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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Accidental Death

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr. Hu[?]Sates) on Thursday, at Wagga, conducted an inquest concerning the death of Alfred James Body, of Henty, which…

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Teacher Drowned Tocumwal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

While bathing in the Murray River yesterday, Alexander M'Ki[?], aged 20 years, a students teacher, became exhausted and was drowned…

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Bury Road Motor Fatality Death of Miss Nesbitt Inquest Held Yesterday Verdict of Accidental Death

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 3

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thelma Nesbitt, who was killed in a motor car accident on the Albury road on…

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Position at Innisfail Child Drowned Innisfail (Qld.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

Business at Innisfall is still dislocated owing to floods, and passengers arriving at the railway station are taken to the town in rowing boats…

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Position at Innisfail Child Drowned Innisfail (Q)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

Business at Innisfail is still dislocated arriving to floods, and passengers arriving at the railway station are taken to the town in rowing…

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Drowning Mishap

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 1

An inquest was concluded at Cootamundra on Monday into the death of Mrs. Julia Rankin, wife of Mr. George Rankin, manager of the…

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Shocking Fatality Queanbeyan Child Killed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred in Monaro-street, Queanbeyan on Saturday night, when a child was run over and killed by a motor lorry in…

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Narandera Tragedy Three Persons Drowned In Murrumbidgee River Rescuer's Gallant Work Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 2

Three persons were drowned while bathing in the Murrumbidgee River this afternoon at the beach on the Narandera common. They were:—…

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Drowning Fatality at Narandera

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 3

Three persons were drownel while bathing in the Murrumbidged River on Wednesday afternoon at the beach on the Narandera common. They…

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Junee Drowning Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 6

The Junee coroner. (Mr. A. Bennett) gave his verdict in the adjourned inquiry into the death of Thomas William Kelleher, who Was drowned…

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Triple Drowning Accident The River Claims More Victims Heroic Rescues by Mr. A. Pitt

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 2

About 5 o'clock on Wednesday residents of Narandera were shocked when the news of a triple drowning accident in the river was received…

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Three Drowned in River Near Narandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 2

A sad gloom was cast over Narandera on Wednesday evening when the tragic news became known that three well-known…

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Narandera Tragedy Three Persons Drowned In Murrumbidgee Rescuer's, Gallant Work

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 7

THREE persona were drowned while bathing in the Murrumbidgee river on Wednesday afternoon at the beach on the…

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Local and General Chaffoutting Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 6

On Wodnesday morning Mr. Ben, Hicks, of "Trelawney" near Bethungra, was chaffcutting, and got his left hand drawn in. He lost the tops…

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Burning Accident

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 3

A burning Recident occurred of Wednesday Afternoon, as a result which a young man is now in the Tumbarumba District Hospital…

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Drowning Tragedy

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 20

Two girls, Nancy Naughtin (12) and Nellie Naughtin (7) who fell from a log on which they were seated, and a Miss McKenn, 19, who went to…

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Teacher Drowned Exhausted After Crossing River

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 9

Alexander Mackinnon, 20, a school teacher was drowned in the Murray River at Tocumwal at about 7 P.m. on Monday. With friends…

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Police Injured One Man Killed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 6

When within a few yards of a stolen car which they were pursuing at a high speed, along Hoddle Street Clifton Hill (Melb.) on Saturday…

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Narandera Tragedy Three Drowned Three Others Rescued

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 12

Three people were drowned, including a married couple in full view of their two children, when six members of a picnic party got into…

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Child's Eye Injured Cut with Carving Knife

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 9

Loris Spencer, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs C. Spencer, of Spring Creek, Young, was the victim on Saturday of a shocking…

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