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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Pea Rifle Accident Boy Seriously Injured Bullet Removed From Stomach BARMEDMAN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

John Sheldon. 16, a pupil of All Saints' College, Bathurst, who is at Barmedman on holidays, was seriously injured when a pea rifle he was…

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Fatally Injured Ariah Park Man TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1

Sydney Crouch, a young man, of Ariah Park, died in Temora Hospital on Wednesday, from injuries received when he fell off his waggon. The…

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Fatal Fall From Lorry Verdict of Accidental Death

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 3

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Alfred James Body, of Henty, who died from injuries received in a motor…

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Motoring Notes Reducing Accidents to a Minimum

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

Traffic experts and analysts of statistics have long sought to define which are the chief underlying causes of road accidents, and as a…

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Euberta Drowning Accidental Death Unsuccessful Attempts at Rescue

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 21

The Coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) yesterday held an inquest concerning, the death of Joan Allan Walker Anderson, who was drowned in the…

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Euberta Tragedy Inquiry Into Death of Joan Anderson Accidentally Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 6

The deputy district coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) held an inquest at the Wagga Court House yesterday into the circumstances of the death of Joan…

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Accidental Death Lockhart Road Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 12

The Coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) on Thursday conducted an inquest concerning the death of Alfred James Body, of Henty, which occurred at…

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Extraordinary Drowning Woman Sucked Into Pipe Tragic End to Honeymoon Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 1

Details of the tragic drowning of Mrs. Marjorie M'Aulay, aged 27 years, while bathing in the Shannon River, show that she was drawn with great…

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Fall From Train Railway Official Injured Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Douglas Kervin, relieving night officer, married, with a wife and three children, who lives at Bathurst, is in the Blayney Hospital in a serious…

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Car and Lorry in Collision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 4

While backing out from the kerb in Pine Avenue, near Second street on Friday, Mrs. R. L. Black's sedan car came into collision with a horse…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning Rescuer's Capable Work

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 3

But for the bravery, prompt action and capability of Percy Knox, the 19 year old son of Mrs. Philbey, and step son of Mr. A. J. Philbey, of Wallace…

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Cootamundra Tragedy. Bank Manager's Wife Drowned Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 2

Mrs. Julia Rankin, wife of Mr. George Rankin, manager of the Cootamundra branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd.,…

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Steering Wheel Locked [?]R. Whiting in Car Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 4

Mr. "Bun" Whiting had a narrow escape from serious injury recently while driving home from Yenda. While crossing the bridge across the…

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Yarragundry Tragedy Inquest on Keith Andrew Accidentally Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 5

Mr Hugh Oates, deputy district coroner, held an inquest at the Wagga Court. House yesterday into the cir[?] stances attending the death of Keith…

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Plumbers Injured Fell 60 Feet From Roof Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 1

Two plumbers, E. G. Seymour and J. J. Berg, were doing repair work on the roof of the gun mounting shop at Garden Island this morning, when…

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Henty Railway Accident

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 2

The body of the young man who was killed by a train at Culcairn on Saturday morning has not yet been identified. When run over he was dressed…

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Garden Island Accident Two Men Die From Injuries Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

Edward Berg, a plumber, who received a fractured skull in an accident at Garden Island yesterday, succumbed to his injuries this morning. His…

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Cootamundra Tragedy Bank Manager's Wife Drowned

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

Mrs. Julia Rankin, wife of Mr. George Rankin, manager of the Coot- amundra branch of the Commercial Banking. Company of Sydney, Ltd…

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