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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Nearly Drowned Two Youngsters in River Need for Patrol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

The urgent need for a swimming club to establish a lifesaving patrol was again demonstrated at the foot of…

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Seven Persons Injured When Tram and Car Collide Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

When a motor-car collided with a tram at the intersection of Cleveland and Elizabeth Streets, city, this morning,…

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Three Injured When Sedan Somersaults Accident at Prospect SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

When a sedan car got out of control and somesaulted at Prospect eary this morning, three people were injured, viz.,…

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Tram Conductor Injured Another Footboard Victim SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · 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…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Motor Vehicle Accidents

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 3

An accident check kept by the N.R.M.A, Safety Department reveals that during January 24 persons were killed and 147 injured in road…

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Cae Smashes Two Men Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 2

A sedan car, driven by Robert Shepherd, of Wollongong, left the road about seven miles from Tiranna, on Sunday night, and after overturning…

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Latest Cable News King of Belgium Killed in Mountaineering Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 7

BRUSSELS, Sunday.—Albert, the King of the Belgians, was killed in a mountaineering accident yesterday afternoon. The King, who was…

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King Albert of Belgium Killed in Mountain Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 3

King Albert I., of Belgium, was killed recently in a mountaineering accident. King Albert himself driving the car, an[?] accompanied by a valet left…

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A Fruitless Search for Drowned (?) Man

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Goulburn police conducted a search extending over several hours in a waterhole on the roadside between Lake Bathurst and Tirranna on…

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Telegraphic News Sydney. 2 p.m. Sad Railway Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

BRISBANE.— Lorna Baldock, aged 17, a railway employee, was fatally injured when she accidentally fell between, the platform and a guard's…

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Traffic Accidents—Widespread Concern

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

In many parts of the world, including Australia, deep concern is expressed by official bodies and motoring authorities at the number of…

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Local and General Drowning Fatality at Bodalla

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 2

A deep gloom spread over the village and surrounding locality of Bodalla on Friday afternoon last, when news was received that…

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Motor Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 1

On Wednesday morning, shortly before seven o'clock, a light utility truck came into collision with a motor cycle the Monument, , at the intersection…

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Fatal Collision

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 3

Francis Edward Neill (27) was fat ally injured this morning when his motor cycle collided head on with a Drummoyne-bound tram. Neill is…

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“Safety of the Road” The Truth About Road Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 2

One of the most important subjects that deserves attention, both by pedestrians and motorists during “Motorist Week” (9th to 16th March), is the…

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Observer Drowned in Air Crash SINGAPORE

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

An observer was drowned when an Air Force ’plane crashed into the water to-day. The pilot was rescued some hours later…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. More Accidents in Britain

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 4

Tho total number of road accidents for last year in Great Britain shows an increase. The number of accidents was 191,820. compared with 184,006 in 1932,…

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Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

During the last week there have been three accidents amongst the children in Bungendore, viz., Allan Ladd, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ladd, broke his arm…

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Electrician Burnt Accident in Sub-Station SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 1

Ernest Kirkpatrick. aged 45, an electrician, was working behind a switch-board in an electrical sub-station in Castlereagh…

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Cycling Crash Queanbeyan Rider Seriously Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 1

Riding in a cycling race at Cootamundra on Wednesday night, the Queanbeyan rider, N. (“Fatty”) Wade was involved in an accident and sustained…

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