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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Young Man Drowned. Jugiong New Year Fatality

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

With the dawn of 1933 a happy pasty of twelve Harden folk made the Murrumbidgee River, a mile up stream from the village of Jugiong…

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Speedway Accident Second Victim's Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 4

Frank Pryke, aged 24 years who was injured in a collision at the Spredway Royal on December 23 ton the same night as Albert Brennan was…

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Week-end Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

The Wagga District Ambulance was called out to four accidents on Saturday. The first call was at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Callar, aged 76…

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Man Drowned in Murrumbidgee Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

While picnicking on the Murrumbidgee River near Harden yesterday a party of swimmers got into difficulties. Two girls and boy were rescued, but…

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Woman's Skull Fractured Collision in Cricket Match Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

While playing cricket at a picnic at Yarra Bay to-day, Mrs. Ivy Nelson, aged 29 years, of Newtown, collided with another woman. The impact…

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Adaminaby Tragedy Doctor's Son Shot Dead. Accident While Camping

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

While after rabbits, Thomas Arthur Blackburn (17), accidentally shot himself dead last Thursday week. The dead youth is a son of Dr…

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Save From Drowning

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

The prompt action of two Narandera residents, Messrs. W. Morrison (representative of the Shell Co.) and Frank Adams saved two lives at the…

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The Jugiong Fatality Coroner’s Inquiry

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

A verdict of death caused by drowning was the finding of Coroner E. E. Weekes at the inquiry into the death of Sidney McKenzie, of…

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FELL 80 Feet Boy Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 1

Killing 80 feet from the sixth floor of the Grand, Hotel, Hunter street, city to-day, Arthur Giles, aged 15 years, son of the manageress, was…

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Run Down by Train Man Dies in Hospital Another Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 1

Colin Clive Bilker, aged 20 years, died in hospital this morning from injuries received when run down by a train between Hornsby and Asquith…

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Drowning Fatality At Jugiong

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

A sad drowning tragedy occurred at Jugiong on New Years Day. A picnic party from Harden were swimming in the river at the unction of…

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Saved From Drowning

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

The prompt action of two Naran dera residents, Messrs W. Morrison (representative of the Shell Co.) and Frank Adams Saved two lives at the…

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Motor Cycle Fatality

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 7

While returning homo from Barmedman on Christmas Eve to spend Christmas with his wife and family at Temora, Mr. Rees Thornborgh…

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Crushed by Tree Timber-getter Fatally Injured Gulgong

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

Crushed by a falling tree, George Lyons, aged 35 years, a t[?]ber cutter, was fatally injured. He end his brother had cut down a tree, but in…

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Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

Daring the holidays Arthur Batros, whilst chopping wood, had the misfortune to inflict a nasty, gash in his left foot. He was taken to the…

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Man Klled in Car Accident Driver on Manslaughter Charge Orange

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

Following the death of Frank Manning, aged 36 years in a motor accident near. Lucknow this morning, Joseph osborne, the driver of the car,…

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Accident at P.d.s. Shed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

Mr. Eric Attwood, son of the works manager of the P.D.S. Packing Shed, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon, while fixing some…

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Shooting Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

Marrar was the scene of a shooting accident on Friday evening, 16th ult. Raymond Crane was out shooting with Mr. Barnett, of the railway staff,…

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Women Rescuers Save Two Men From Drowning Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

Two men, one named League, had a fortunate escape from drowning at Collaroy this afternoon. One man entered the surf some distance along the…

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Street Fatality Woman Knocked Down by Cycle Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

While crossing a street at Stanmore to-night Margaret Connor, aged 45 years, of Annandale, was knocked down by a bicycle and killed almost…

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