Awards for Bravery Picnic Fatality Recalled
The tragedy which occurred at a picnic at the Cotter River on January 26, when Mr. L. R. H. Ruffles of Cooma was drowned while attempting to…
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Accidents, 1931
89 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 5
Shocking Accident
While working on his farm at Glenrock in the Macleay district, James McNally was kicked on the chin by a draught horse. The unfortunate young…
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The Dutch air mail [?] when leaving Donmuang, in Siam, on her homeward trip. Five people were killed. The Australian Controller of…
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In a dense fog a crowded motor 'bus crashed into a train travelling at full speed at a level crossing at the village of Levetz. The impact…
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Mrs. Grace Bowen (24) and her daughter Grace (14) were drowned in the Yarra at Toorak (Vie.) yesterday afternoon. The daughter got into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Shooting Fatality
While William Northcoat was shoo-ting galahs near Goondiwindi (Q.) his wife stepped in front of him to take their child away. At that moment…
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As the result of a shooting accident Harold Dyce. aged about 27, died last night at Gundaroo. He was discovered about 11 a.m. in the garage of his home…
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With his face still patched with strips of adhesive plaster Mr. Winston Churchill, who was knocked down by a motor car a week ago was taken to…
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While a Spanish cane farmer was adjusting a portable shower-bath about 9ft. from the ground at Innisfall (Queensland), he slipped and the…
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