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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Man Fatally Injured by Hit and Run Motorist Callous Act Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

After totally injuring a man at Edgeeliffe this afternoon, the car driver looked back and saw his victim lying on the road, but sped away…

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Child Shot Dead Tragic End to Romp Gun Accident Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

A game between a father and his little daughter ended tragically at Riverstone to-day. The child, Hazel Sennell, aged 2 years, died from a…

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Car Fatality Detectives Make Arrest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 1

Detectives made an arrest to-day in connection with the death of Dona Clittenden, aged 60 years, who was knocked down and killed by a motor…

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Riverstone Tragedy Accidental Shooting of Daughter Father Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 1

Stanley Edward Leelie Fennell, aged 25 years, a laborer, of River stone, was charged at the Parramatta Count to-day with having feloniously…

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Unusual Accident Woman Shot in Throat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 3

An unusual accident occurred a Five Dock this evening when a woman was accidently shot in the thro[?] from a pea rifle…

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Two Injured by Falls

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 2

Mrs. Broadfoot, wife of Mr. George Broadfoot sen., was unlucky on Saturday night when, Jostled as she was leaving the pictures, she fell on the…

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Accident to Miss Mackay

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 2

Miss Agnes Mackay, daughter of General and Mrs. Mackey, of "Wallandoon," met with an accident whilst out riding yesterday. A horse ridden…

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Earthquake 119 DEAD 500 Injured Rome

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 2

It is estimated that 119 are dead find 500 injured as a result of an earthquake on the Island of Kos in the Aegean Sea…

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Stepped Under Car Woman Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 2

Severe injuries were received by Mrs. Margaret Stewart, aged 46 years, of Bondi, when she was knocked down by a motor car near her home to-night…

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Narandera District Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon Mr. M. D Austin, of Yanco, was returning to Yanco from Narandera by motor car, which overturned. He and his…

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Costaboc's Fatal Bolt Rider's Nasty Accident

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 6

Mounted on the racehorse Costa[?] Miss Alice Tozer, youngest daughter of Mr. c. Tozer, of Bega street, Bega, set out on Tuesday afternoon…

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'Plane Crashes After Engine Cuts Gut Three Men Injured Machine Wrecked Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1933 · page 1

The pilot and two passengers in an aeroplane had a remarkable escape from death when the 'plane crashed from a height of 100 feet near the…

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Shooting Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 2

Harry Bishop, aged 10 years son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bishop, of Brocklesby, and who is well known in Wagga as a student of the Gurwood street school,…

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Shooting Fatality Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 1

Harry Bishop, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bishop, of Brocklesby, and well known in Wagga as a student of the Gurwood street school, was…

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Shooting Accident Man Severely Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 3

Harold Rogers, aged 21 years, of Footscray, was gravely injured this afternoon when on a duck shooting trip to Werribee. His gun accidently…

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Drowned in River Grafton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 2

A woman jumped from the Clarence River bridge last night and was drowned. Her identity is not yet known…

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Noted Melbourne Surgeon Injured in Car Accident Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 2

Dr. Hamilton Russell, an eminent Melbourne surgeon, was seriously injured this afternoon when the car he was driving in East Melbourne struck…

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Noted Melb. Surgeon Injured in Car Accident MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 1

Dr. Hamilton Russell, an eminent Melbourne surgeon, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when the car he was driving in East Melbourne…

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Trams Collide Height Persons Injured Three Seriously Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 2

Eight persons were injured, three seriously, when two trams collided in Anzac Parade, Kensington, last sight. One tram was stationary, while the…

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Death in Tram Accident Driver Censured by Coroner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 2

In returning a verdict of accidents death at the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Winifred Farran, aged 27 years, who was killed by a…

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