbo Retired Farmer Killed Dubbo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 1

Thomas Piggins Fisher (69) was killed, and his daughter, Jessie Fisher, and a man named Perry were injured when a motor…

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Clothes Claimed Fears of Drowning Fatality Allayed NEWCASTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Fears of a drowning tragedy at Newcastle as the result, of the finding of a boy's clothing on the local beach, were allayed to-day when they were…

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Crumpled Mudguards Cars in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 5

On Thursday last two motor cars collided in Church Street, resulting in crumpled mudguards on both vehicles. Mr. Richard Calthorpe, of Maybole,…

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Woman's Death Follows a Quarrel Launch Fatality Police Search for Other Woman MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Gladys Bunting, about 40, of Moonee Ponds, a member of a moonlight excursion, died in a launch…

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Drowning Fatality Young Man Gets Beyond His Depth Brother Rescued In Unconscious Condition Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Wading beyond tliefr depth in an attempt to reach a boil with which they were playing at Frankstnn Bench, Leonard Matthews, aged 23, was…

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Children Drowned Another Missing MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Stanley Roberts, 9, and Joyce Wyatt, aged 7, were drowned while bathing at South Melbourne, while a girl Ellinor Trasair, aged 8, is…

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Young Man Drowned Brother's Narrow Escape MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Wading beyond their depth in an attempt to reach a ball with which they were playing at Frankston Beach, Leonard Matthews, aged 23, was…

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Boy and Girl Drowned Another Child Missing Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Stanley Roberts (9), and Joyce Wyatt (7), were drowned while bath-I ing at South Melbourne, while a girl,, Elaine Trahalr (8) is miasing and is…

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Three Drowned—two Killed by Lightning—belshaw Murder Sudden Meeting Nazi Loyalty Hitler Summons Leaders BERLIN

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Speculation is rife regarding Hitler's sudden calling to Berlin of all the key men in the Nazi movement from throughout Germany…

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Items of Interest More Fatal Accidents

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 6

The number of deaths resulting from motor-car accidents in the United states is increasing so rapidly that this year's total will probably…

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Motor Accident

The Walcha News · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

The Tamwotrh-Port Macquarie motor service car, driven by Mr. Davies Junr., was on its way to Port on New Year's Day when, in rounding a bend…

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Injured Fettler

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

When a brake van was being shunted near the scene of the derailment between Lawrence road and Banyabba on Monday a number of fettlers were…

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Accident to Mr. Errol Joyce

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

Mr. Errol B. Joyce, who gave the dehorning demonstration at Rangari Station on Thursday week, left for Dubbo immediately afterwards (states…

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Man Drowned at Narrabri

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 6

Walking along the bank of Narrabri Creek near the town a visitor to Narrabri was astounded at the casualness of two swaggies who were…

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Youth Injured No Information Forthcoming SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

The Central District ambulance received a telephone message yesterday that a young man had had a fall and had injured himself, in…

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Ring-barker Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

On Saturday morning last Mr. Charles Hume, of Newton Boyd, gashed his leg with an axe and six stitches had to be Inserted In the wound…

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