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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Ten Killed in European Aeroplane Crash Air Liner Wrecked Collision With Wireless Masts Machine in Flames All Occupants Incinerated LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 1

The Imperial Airways liner, Apollo, crashed to-day at Ruyffelde, between Ostend and Bruges. Eight passengers and the pilot and wireless operator were killed. The Apollo was on the Cologne-Brussels-London…

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Woman Killed Man Seriously Injured Car Brakes Fail Down Bulli Pass Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 1

Careering madly down the steep Bulli Pass at break-neck sped, with the brakes out of action, a car driven by a clergymen to-day ran rown a…

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Drowned on Xmas Day

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 2

Cootamundra friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. Garden, who recently finished up business here to go and settle in Sydney, were deeply grieved to…

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Hillston Man Killed Stearing Fails and Truck Overturns Another Man Injured Hillston

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon, Andrew Doggett, a prominent Hillston business man, and Sam Edwards were driving in a truck between Hillston and…

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Local and General Accident at Stockinbingal

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 2

Harold Williams, aged 18, of Bethong street, Warren's Sub., was walking along the platform of Stockinbingal station, when he slipped and fell…

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Escapes in Car Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

A car, driven by Miss Robinson, and having, as passengers Mrs. Robinson, sen., of Forbes; Miss McGee, of Young; Mrs. H. B. Robinson, and two…

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Widespread Fog England Under Blanket Four Killed in Accident London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

New Year's Day for half of England proved a prolonged New Year's night owing to one of the most serious and widespread fogs in recent…

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Air Safety Prevention of Accidents London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

The "Daily Herald" says that the Air Ministry Departmental committee on safety in the air is preparing a report which is expected to go a long…

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Station Hand Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 2

James Fox, an employee at Mundowey Station, sustained concussion and fractured ribs when he fell from a hay stack yesterday. He was…

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Dead Body Attacked by Shark Drowned Watchman Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

A shark attacked and mutilated the body of Charles Thomas Trelevan, aged 62 years, watchman, shortly after it had been discovered floating…

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Three Men in a Boat Save Two From Drowning Man and Girl in Difficulties Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 2

A little girl and an unemployed man had fortunate escapes from drowning in Hen and Chicken Bay, Sydney Harbor, this evening…

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Motor Accident at Mundarlo Another Lucky Escape From Injury

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

A motor accident occurred at about 11.30 a.m. this morning on the Tumblong Road, near Mundarlo, 22 miles from town, when a Chevrolet Sedan…

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Tragic Collision Berlin

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

The second tragic collision with a wireless mast occurred to-day, when a machine landing in a fog at Brunswick struck the pylon, and fell like a…

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Drowned in Canal Man's Body Identified

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

The body of the man which was found in the irrigation canal several miles from Narandera on Thursday last was identified as that of Mr…

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Chemicals Explode Man Severely Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Caught in the full blast of an explosion of a quantity of chemicals at the Kelso Trading Supply Co.Ltd., City, to-day, Abraham Giles, aged 44…

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Sawyer Injured Wood Penetrates Stomach Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Cyril Ryan, aged 24 years, a sawyer, was shockingly injured while working at Saxton and Sons' timber yards, Pyrmont to-day. He was sawing a long…

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Motor Accident at Mundarlo Lucky Escape GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

A motor accident occurred at about 11.30 yesterday morning on the Tumblong road, near Mundarlo, 22 miles from town, when a Chevrolet Sedan…

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Accident at Stockinbingal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Harold Williams, aged 18 years, of Berthong-street, Warren's Subdivision, was walking along the platform of Stockinbingal railway station when he…

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Level Crossing Accident. Coolamon Resident Killed

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Expre[?] of [?] sincere sympathy with [?] family was [?] when the [?]…

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Motoring Accident. Lucky Escapes

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

Travelling to Coolamon [?] on Wednesday evening of last week, a car drives by Miss [?] of Mr. H. R. [?]…

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