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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

105 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 6

Shooting Affray. Man Dead; Woman Critically Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 2

As a result of a shooting affray at Ashley at about 8.30 o'clock this morning, a man named Willliam Henry Ernest Morrish (31), is dead,…

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Injured While Bird-nesting

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 2

Sylvester O'Keefe, the nine-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Keefe, of Goondiwindi, met with a serious acci-dent on Tuesday last. The lad was…

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Accident at Bonshaw. 16-H.p. Engine Explodes. Man Killed. Another Seriously Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred on Moorelands tobacco plantation at Bonshaw on Monday afternoon, when a 16- h.p. engine exploded with terrific…

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Deaths from Accidents. a Growing Menace

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1932 · page 4

The fact that there were in New South Wales last year over 1[?]000 fatal accidents is sufficient ground for a State-wide educational campaign to|…

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Oar Accident

Manilla Express · Tuesday 8 November 1932 · page 2

Mr. Roy Maunder was found in an unconscious condition four, miles this side of Narrabri yesterday afternoon by school…

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Accident with an Axe

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Barrett sustained a painful injury yesterday afternoon. It appears that Mr. Barrett was lopping a tree on Bunganya, the property of…

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Absences from School through Accident. INCREASED 52 Per Cent in Past Five Years

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 5

"Parents will be interested" (says Mr. A. W. Hicks, assistant Under Secretary. Department of Education, in a further short article), "in some of the…

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Fatal Car Collision Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 November 1932 · page 1

Mrs. Louise Fry, 30, was killed, and nine persons were injured when two motor cars collided at Oakleigh, Victoria…

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Injured Woman in Laneway Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 1

Patricia Goetze, SO, was found lying in a laneway off Manning Road, Double Bay, early this morning with a severe wound in the head, alleged…

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Boy Cyclist Fatally Injured Lithgow

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

Ronald Garnett, 15, was fatally injured when a cycle he was riding collided with a motor lorry…

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Unusual Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

Mrs. Doug, Eshman, of Inverell, met with an unusual accident which has confined her to hospital. The heel of her shoe caught in a hole when she…

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Child Accidently Hanged Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

Ronald Steven Simpson, 10, accidently hanged himself while playing at his home at Rockdale yesterday. The fact that he was wearing a…

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Motor Accident Perth

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

When a motorcar collided with a truck, driven by Vincent Lardi, and containing Guiseppe Scaffetti as passenger, the latter received fatal…

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Famous War Ace Injured Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 December 1932 · page 1

Squadron Leader McGregor, famous New Zealand war pilot, crashed at Palmerston North, and was severely injured…

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Diving Fatality

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 2

Leslie Fenton (16), son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fenton, Dalvene, who, as a result of striking his head on a rock when diving into Moredun creek…

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Drowning Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred in a dam on O.K. Station. Moree, early on Monday evening. The victim was Master James Bede Brodie [?] son…

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Parental Responsibility. Safeguarding Our Children From Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 6

All parents worthy of the name are d[?]eply interested in all that concerns the welfare of their children, and many will, therefore, have found the…

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Suffered Shocking Accident Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 1

Jack Frost, 43, timber worker, met with a shocking accident at George Hudson's works, Globe, this morning, when his right foot was severely cut…

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Father and Son Drowned Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 December 1932 · page 1

While William Savage was endeavouring to rescue his son, who had got beyond his depth in Whekatane River, (N.Z.), the former's clothes…

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Fatal Week-end Accidents Brisbane

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 December 1932 · page 1

Louisa Maud Timms, 22, was killed, and four other persons more or less Seriously injured when a motor truck on which they were riding collided…

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