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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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'Bus Accident Youth Killed Charges Against Driver Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 1

At the Burwood Police Court today Victor Kempnoch, aged 28 years, a 'bus driver, was charged with having feloniously slain Arthur Johnson, a…

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Shocking Accident Youth Falls Over Cliff Body Taken by Sharks Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 2

Henry Nightingale, aged 19 years, of Rose Bay met a shocking death when he fell 200 feet from, the cliffs at Rose Gully, near Watson's Bay,…

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Car Accident Mayor and Ex-Mayor in Hospital HARDEN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon, whilst proceeding in Mr. Don McLean's car towards Goulburn when near Breadalbane, a party of Harden residents met…

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Bank Clerk Accidentally Shot Bullet in Neck Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

Kenneth Parker, aged 18 years, a bank clerk, arrived at the Pitt street branch of the Australian Bant of Commerce by motor car this morning…

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Training Accident Jockey Breaks Collarbone

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

In unfortunate accident occurred on the Wagga tracks yesterday morning during training hours. Bay Chris (F. M'Namara), Le Court (M. M'Namara),…

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Gaol Disturbance Warder Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 1

It now transpires that during the goal disturbance at Parramatta recently a warder named Coughlan received a fractured hand while dealing…

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Student's Death Accidentally Caused London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 4

"Accidental death" was the verdict of the inquest into the death of Francis Ellis, a student at Cambridge University, whose dead body was…

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Man Killed Woman Injured Knocked Down by Car Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 1

David Ross Todd, of Kings Road, Vaucluse, was killed instantly, and his companion, Miss Elsie Quinn, aged 23 years, a nurse, of Bathurst, was…

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Crushed by Trucks Goulburn Accident GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 1

A man, who was registered at the State Labor Exchange at Taree, under the name of George Miller, was crushed between the buffers of trucks and…

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Crushed by Trucks Goulburn Accident Police Seek Relatives Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 1

A man, who was registered at the State Labor Exchange at Taree, under the name of George Miller, was crushed between the buffers of trucks and…

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Motor Collision at Tumut Cars Badly Damaged

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

A collision took place in Tumut on Saturday, when a motor van and car crashed. H. R. Paddle, of Owendilla, was coming to Tumut in…

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Man Drowned Early Morning Party Dived Into Surf While Drunk Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 1

At the inquest into the death of Samuel Rosenthal, aged 39 years, who was drowned at Maroubra recently, it was stated that the dead man, with a…

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Car Smash in Bombowlee Avenue Occupants Injured Cars Badly Damaged

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 1

At 1.20 p.m. on Saturday last Mr. H. R. Paddle was driving a small motor van belonging to Owanyilla Bacon and Small Goods Factory, and…

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Manslaughter Charge Man Killed; Woman Injured Accused Remanded SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, Richard Jack Johnson, aged 23 years, a traveller, was charged with having feloniously stain Joseph Ross-Todd at…

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Disastrous Earthquake in Serbia and Yugoslavia 174 KILLED; 570 Injured Belgrade

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 1

King Alexander and the Prime Minister (M. Zinkevitch) started for Southern Serbia, which is the scene of disastrous earthquakes in the last 48…

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Gliding Accident Expert Killed London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

Thomas Eaton Lanner, an expert gliding enthusiast, was killed at Harpenden to-day. He was gliding at a fair height when the machine suddenly…

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Heavy Snow Fall Gold Weather in England Many Vehicle Accidents London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 1

The city experienced the heaviest snowfall for the present winter to-day, which was the coldest in March for several years. The streets were…

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Wagga Man Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 2

Mr. Alva Hopkins, a member of the staff of T. Edmondson and Co., Wagga, was spending the afternoon holiday yesterday with four friends on…

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Wagga Man Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 3

Mr. Aiva Hopkins, a member of the staff of T. Edmonson and Co., Wagga, was spending Wednesday afternoon holidaying with friends on a…

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Boy Nearly Drowned. Off Bull’s Run in Murrumbidgee

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 2

During the progress of the Mangain School [?] big beach on Bull’s Run on Saturday last, considerable [?] caused about 3…

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