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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Southern Cross Damaged Crew Not Injured Palmerston Nth. (N.z.)

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 5

The Southern Gross was badly damaged while taxiing after landing here to-day. Eight feet of the left wing, the…

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Motor Works Explosion Eight Killed, 100 INJURED Paris

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

Eight were killed and about a hundred injured in a terrific boiler explosion at the Renault motor works on the outskirts of Paris. Wreckage…

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Drowned in Factory Dam [?]Thgow

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 6

Despite a heroic attempt by her 15-years-old brother. Albert, to rescue her, Nellie Masters (19), who was holidaying with her parents at Lithgow, was…

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Eight Killed; 100 INJURED Terrific Explosion Near Paris

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 2

PARIS, Monday:--Eight, persons were killed and about 100 were injured by a terrific explosion at Billanscourt on the outskirts of…

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Savage Attack on Policeman Left Eye Badly Injured Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 7

William Nobel (29), an electrician, and Frank Johnson (38), a confectioner, were convicted at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of…

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Air Collision Second Victim's Funeral

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: -- The funeral of Air Cadet K. Crisp, who was killed in a mid-air collision between two 'planes of the Air Force on Monday,…

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A Miraculous Escape Collision with Tank Stand

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Whilst driving his father's car from its shed on Saturday, Gerald, son of Ald. W. Heffernan, Mayor of Maclean, had a miraculous escape when…

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Astounding Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

An accident occurred at the Gympie (Q.) electric light works last week resulting in remarkable injuries to two of the employees. A Diesel spray,…

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OVER 100 KILLED; 2000 INJURED Gasometer Explodes With Terrific Force Houses Blown to Pieces Berlin

Northern Star · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 5

Over 100 people were killed and at least 2000 injured, many seriously, as the outcome of the explosion of a gasometer at Neukirchen, in the Saar Valley, Germany…

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Two Accidents Boxing Programme Reshuffled

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday:--Because Tiger Payne reported that he had; jarred his shoulder, his return .contest with Johnny Freeman fixed for the…

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Western Tragedy Drowned in Darling Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

The body of John McDonald (42), was found floating in the Darling River near Bourke. It is assumed he tried to swim the river to reach his…

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5 KILLED: 67 INJURED Clash in Egyptian Village

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

CAIRO, Sunday:--A sergeant, a constable and three civilians, including a young girl, were killed and 17 policemen and 50 civilians…

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Milling Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

William Thompson, employed at a mill at Castile, three miles from Woodenbong, received severe internal injuries through being struck on the…

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Motor Accident Sequel Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

At Manly Police Court to-day, Brian Goddard (22) was charged with the manslaughter of Thomas Herbert Cooper who was fatally injured in a…

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Jockey Callinan Injured Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 5

Jockey O. Callinan was admitted to hospital to-day suffering from a fractured thigh and severe shock, received when his mount, Fulfil, crashed into…

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Thirteen Persons Drowned a Small Ship Overwhelmed by Storm

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 4

DUTCH HARBOR (Alaska), Monday:—Thirteen persons, including Bishop Antonin, of Vancouver, British Columbia, who was ranked as Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, lost their lives, belated reports received here state, in a terrific mid-winter storm in which…

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Montecollum Fatality Victim Honored Impressive Funeral at Miillumbimby

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 4

The funeral of Samuel James Gray, the Victim of the burning, fatality at Montecollum on Tuesday, took place at 'Mullumbimby yesterday. A large…

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Wall Injured May Not Bowl To-day

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday:--Tim Wall was forced to leave the field a quarter of an hour before stumps to-day owing to a severe bruise on…

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Seven Killed; 100 INJURED Ponce and Communists Clash in Salonica

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 5

ATHENS, Friday:--Police are patrolling the streets, of Salonica in consequence of police and Communist clashes in which seven…

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Bridge Accidents

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 2

Dcclariiig that at least three people had been killed at the double bridges at Lismore, and that he had seen a child miraculously escape death when…

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