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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Holiday Mishaps Drowning Fatalities Five Lives Sacrificed Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

Five pesons were drowned daring the week-end. Hilton Thomas, of Orange, lost his life In the Nepean River, at…

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Fatal Collision Man and Girl Killed Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

In a collision between a motor cycle and mo[?]truck at Rosebud, Frank Kenned[?] of Camberwell, and Miss Betty [?]on, 18, of Canterbury, were…

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Head-on Motor Collision. Six Admitted to Hospital. Three Warialda Girls in Smash

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 2

When two cars crashed into one another near Rob Roy on the Warialda Inverell road on Sunday, Dec. 26th, six people were injured and…

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Shocking Accident Man's Arm Chewed By Machine Gosford

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

While oiling a machine at an iceworks at The Entrance, Victor Froome, 23, slipped, and his arm was drawn into the cogs…

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Marsh-street Accident Stationary Car Damaged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 6

A Ford V-8 seran, owned by Mr. Mark Smith, and driven by Miss Heather McArthur, struck a stationary car in Marsh-street yesterday…

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Four Injured Car and Truck Collide

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

James Edward Vernon Lamrock, of Delungra, was proceeding along the Warialda-Inverell road towards Inverell at about 9 o'clock on Friday night…

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Youth Drowned Determined to "Learn to Swim" SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 1

"I'll learn to swim somehow," remarked Richard Roberts (15), of Leichhardt, to two companions as they were swimming in 40ft…

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Accidents at Bend Two Cars Collide Extensive Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

A Morris tourer, driven by Mr. Harold Eastwood, and containing three passengers, came into collision yesterday with an Essex,…

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Truck Overturns Occupants Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 6

A motor truck skidded and overturned on the bend in front of McRae's store, Kentucky, early yesterday afternoon…

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Banishment of Whites From Asia: Nurse Drowned :£13O Stolen Nurse Drowned Attempt at Rescue Other Narrow Escapes SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 1

Mabel Wright, 24, hospital nurse was drowned last night when she was carried out to sea alter assisting a girl who had got into difficulties…

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Nurse Drowned After Assisting Another Surfers' Stern Battle-With Ti[?] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 1

Mabel Wright, 21, hospital nurse, was drowned last night when she was carried out to sea after assisting a girl who had got…

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Four Die by Drowning

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

A boy was drowned in Cook's River, near Erskineville, while his companions were rescuing his young brother, and another boy was drowned in…

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Barleyfields Collision Two Men in Hospital

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

Three cars were involved in an accident on the New England Highway on Tuesday of last week. The accident occurred near Barleyfields level…

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Crashed to Death New Zealand Fatality SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

Norman A. Bowline crashed 500 feet to his death in the Southern Alps, 50 miles inland from…

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Cycle v. Lorry Fitter Fatally Injured SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

Alfred John Howes (23), fitter, was fatally injured last night when his motor cycle crashed into the rear of a stationary motor lorry in Wilson St.,…

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Road Accidents Duty of Drivers Social Problem

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

In a New Year message to road users, the Commissioner for Transport (Mr. Neal), as executive vice-president of the Road Safety Council, said…

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Road Accidents

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Dorothy Stace, 17, of Surry Hills, was killed instantly, and Thomas Curyer, 20, of Paddington, had his skull and thigh fractured when the…

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Enginedriver Drowned Unfortunate Accident Wellington (N Z)

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

Swept from his engine as it passed under a bridge, Joseph Mosley engine-driver, was thrown into a flooded stream The body has not been…

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Surf Tragedy Brother and Sister Drowned WELLINGTON, N.Z.

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Ronald Thomas, 12, and his sister Irma, 11, were drowned while playing with a rubber ball in the surf near Christchurch…

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Two Children Drowned While Playing In Surf Wellington (N.Z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

Ronald Thomas, 12, and his sister Irma, 11, were drowned while playing with a rubber ball in the surf near Christchurch,…

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