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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Drowning Fatality. At Stockinbingal

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

Under tragic circumstances the body of Vivian Wicht, 22, of Stockinbingal, was recovered from a dam at dark Sunday night…

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Collision at South Gundagai Man's Leg Broken

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

At about 11.30 p.m., yesternight, a motor car and a motor cycle tried conclusions at the main road near the railway crossing at South…

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Dutchie Injured Sydney Trip Cancelled Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 8

The three-year-old filly, Dutchie, who was engaged in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick on Anniversary Day, fell in her box in the train while…

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Motor Cycle Accident Youth Dies in Hospital Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

Alfred M'Pherson, aged 18 years, who was admitted to the South Sydney Hospital last night in a critical condition, suffering from head…

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Serious Accident at Junee Railway Official Badly Burnt

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

An extraordinary accident happened at Marrina Tuesday evening, as a result of which one of the railway officials is now in hospital in a…

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Drowning Fatality in River at Wagga. Gallant Attempt at Rescue

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 3

Each summer the Murrumbidgee River takes heavy toll of human life and while its waters are a welcome and refreshing boon in the hot…

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Collision at South Gundagai Man's Leg Broken

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

On Wednesday night a motor car and motor cycle collided at the main road near the railway crossing at South Gundagai. The lights of the…

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Storm at Junee Railway Employee Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

A dust storm that passed over Junee on Tuesday night was the worst seen for many years. The wind was at high velocity and the town…

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Dutchie Injured Make Still at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 6

Our Junee correspondent wrote last night statute that the Melbourne mare Dutchie, who was on her way to Sydney on Wednesday to fulfil…

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Gored by Bull Farmer Injured Kempsey

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

Tossed and gored by a Shorthorn bull, Merton Farlow, a farmer, saved his life by clinging to a rope until help arrived. His clothes were ripped…

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Youth Injured Heavily Loaded Waggon Over Legs

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 5

Tom Carroll, 17, who works for his father at Murrulebale, left home at 3 on Tuesday morning with a waggon load of wheat, comprising 116 bags…

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Serious Accident at Marrar Heavily Loaded Waggon Over Legs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

Tom Carroll, aged 17 years, who weeks for his [?] at [?] left home about 2 o’clock on Tuesday morning with a Waggon load of [?]…

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Car Accident at Albury

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

Gorden B Culfey insurance agent, of Wagga, was seriously injured in a motor car accident at Albury on Friday, and was reported from the…

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Dutchie Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 15

Trainer J. Hold won the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick last year with Gallantic, who has been brought in for work with a view to the…

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Local and General Drowned In Dam

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 7

Vivian Wicht, 23, who was unable to swim, was drown in a dam on his father's property at Springdale. Temora on Sunday night. He was…

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River Tragedy Young Man Drowned Learning to Swim

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 6

The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga claimed a victim on Sunday when Charles Maxwell, aged 20 years, was drowned whilst undergoing…

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Youth Redly Injured Leg Crushed by Waggon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 16

Just before day break on Tuesday morning Tom Carroll, aged 17 years, of Murrulebale, met with an accident which resulted in his admission to…

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Surry Hills Fracas Policeman Injured Attacker Remanded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Edward O'Brien, aged 40 years, a mechanic, was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Constable…

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Boxing M'grath's Misfortune Injured in Gymnasium Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

While engaged in a training bout at Brown's gymnasium in the city today Royce M'Grath, the well known Wagga boxer, was injured by a blow…

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Accidental Flying-officer Blamey's Death

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 13

An inquest was held at Windsor on Wednesday into the death for Flying-Officer Charles Middleton Biamey, of the Royal Australian Air…

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