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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Accident at Speedway Woman Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 1

After a collision in a racing carnival at the Canterbury Velodrome on Saturday night, a riderless motor cycle Jumped the fence, and crashed into…

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Accident at Speedway Woman Injured Cycle Leaps Fence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

After a collision in a racing carnival at the canterbury Velodrome last night, a riderless motor cycle jumped the fence and crashed into the…

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Items of News Old Junee Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

Ray Casey, who is employed at Trim's store at Junee while riding a bicycle on his way home to Old Junee, fell onto the asphalt road,…

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Accidentally Shot While Duck Shooting Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 1

Leslie Catton, aged 34 years, of Altona, was accidentally shot dead while duck shooting near Laverton today…

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Mob Attacks Police Eight Killed, Many Injured Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 1

Incited by Congress leaders, a mob of 1000 villagers, armed with knives and sticks, attacked the police station at Barpur, in the province of Bahir…

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Sad Drowning Fatality Child Wanders Into Dam at Dullah

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 2

The deepest sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Agnew upon the great tons they have sustained by the death of their infant son Patrick…

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Girl's Dress Alight Unusual Accident Victim Severely Burned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 5

Elsie Mitchell, aged 16 years, met with a strange accident in the city this afternoon. She was walking along a crowded footpath in Pitt…

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Motor Car Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 2

Yesterday morning, at Gilpin's corner, in Pine Avenue, Leeton, a motor car driven by Mr. Bill Mace, acciden tally collided with Mr. William…

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Another Gun Accident Three Fingers Shot Off

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Z. Lecole, the well-known motor mechanic, went in his motor lorry to the river for a load of sand. He…

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Cyclist Injured Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 1

Mr. Thomas M'Inerney, a former resident of Wagga, while riding his bicycle to work at the Enfold railway yards, was knocked down by a motor…

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Drowned in Hume Weir Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 1

A shocking tragedy occurred at Hume Weir on Saturday afternoon, a man being drowned in front of his wife and daughter…

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Drowned In Hume Weir in Front of Wife and Daughter

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

A shocking tragedy occurred at Hume Weir on Saturday afternoon, a man being drowned in front of his wife and daughter…

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'Plane Strikes Cable Serious Crash Mr. Ulm and Passenger Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

Striking a high voltage cable on the Geelong road late this afternoon between Werribee and Footscray, an aeroplane, piloted by Mr. C. T. P…

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Plane Strikes Cable Serious Crash Mr. Ulm and Passenger Injured MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 1

Striking a high voltage cable on the Geelong road late yesterday afternoon, between Werribee and Footscray, an aeroplane piloted by Mr. C. T. P. Ulm,…

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David Blake Death Accidental Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 6

At the adjourned inquiry into the fall of David Blake at the Hawkesbury races on Saturday which resulted in the death of the animal, the…

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Girl Drowned Body Recovered by Fishermen Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 1

The body of Irene Lavender, aged 16 years, of Bankkstown, who was drowned in George's River on Sunday, was found floating this morning…

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Injured Airmen Mr. Ulm's Condition Serious MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 1
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Mr. C. T. P. Ulm, who was injured when an aeroplane in which he was flying with Mr. J. A. Kerr, crashed into the main transmission line from…

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Injured Airmen Condition Improving Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

Messrs. C. T. P. Ulm and J. A. Kerr, who were injured in a 'plane crash on Sunday, were reported this morning to be improving…

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Skull Fractured in Collision Man's Death in Hospital Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

Thrown heavily to the roadway in a collision between the bicycle he was riding and another cycle at Lewisham to-day Henry Johnson, aged 25 years,…

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