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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Villages Overwhelmed 18 Persons Killed; Many Injured

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 7

ROME, Sunday:- Eighteen persons were killed and many injured in the villages of Rubbiano and Bolognola, near Angona,…

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Boating Disaster Four Persons Drowned Mother and Three Children

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 5

TOOWOOMBA, Monday: A mother and three children lost their lives in a boating disaster on the Mclntyre River,…

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Shocking Injuries Fatal Riding Accident INVERELL

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 5

Becoming entangled in a halter when he was thrown and dragged several hundred yards by a pony at Oakwood homestead, Inverell. Donald…

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Unusual Accident Man Gashed With Axe CASINO

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

Alf. Corliss (35), who lives at Crawford Square, Casino, was the victim of an unusual accident this afternoon. He was standing about six…

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Head-on Collision Tyagarah Crossing. Woman and Boy Injured

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 6

A woman and boy received injuries when two motor cars collided head on at the Tyagarah revel crossing on Saturday afternoon…

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Night of Bloodshed Over 20 Killed; Thousands Injured

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 2

PARIS, Wednesday: -- After a night of .bloodshed, the worst France has known for 25 years, in which the French newspapers…

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Accident Victim Workmates at Funeral

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 7

Workmates of Andrew Gore, victim of Tuesday's accident at the North Lismore quarry, attended his funeral in Lismore yesterday afternoon. The…

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Pipe Worker Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

At the Coolangatta pipe factory of Hume Steel Ltd. yesterday afternoon, Sidney Robert Laurie sustained a severely bruised right foot and a…

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Boy Injured Cart and Lorry Collide CASINO

Northern Star · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

When a motor lorry came into collision with the rear of a butcher's cart in Centre-street, near Irving bridge, this afternoon, Joseph…

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3 Killed; Many Injured Troops Fire on Rioting Moslems

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

CALCUTTA, Thursday:--Three persons were killed and many injured when State troops fired on a riotous mob of 1000 Moslems in the town of…

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Man's Presence of Mind Saves Serious Accident MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 9

When one of the guide ropes of a hydraulic lift in Rickard's Buildings, Little Collins-street, snapped to-day and the lift plunged from the fourth…

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How Accidents Occur Simple Error May Mean Tragedy

Northern Star · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 10

It is not fully realised by motorists and motor mechanics how narrow is the margin, that at times, divides safety from…

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Grafton Rail Smash Express In Collision 15 Injured Grafton

Northern Star · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 5

Fifteen persons were injured when the Brisbane to Sydney express crashed into a shunting engine in the South…

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Surfer Injured Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 4

Taking a short cut down the hill to Lighthouse Beach this afternoon, George Reynolds (17), of…

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'Plane Crash Two Men Drowned Fell Into River Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 5

Two airmen were drowned when their 'plane crashed from a height of 200 feet into Cook's River, a mile south…

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Remarkable Drowning Rescue

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 4

The courage that won for Mr. J. W. Whittle the V.C. and D.C.M. in war stood him in good stead early on Wednesday night, and saved the…

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Drowned Through Fit

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

James R. Ratcliffe, 18, was fishing for crayfish in a dam on his father's property three miles from Grong Grong, when he had a fit and rolled…

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Local and General Peculiar Fatality

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 3

A dog was indirectly responsible for an 18-year-old boy being fatally shot, says an Adelaide message. The victim was Ronald James Hammat,…

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Car Overturns Passengers Injured Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 4

When a sedan car got out of control and somersaulted at Prospect early this morning. Three people were injured, namely: Harold…

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Tossed by Bull Youth Dreadfully Injured Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 4

At Latham, West Australia, Dudley Hoops (19) was savaged by a half-breed Jersey bull and shockingly injured. The animal tossed him…

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