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Accidents, 1932

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Swept Off Tram Boy Fatally Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 5

When Herbert Collings, aged 11 years, of Balmain, was sent by his mother on an errand this afternoon, he met other boys and joined them in…

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Shocking Accident in Cowra Railway Yards

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 6

As a result of a shocking accident at Cowra, Edward Lovett, 19, of Orange, had his left foot amputated in the hospital. The foot was crushed…

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Electric Trains Collision in Cutting Only One Person Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 1

An electric train crowded with passengers, crashed into the rear of another electric train standing in a cutting between Balaclava and…

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Two Cubs Drowned SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 15

Bruce Smith, 9 and Jack Reynolds, 10, both of Marrickville were drowned when they stepped [?] a deep hole in Georges River at Glenfield…

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Captain Hawks Noted Airman Injured Worcester (Mass)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 1

Captain Frank Hawks, the noted speed flyer, was seriously injured to-day when his "plane crushed when he attempted to take off from the local…

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Brave Scout Dies Helping Comdade Both Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 1

Two Boy Scouts were drowned in George's River, Glenfield, yesterday afternoon. One boy was swimming and got out of his depth. The other…

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Brave Scout Dies Helping Comrade Both Drowned SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 1

Two Boy Scouts were drowned in George's river, Glenfield, on Saturday afternoon. One boy got out of his depth. The other attempted to save…

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Items of News Shooting Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 2

Robert Che[?] aged 10 years, and another boy shooting birds in a vineyard at Baranwartha at the weekend when Ch[?] put his gun near…

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Tram Conductor Terribly Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

Crushed between the back of a train and a rail grinder at Randwick to-day, Allan .Howard, aged 32 years, a tram conductor, was terribly injured…

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Man Drowned in Storm Water Channel Toowoomba (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

While crossing a road during a heavy storm last night Da[?] Claycough, aged 28 years, fell into a storm water channel. His companion, J…

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Cleaner Injured Falls Through Window Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

Mrs. Ellen Nestor, aged 50 years, a cleaner, while descending a flight of stairs at the Commonwealth Bank this morning, lost her balance and fell…

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Girl Injured Fall From Balcony Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 1

Jean Heathcote, aged 19 years, fell 16 feet to the footpath this morning when she overbalanced from b balcony at her home in Griffiths street,…

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Will Not Race Again Brunore Badly Injured R. Stanton Breaks Collarbone

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 2

Brunore, an aged gelding by Island King from Miss Mirko, probably ran his last race when he made one of the field in the First Hurdle Race at…

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Shocking Fatality Stationmaster's Clerk Beheaded JUNES

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 1

Leonard McInerney, aged 27, stationmaster's clerk at Junee, was due on duly at 4 o'clock this morning. Shortly after that time hsi body was…

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Sporting Turf Brunore Badly Injured Will Not Race Again

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 4

Brunore an aged gelding by Island King from Miss Mirko, probably run his last race when he made one of the field in the First Hurdle Race at…

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Notes On The Running Brunore Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 6

The First Hurdle Race was disastrous for the public, the favorite, Tressform, running off and Brunore came down at the first fence,…

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Cut to Pieces Shocking Fatality at Junee Railway Worker Run Down by Express Former Wagga Resident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning at Junee When Leonard James M'Inerney, aged 29 years, was found dead on the…

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Man Injured Contact with Electric Apparatus Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 1

William Southward, of Abbotsford, was shockingly burned when his body came into contact with an electric apparatus at the power house of John…

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Man Injured Contact with Electric Apparatius SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 2

William Southward, of Abbotsford, was shockingly burned when his body came into contact with an electric apparatus at the powerhouse of John…

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Cars Collide Passenger Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1932 · page 1

Two motor cars collided with terrific force at Marrickville this morning. Both vehicles were wrecked. A passenger, William Nickerson, aged 24…

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