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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Injured Constable Youth Sought SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 1

Although Constable John Terbutt, who was shot in the forehead early yesterday morning is still critical, there is now a chance that his life…

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Accidents

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

On Christmas Eve night Mr. Ramsay, an old age pensioner, who is camped near the Moree, District Hospital, was walking along Heber Street close to…

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Night Express Crashes 27 Passengers Injured LONDON

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 1

A serious railway accident occurred early this morning about five miles from Swindon on the Great Western Railway, when a night…

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North Cuerindi Accident

Manilla Express · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

As the result of a simple accident on Sunday Mr. P. Gardner had the misfortune to lose his eye. He was attending to some…

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Accident Squads

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 4

Accident squads have been organised by the police in Berlin to render first aid to victims of car accidents and to photograph details of…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 2

While playing near the swimming pool on Wednesday afternoon Laurie Coulton, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Coulton, fell over…

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Accident Squads

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

Accident squads have been organised by the police In Berlin to render first aid to victims of car accidents and to photograph details of the accident,…

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Fatal Car Accident Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

Mr. Stanley Bellion, aged 30, and William Seymour, were killed, and John Waker, Gordon Lockwood and Edgar Kilponen were seriously…

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Motor Collision. Claim for Damages

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court, before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M., John Edward Gall, of Moree, grazier, sued A. E. Mitchell, of Moree, carrier, for damages resulting…

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Woman Injured Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 1

Mrs. Helen Newby, 77, was knocked down by a car in Liverpool street near the Western Suburbs Hospital last night. She received severe…

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Car Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Tonkin, of Myee. Pallamallawa, had a narrow escape from serious injury on Saturday morning, when the car he was driving turned…

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Motor Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 1

Two men W. L. Burden and J. Hatton were injured when their motor ear collided with another car on the Hume Highway near Yass…

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Attunga Motor Fatality

Manilla Express · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

A serious motor accident resulting in the tragic death of Mr. William Lennon, of Tamworth, occurred at the ton of Attunga…

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Three Injured in Street Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 1

Three persons, Miss U. Hansen, Mr. D. Heagney and Mr. O. Price, sustained injuries on Saturday night, when the motor cycle ridden by D…

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Motor Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 3

The fact that 55 per cent of all accidents in which automobiles arc involved. occur after nightfall, is beginning to awaken the authorities in…

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Cars in Collision

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 2

Three cars, driven, we understand, respectively by Mr. A. T. McElhone, Mr. Jurd and Mr. Inglis, came into collision early on Saturday morning at…

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Free From Accidents

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 4

Perth was the only town in Great Britain which was completely free from accidents in 1935, despite the fact that the east, west north and south main…

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Motor Car Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1936 · page 2

Says the Qulrindl "Advocate":— What might have resulted to on awful tragedy was a car accident last Thursday afternoon. Mr. Alfred Jones, the…

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Namoi River Tragedy. Three Persons Drowned

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 2

Three persons, were drowned in the Namei River near Harpacary. Baan Bas, on Saturday afternoon, which two others had very narrow escapes. All…

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Fog Dancer to Motorists. Speed with Safety. New Camping Reserve. Reporting Accidents. Wang Wauk Bridge. Canvas Centre Line

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 3

At this time of the year motorists are likely to encounter fogs or dense mists, especially on the mountains and highlands, warns the safety department of The road from the Mississippi to the eastern slopes of the Rockies—a long road even for America—had the highest safety record of all the West The N.R.M.A. touring department has been advised that a camping area was recently established on the Williams River, a few minutes' walk from the In New York a new Bill says that a driver of a vehicle who injures a dog must report the matter to the dog owner or to the nearest police station. Motorists will welcome the news of the opening early this week of the Wang Wauk Bridge, on the main road between Bulladelah and Taree. In the Instead of laboriously painting white lines on the road, an idea comes from Johannesburg to use canvas strips, sticky on one side, which adhere to the…

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