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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 2

While drafting the bullocks after the bullock riding on Tuesday Mr. D. Coleman had the misfortune to have has ankle broken in…

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Accident Roll Grows

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 4

Unless there is a considerable slowing up of the number of road accidents in New South Wales there will be no chance of lowering this year's figures…

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Almost an Accident

Manilla Express · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

When returning, home from the show ground on Wednesday last, Mr. Geo. Bowman's car was very nearly burnt. Kiddies playing in…

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Road Accidents Due to Carelessness Driver's Responsibility

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 3

The British authorities are awakening to the fact that a very large percentage of the road accidents in that country are attributable to…

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Holiday Road Accidents

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 4
Also in The North Western Courier

According to an accident check kept by the Safety Dept. of the N.RM..A.. three persons were killed and 30 injured in road accidents involving…

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Riding Accident

North West Champion · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 5

Mr. Fred. Elm, a visitor from Woy Woy, who only arrived in the town yesterday, was riding a horse in East Moree this morning, when the animal…

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Wife's Pathetic Evidence Ballina Live Wire Fatality

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 3

"We were coming from East Ballina and as we turned into Cranestreet my husband was slightly in advance, carrying the baby. It was…

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Horse Killed. Collision at Warialda. Boomi Resident Hurt

North West Champion · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 2

Driving from Moree to Warialda in a utility truck, Mr. C. W. Butler collided with two horses when four miles from Warialda (states a Warialda…

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District News Bellata Sad Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 1

The very many friends of Mr. J. Mackay, of Gurley, will be shocked to hear that he met with a most serious accident at Ma[?]dand, when…

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Accidents

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1934 · page 3

L. O'Hara was admitted to Moree District Hospital, suffering from a broken thigh, sustained as the result of an accident while riding after…

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Britain's Road Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 2

The returns of road accidents in Great Britain for 1933 show that there were increases of 535 in the number of persons killed and 9,878 in…

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Heavy Death Roll Belgian' Milling Accident BRUSSELS

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 1

Of 46 miners forking in a colliery near Paturoges, at midnight, 2500 feet below the surfact, 41 were killed and five injured fallowing a fire damp…

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Miner Injured Gelignite Explodes SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 1

John Wheelon, 55, prospector, was shockingly injured in a gold mine at Arkstone, near Oberon, when he received the full force of a shot of…

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Riding Fatality

North West Champion · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 5

Miss Evelyn Gutcher, an employee of Tantaranna station, died in Moree District Hospital last night, as the result of injuries received from a fall…

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Riding Fatality. a Young Woman Killed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 2

Miss Evelyn Gutcher, who was employed at Tanta[?] station, met with a accident yesterday afternoon which resulted in her death…

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Dry Cleaning Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 2

During a demonstration of dry clean in the offices of Industrial Research Ltd., in Masquare Place, Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon, a boiler burst…

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Unusual Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 3

Keoth and Betty Saunders, aged, five and four, respectively, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Saunders, of Valla, were badly burned as the result…

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Man Runs Amuck Extraordinary Occurrence Dr's Escape Horn Drowning SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 1

An extraordinary affair is reported from the Gloucester district, where it appears a man was being taken from Kauthi station for treatment at…

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Accident at Kingston

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 2

The usefulness of the Moree Ambulance and the value of having a trained officer in charge of same was never more clearly demonstrated than…

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