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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Elderly Woman Fatally Injured by Car SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 2

Mrs. Cameron, aged 79 years, of Centennial Avenue, Chatswood, was fatally injured when alie was knocked down, by a motor car at Chatswood…

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Railway Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 2

Whilst encaged in his duties at the brakevan of No. 9 (paper train), Leading Porter Stun Anderson, of Young, slipped and fell between the…

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Serious Bicycle Accident To Cootamundra Girl

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 2

Sheila Jenkins, aged 9, daughter of Mr. T. Jenkins, of Sutton street, was admitted to the District Hospital on Saturday with a fractured skull…

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Junee Woman Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

Mrs. S. Gaudry, of Hill street, Junee, who is well over 70 years of age was cleansing the concrete floor of her dairy when she slipped and…

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Patient Fatally Injured Falls 100 Feet. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

A patient in the men's section of the Sydney Hospital fell 100 feet from the verandah of the fifth floor shortly before noon to-day, and…

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'Plane Accident Youth Killed Machine Stalled in Air Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

Guy Pitt, aged 18 years, was killed instantly as a result of his head striking the engine when an aeroplane, piloted by Brian Davies, stalled on a…

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Man Injured Attacked by Burglars Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

Mr. George Fell, of P[?] received severe head iuje[?] early this morning when he was attacked at home by two burglars, who escaped…

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Thrown From Horse Bot Fatally Injured Moree

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

Norman John Dorry, aged 16 years, received fatal injuries when he was thrown from a horse at Upper Horton yesterday. He was token 60 miles in…

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Much Disturbance Communist Killed Nazis Injured Munnich

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 2

A Communist was killed and several Nazis were injured during fighting here following the announcement of Herr Hitler's appointment…

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Steering Gear Fails on Sharp Turn Motorist Fatally Injured Taree

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 2

When the steering gear of a motor car failed on a sharp turn on the Comboyne Mountains test night, the car fell 30 feet over the cliffs, turning over…

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Car Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 1

When returning from Yass to M[?]rumbateman on Saturday morning a Dodge car, owned and driven by Mr. Man Webster, a visitor to M[?]…

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Serious Accident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 1

Sheila Je[?]kins, aged 9, daughter of Mr. T. Jenkins, of Sutton-street, was admitted to the District Hospital on Saturday with a fractured skull…

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Drowned in Channel Another Victim at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 2

One of the most mysterious deaths that have occurred in Griffith was that of Jack Turner, aged 28, a single man, whose body was recovered from…

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Ulster Railway Strike Train Wrecked Two Killed; Five Injured Dublin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

Manned by a temporary crew which was maintaining a skeleton service owing to the railway strike in Ulster, the only train…

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Collision with Tree Shocking Smash at Kyeamba Gap Woman and Child Killed Outright

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 3

In a shocking motor lorry a mash at Kyeamba Gap yesterday Miss Thelma Lugton, aged about 20 years, and her 4 year old nephew, Michael Halcroft, were killed outright, whilst the father fo the child Mr. Joseph Haleroft, was admitted to Wagga…

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Training Accident Gobo Breaks a Leg Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

At Randwick this morning the two- year-old colt Gobo came to an untimely end through breaking a leg. When being exercised by a stable boy,…

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Accident to Shire Workers

The Temora Star · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

Two men on Shire relief work--Messrs. A. J. Lupton and W. Vane, both of Ariah Park-- were the victims of an accident that has laid them aside…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Temora Star · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

A shocking motor accident occurred near Wagga on Friday last, as the result of which Thelma Lugton, 20, and her nephew, Micky Halcroft, 4…

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Child Drowned in Quarry Accidental Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

The coroner to-day returned a finding of accidental death in the case of John Charles Pinkerton, aged 11 years, who was drowned in a discussed…

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