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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Gelignite CHARGE Exploded Well-sinkers Injured GRAFTON

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 7

Ivan Fuller and Gordon Haydon, who were sinking a well at Dorrigo Butter Factory, were seriously injured to-day when a…

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Men Seriously Injured Gelignite Explodes Sinking Well at Dorrigo

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 7

GRAFTON, Wednesday:--Ivan Keller and Gordon Haydon, who were engaged in sinking a well at Dorrigo butter factory, a sustained…

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Injured Finger O'Reilly Definitely Out of Cricket SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

Slender though the hope was that W. J. O'Reilly would be induced to play Sheffield Shield cricket for his State this season, there is no…

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Cremated by Countrymen Accident Victim. Hindu Funeral Pyre Lighted

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

Quaint funeral rites were witnessed on the Tweed on Saturday morning when Hindu compatriots cremated the remains of Beer Singh, victim of the…

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15 KILLED Indian Plane Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 3

KARACHI, Tuesday:--It is now officially stated that 15 were killed and 11 injured when an Indian Air Force 'plane, practising machine-gun attacks…

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Motor Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

A Dodge motor lorry, heavily laden with hardwood timber, capsized at a bend near the bottom of Red Hill road, about three miles out of Coff's…

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The Motor World N.R.M.A. News and Notes Berlin Tackles Accident Problem

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

In an endeavour to reduce the great number of road accidents in Germany, the Berlin police have introduced an accident investigation flying squad…

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Accident Danger More Bitumen Wanted At Corners CASINO

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

"Something should be done or there will be serious accidents," said Ald. U. J. Tinkler last night when Casino Chamber of Commerce asked…

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Minister in Collision Crabbe's Creek Accident

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

About 10 a.m. yesterday, the Rev. Jolly of Newcastle, with his wife and daughter, was involved, in a collision on the Mullumbimby side of Crabbe's…

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Accidentally Drowned Coramba's Crew Inquest Held Yesterday in Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday:--The circumstances surrounding the loss of the coastal steamer, Coramba which foundered with all hands off…

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Fourteen Drowned English Trawler Sinks

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday:-- Men aboard the steamer Goole, hearing cries for help in the darkness of the Humber, launched a small boat…

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Four People Injured Dunbible Accident Motor Car Skids and Capsizes

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

As the result of the car in which they were travelling, skidding and overturning near Dunbible at about 11 a.m. yesterday, four…

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Fatally Injured Melbourne Apprentice Jockey

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday:-- G. Oliver, an apprentice attached to J. M. Murphy's stable, received fatal injuries as a result of a fall during…

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Car Capsizes Woman Dead: Husband Injured SYDNEY, Thursday

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 7

A woman was killed and her husband was critically injured when the car got out of control on the Molong-road this afternoon. The car…

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Boy Between Parents Unscathed in Crash Mother Dead; Father Injured

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday:-- Though his mother was-killed, and his father critically injured yesterday when their car overturned on the Wellington Road, 12…

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Accident on Bicycle

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

Master Jack Davis, of Wardrop Street, South Murwillumbah, was involved involved in a collision with a car in Main Street, Murwillumbah, yesterday…

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Nose Almost Torn Off Tasmanian Premier Injured Hobart

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Ogilvie) received severe facial injuries, his nose practically torn off, and his private secretary (Mr. Smith) suffered a…

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Would-be Rescuer Drowned Melbourne Beach "Give Them, a Hand; I'm Done"

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday:--James Heeney, 21, laborer of Laura Street Brunwick, is believed to have been drowned at Albert Park…

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Truck Capsizes Accident Near Casino CASINO

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

The driver and a passenger on a utility truck had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon when the vehicle capsized when…

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Lismore Boy Injured CASINO

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 5

Charles Raison, 13, of Lismore, was treated by Casino Ambulance officers early to-day for a lacerated wound in the forenead in which a doctor…

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