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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Uralla District Damages Claimed Outcome of Road Collision Car Owners Take Argument To Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M., at the Uralla Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Lilian M. Lennon proceeded against H. J. Coombers for…

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Airliner Accident More Trouble at Wagga SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

The air liner Lepena, which was damaged at Wagga aerodrome recently, met with another accident yesterday when, having been repaired, it was…

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Accidentally Killed British Consul at Mexico City Mexico City

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

Mr. Thomas Dale, British ViceConsul at Chihuahua was accidentally shot dead when a revolver fell out of his pocket and exploded as he…

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British Vice-consul Accidentally Shot In Mexico Mexico City

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

Mr. Thomas Dale, British Vice-Consul at Chihuahua, was accidentally shot dead when a revolver fell out of his pocket and exploded as he slipped…

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Cyclist Injured Upset By Dog

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

Francis Killen, 23, of Bundarra road, fell from his bicycle while riding to Armidale this afternoon and sustained extensive abrasions to both legs and…

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Woman Drowned Attempt to Rescue Daughter MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

Mrs.Charles Price was drowned in the Murray River at Brownings Bend It appears that her daughter walked into deep water and got [?]…

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Mother Drowned Attempted To Save Daughter Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

Mrs. Charles Price was drowned in the Murray River at Browning's Bend. It appears her daughter walked into deep water and got into difficulties,…

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Chemist Shop Wrecked Five Persons Injured Auckland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

A violent explosion, believed to have been due to an accumulation of gases, wrecked a chemist shop and damaged other premises in a block at…

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Thrown From Truck Man Killed, Companion Injured Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

John Brice was killed and another man seriously injured when they fell from a motor truck near Helensburgh…

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Death of Corbett "Accidental" Verdict Coroner's Remarks PARRAMATTA

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

The District Coroner at the inqu[?] into the death of Michael Hardy corbett aged two years 11 month said he was satisfied that the mark…

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No Criminal Assault Child's Death Accidental Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

At Parramatta the District Coroner, at an inquiry into the death of Hardy Corbett, aged two years and eleven months, said he was satisfied the…

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Fireman Injured In Fighting Outbreak in Laboratory SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

A fire caused considerable damage to a research laboratory at the rear of the premises at Waterloo last night, and destroyed a…

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Drover Injured Found In Dazed Condition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

A man named William Harold Monckton 31, drover, who lives on the Inverell road, was found in a dazed condition by some roadmen 25…

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Sustenance Worker Drowned in Presence of Wife Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 1

Charles Waddingham, sustenance worker, was drowned in Brewery Pool in the Ovens River at Bright last night. He went in for a swim and…

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Accident at Tingha

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

Mitchell Moore, married, fell 25ft. from the boxes of a Tingha South dredge on Tuesday morning and sustained a broken rib and bruised…

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Woman Charged With Unlawful Killing Car Collision Sequel Perth

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

The Coroner has committed Mrs. Margaret Louise Dunlop, an elderly woman, for trial on a charge of having unlawfully killed…

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Mother Drowned In Front of Children West Australian Tragedy Perth

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

Mrs. Kathleen Lily Kenning (24) of Collie, was drowned whilst: swimming alone in a river yesterday, in the presence of her…

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Injured Man At Police Station Tells Incoherent Story Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

Police are trying to ascertain the identity of a man suffering from loss of memory who wandered into the Hornsby Police…

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Drover Injured Mr. W. H. Monckt[?]n Found in Dazed Condition

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

A man named William Harold Monckton, 31, drover, who lives on the Inverell road, was found in a dazed condition by some roadmen 25…

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