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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Nevertire Pioneer Drowned

Western Age · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

Joseph James Dowton, aged 82, a pioneer of the Nevertire district, was found drowned on Monday afternoon last at Nevertire. He had been in…

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Killed by Car An Unusual Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 1

ALFRED Canning (21), of Stanley Street, Peakhurst, was fatally injured under unusual circumstances at Penshurst yesterday. He was…

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Drowning Fatality

The Western Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 3

The sudden news spread quickly around town at 6 o'clock on Sunday afternoon that a young girl named Rosie Godfrey had been drowned at…

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Latest Telegrams. Monday's News. Drowning Fatality

The Western Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

Thomas Shersing, 33, of Tuncurry, and his daughter Dawn, aged 2, were drowned in the Wallamba River on Saturday night, when a skiff in which…

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Three Children Drowned

The Western Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

Mrs. May and her three children were drowned when their boat capsized in the MacIntyre River, thirty miles miles from Goondiwindi…

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Mother and Mites Drowned in MacIntyre River Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

Mrs. May and her three children were drowned when their boat capsized in the MacIntyre River, 30 miles from Goondiwindi…

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Motor Car Accident Wellington-Molong Road

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 5

WHAT night have been a serious accident was narrowly averted on the Molong-Wellington Road on Friday night last. Messrs Thomas,…

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Boating Fatality Father and Daughter Drowned

Western Age · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 3

Thomas Shersing (33), of Tuncurry, and his daughter, Dawn, aged 2, were drowned in the Wallamba River on Saturday night, when the skiff in which…

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Two Brothers Drowned

Western Age · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 3

Rober William James (10), and Henry Crawford James (7), brothers got out of their depth while bathing in a creek at Townsville (Queensland)…

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Mining Accident

Western Age · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

An accident that might have had fatal results occurred at the St. Aignan's mine, Lucknow, on Saturday morning, when Mr. Harry Wilson had…

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Level Crossing Accident Narrow Escape

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

On Thursday morning, a rather serious level crossing accident took place on the Backwater road, where the road crosses the line near…

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Train Collision Loss of Life at Lens Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 1

Three were killed and forty injured at Lens to-day, when an express train crashed into a train carrying 200 miners…

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Two Drowned Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 1

Mrs.. M. Davoren, aged 25 years, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River, near Darlington Point, yesterday, while James Harding also…

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Boy Drowned In Cook's River

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 1

A 13-years-old boy, Edward Watts, of Enmore, lost his life in the Cook's River at Undercliffe, yesterday afternoon…

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ACCIDENTS Ambulance Kept Busy

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 2

DURING the week-end several painful accidents took place which kept Mr, Habler, the Ambulance Superintendent, rather busy. Last…

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Another Fatality Lad Drowned at Wellington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

Rubber lifebuoys were proved to be dangerous playthings for young children, when Inn Maxwell Job, aged 7, was drowned in the Wellington baths…

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Tram Collision Conductor Hurt Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

Edward Young (42), tram conductor, was standing on the footboard of a tram in Railway Square this morning, when a collision occurred with another…

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Serious Car Accident At Prospect Suburb Three Occupants Injured Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

When a sedan car got out of control and somersaulted at Prospect early this morning, three people were injured, namely, Harold Murphy (25), extensive…

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Young Life Lost Drowned in the Macquarie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 2

Allen Klintworth, son or Mr. and Mrs. J. Klintworth, of Narromine, was drowned in the Macquarie River, below Narromine, on Sunday afternoon…

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Dr. Tillyard Retires World-wide Reputation Victim of Many Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 4

On the advice of his doctors, Dr. R. J. Tillyard, F.R.S., is resigning his position as Chief of the Division of Economic Entimology, under the…

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