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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Accident At Factory

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 2

At Elias'e ice actory at Albury on Thursday the big end of the engine blew out and flying fragments struck James Green on the bead, but not…

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Fatality at Dalton

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

Mr. Allan McLean, 62, was found dead near his mining claim near Dalton on Tuesday. He appeared to have bled to death from a wound in a…

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Accident at Party Mr. Jenkins Seriously Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

Conflicting statements are made re theserious injury received by Mr. Perc. Jenkins, at a party at Mr. Earls' houèe, one night last week…

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Bank Gives Way Wagga Bather injured

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2
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An unusual accident befell a bather at the Wagga bathing beach yesterday afternoon. Miss Meg Clout, of Fitharding…

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Griffith Boy Fatally Injured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 4

Last Wednesday, news arrived by wire that a little boy, named Jeffrey Dunbar, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Dunbar, of Farm 1180,…

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Railway Fireman Killed Locomotive Overturns Accident to Wheat Train Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

The engine and several trucks of a wheat train bound for Sydney were derailed near Tamulla, a small siding on the Orange side of Bathurst,…

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Accident Near Milbrulong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

While driving a sulky along the Milbrulong-Lockhart road on Saturday Misses Rose Fyfe and Gladys Luhrs met with an accident. The road was…

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Narrow Escape Level Crossing Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 5

A Leeton fishing party had a narrow escape from being chopped up by a goods train from Griffith on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. J. P…

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Grossing Fatality Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 1

Three persons were killed when a petrol electric motor train, travelling from Werribee to Melbourne, crashed into a sedan motor car a few miles…

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Injured Bush Fire Workers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 4

Mr. W.F.M. Ross, M.L.A., replied to the Gundagai Council, regarding their request that some provision be made to insure voluntary workers…

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Lady Bailey Accident Feared ORAN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 1

Nothing has been heard of Lady Bailey since she left here on Sunday. It is feared an attack of influenza may have led to an accident…

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Accident to Party

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 2

Conflicting statements are made as to the serious injury received by Mr. Perce Jenkins, at a party at Mr. Earl's house, Gundagai, one night last…

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Wheat Carter Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 6

Andrew Price of Young, was the victim of an accident at the Maimuru silos. He was carting wheat, and the lorry collapsed, the wheat falling on…

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English Bowling. Woodfall and Oldfield Injured. Protest to N.C.C.

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 4

Sensational incidents marked the third Test match at Adelaide. On Saturday after Flagleton had gone for a “duck” a bull from…

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Priest Drowned Heroic Attempt to Save Boy's Life Terrific Struggle With Surf SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

The Rev. Father Felix Conlon, aged 40 years, the rowing master of Xavier College, Melbourne, was drowned to-day while attempting to rescue…

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Accident at Ladysmith

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

While handling a binder on Tuesday on the property of his father, Mr. H. A. Smith, of Ladysmith, Charles Smith was the victim of an accident…

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Motor Accident Two Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

When a motor car co[?]ded with a motor lorry at Lewisham this afternoon, Samuel Whitworth, aged 51 years, had his knee and arm fractured,…

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Priest Drowned Helping to Rescue Youth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 13

Father Felix Conlon, S.J. a member of the staff of Xavier College. Melbourne, who was attached temporarily to the Jesuit novitiate at…

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Fall of Earth Woman Bather Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

Whilst resting beneath a high overhanging bauk on the North Wagga side of the river near the bathing beach on Sunday afternoon, Miss…

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