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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

829 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 42

Struck by Car Young Man Gravely Injured. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 1

While walking with a young New South Head Road, Vaucluse, last night Charles Pearson (22), was [?] down by a motor car which…

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Caught in Belt Factory Employee Fatally Injured MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 1

Attracted by the scream of a girl, employees at MacRobertson's connectionery factory at Clifton Hill, saw Edward Flannery (15) fall across a…

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Scalde[?] Tar Shire End Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 6

Pat Willi[?],s employee of the Guyra Shire was scalded on the chest by While at work Oil Thursday was admitted to…

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Attacked with Knives Young Men Injured MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 1

Entering the waiting room at Moteland railway station early yesterday morning when several men used insulting remarks, two young men were…

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Critically Injured Mr. W. R. Munro Falls From Hotel Balcony

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

William Ronald Munro, a wealthy grazier, a member of a western family, was critically injured in a fall from a second storey balcony of an…

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Reducing Fatigue Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 7

That every driver should take at least half an hour's rest after a four-hour spell at the wheel is the subject of a decree planned by the Dutch…

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Showman Injured Knocked From Lorry

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 3

When the driver of a truck mistook the sportsground gate for the entrance to the showground on Monday evening Pat Dixon (20), of Murwillumbah,…

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Motor Fatality Fell from Truck LISMORE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

Walter Cameron, 54, jumped or fell from a utility truck as it was careering down a steep hillside at the Channon and sustained injuries from…

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Jack Tar Drowned Fell Overboard in Heavy Sea SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

While the Australian contingent was returning from Hobart regatta, leading seaman Henry Joseph Storer, fell overboard from H.M.A.S. Canberra and…

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Seaman Drowned Fell Overboard From H.M.A.S. Canberra Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

While the Australian contingent was returning from the Hobart regatta, leading seaman Henry Joseph Storer feil overboard from H.M.A.S…

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Narrabri Accident

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Shierlaw, a lecturer attached to the Technical Branch of the Education Department, who arrived in Narrabri on March 7 to…

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Little Girl Drowned SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

Gloria Ely, aged 4 years, was playing near a waterhole near her home at Gordon, when she fell in and was drowned…

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Struck By Train Man Critically Injured SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

Archibald Thomas Hill (22) was crossing the railway line near South Parade, Campsie, last night when he was struck by a rail motor and…

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£50 Verdict in Car Collision Case H. W. Curtis' Claim Successful

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

At the conclusion of the evidence in the cross actions Oswald McHottan v. H. W. Curtis and H. W. Curtis v. Oswald McHattan. heard in the…

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Car Crash Man Killed; Companion Critically Injured MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

Two men from Melbourne were travelling in a car which crashed into a bridge at Kyeamba. Charles Rigby, dairyman, was…

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Motorist Killed. Accident at Old Bonalbo

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 6

Walter Nelson Ellis, 28, branch manager for S. W. Ramsay's butcher's premises at Old Bonalbo, was found dead seated over…

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Road Accidents in Britain

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 7

Records of road accidents in Britain last year, compared with those of 1936, show:— Rise of 30 to 6591 in deaths;…

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Series of Air Raids 500 KILLED; 1000 INJURED Populace Panic Stricken BARCELONA

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

A SERIES OF REBEL AIR RAIDS ON BARCELONA ARE NOW BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED A DEATH-ROLL OF 500, WHILE 1000 ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE ENTIRE CITY IS IN A STATE OF BEWILDERMENT…

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Barcelona Bewildered Streets Littered With Dead Bombs Dropped in Crowded City Hundreds Killed and injured Barcelona

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

A series of rebel air raids on Barcelona are now believed to have caused a death roll of 500, while 1000 are seriously…

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