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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Railway Mishap Trains Collude Ten Persons Injured Electrical Apparatus Fused Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 2

Two passenger trains collided in the heavy rain at Killara railway station shortly before noon to-day and 10 persons were injured. The electrical…

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Southern Cross Junior Committee's Report on Accident Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 2

The Air Accidents Investigation Committee has presented its report to the Minister for Defence (Mr. Chifley) regarding the accident to the Southern…

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Car Fatality Junee Man Killed Somersault on Gundagal Road

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 2

On Friday night, about 6 o'clock, a Baby Austin car left Junee for Queen-heyam. Its occupants were Theodore Quick, the driver of the Shell…

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Car Fatality Junee Man Killed Somersault Near Coolac GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 1

ON FRIDAY night, about 6 o'clock a Baby Austin car left Junee for Queanbeyan. Its occupants were Theodore Quick, the driver of the…

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Accident at Railway Crossing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 2

On night last week Mr. Stanley Molloy, aged 28 years, riding a bicycle, was proceeding to the home of his sister, Mrs. Doyle, on the Lake Albert…

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Girl Drowned Body Recovered Scone

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 6

The body of Hazel Bramley, aged 10 years, who with her brother. Lawrence, aged 8 years, was drowned in the floods on Friday, was found in the…

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Motor Car Fatality. Man Killed Near Coolac

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 2

Another dreadful motor fatality occurred at that dangerous turn opposite the old de-licensed Coolac Hotel on Friday night, at about 9…

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Car Fatality Junee Man Killed Somersault on Gundaga Road

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 5

On Friday night, about 6 o'clock, a Baby Austin car left Junee for Quean beyan. Its occupants were Theodore Quick, the driver of the Shell…

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Last Night's Car Accident Mr. Woods in Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 2

Shortly after half past nine last night Mr. Jack Woods (Leeton's well-known Rugby player and teacher at Yanco…

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Recent Car Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 2

Mrs. Theodore Quick, of Junee, whose husband was killed near Gundagai last weekend, will return to her home in Tasmania. Before her marriage she…

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Mr. Lyons' Speech Riot in Street Police Inspector Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 3

Several men were before the Central Court to-day on charges arising, out of last night's riotous proceeding outside the Town Hall during…

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Nine Injured Car and Lorry Collide Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

Nine persons were injured, some of them seriously, in collision between motor car and a motor lorry at Lewisham to-day. The force of the…

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Mountain Tragedy Woman Impaled on Tree Son Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

While two municipal gardeners were inspecting the cliffs in front of Echo Point, Katoomba, this morning, they found on a seat a woman's had, leather…

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Crashed! Mr. Hardy at Coonabarabran Plane Strikes Fence No One Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 2

A sensation was caused and there was general consternation in Wagga yesterday when the information gradually filtered through that Messrs…

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Accident at Canberra Investigation Officer Injured Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

Mr. Yates, a Commonwealth investigation officer, who is visiting Canberra on special business, which so far has been kept a close secret, met with…

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Old Accident Recalled

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

The appointment of Mr. Charles Ferguson as stationmaster at Junee recalls an incident of over 40 years ago. A goods train was going out from…

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Mining Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

Mr. T. B. Anthony, who with Mr. W. Pearson has been sinking a shaft at Upper Temora for some time past, is an inmate of the hospital…

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Cootamundra Motor Accident Claim, £500, for Injuries CHEETHAM v. GLEKIS

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 6

At the Narandera Circuit court, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, Alfred Cheetham v. Jack Glekis, claim £1500 damages for injuries…

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Fatal Motor Accident Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

Frank Castelli, a youth, who wag frightfully injured in a motor car accident at Lewisham late last night, died early this morning…

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Heroic Youth Drowned Attempting Rescue Coroner's Tribute Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 1

At an inquest today concerning the drowning of George Greenwell, aged 17 years, at Collaroy, the coroner, in returning a verdict of accidental…

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