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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Steamer on Rocks Three Men Drowned Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 4

The steamer Progress drifted onto the rocks in Otira Bay, Cook Straits last night, and became a total, wreck. Three men are reported to have been…

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Egyptian Train Disaster 46 KILLED; 41 Injured London, April 30

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 22

A Cairo message reports that the worst disaster is Egyptian history has occurred. It is estimated that 46 persons were killed and 41…

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Naval Laboratory Appalling Explosion 200 Killed or Injured Rio De Janeiro

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 1

Half of the 400 employees at the naval laboratory at Nichtheroy were reported killed or injured to-day when an explosion wrecked the plant. As…

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Level Crossing Accident Train Crashes Into Lobby One Man Killed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 1

Edward Dowling was killed, and Joseph Jackson and Clifford Perry were injured, when an electric train, from Heidelberg crashed into a motor…

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Queensland's Premier in Train Accident Maryborough (Q.), Sat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 24

The premier (Mr. Moore) and his wife and Mr. R. Boyd, M.L.A., had a sensational experience to-day when a railway carriage broke away from a…

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Grazier Sued Fatal Motor Accident. Verdict for £1874

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 14

In the Narrabri Supreme Court on Wednesday, the hearing was concluded in the cases in which Mrs. Christina Margaret Egan, of Deep Creek,…

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'Plane Dives Into Bay Sequel to Fatality Boy Drowned When Canoe Capsized SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 2

Hundreds of watchers on the Botany Bay foreshore yesterday morning saw an aeroplane that was assisting in the search for the body of Austin Burt,…

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Farmer Seriously Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 2

Henry Eisenhauer, farmer, of Brush wood, who is well known in the Coolamon and Ganmain districts, was riding on his bicycle from Ganmain to…

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'Plane Dives Into Bay Sequel to Fatality SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 1

hundreds of watchers on the Botany Bay foreshore on Saturday saw an aeroplane that was assisting in the search for the body of Austin Burt…

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Fisherman Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 1

While fishing on the rooks near the wreck of the steamer Malabar at Long Bay this afternoon, Gus Lewis aged 50 years, of Redfern, was washed into…

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Railway Inspector Fatally Injured by Train Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 4

Mr. Henry Bewes, an inspector 01 the South aMitland Railway Co., was found lying on the railway line at Weston in an unconscious condition…

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'Plane Strikes Hangar Pilot Slightly Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 1

Misjudging the landing field at Essendon to-day Mr. Max Brown, the pilot of an aeroplane, crashed into the roof of the Australian National Airways…

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Boot Shop Ablaze Stock and Building Damaged Two Firemen Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 1

Considerable damage to the stock and premises of Harper's boot store at Bondi Junction was caused by a fire early this morning. Two firemen…

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Farnborough Mishap Aviators Use Parachutes Schneider Cup Pllot Seriously Injured London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 1

Flying low over Farroborough Common in a 60 miles an hour gale, an aeroplane, piloted by the Scneider Cup pilot, Flight Lieutenant Wagnoru,…

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R101 Disaster Verdict of Accidental Death London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 1

At the conclusion of the inquest on the bodies of the victims of the R101 disaster in fiance, the coroner returned a verdict of accidental death…

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Man Fatally Injured Struck by Limb of Tree Mudgee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

While burning off at Grattai William James was fatally injured when a limb of a tree fell on him…

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Tragic Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

A very serious accident happened to two sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilesmith, at their home in George street, Junee, about 5.30 on Saturday…

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Dr Old's Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

Many conflicting report's have been in circulation in Tumut with regard to Dr. G, GreenBill Old, Word was. received In Tumut yesterday from…

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Child Drowned Mother Washed Up on Beach Wollongong

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 3

A woman, who was found lying unconscious on Brighton Beach, near Wollongong, this morning beside the dead body of her 5-year-old son, told…

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Accident to Railway Guard

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 4

A peculiar accident befel a railway guard, Charles Gifford, of Junee, on Thursday. Gifford was engaged in tieing a truck at Martina, when two…

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