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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

935 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 47

Father and Son Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

A serious accident occurred near Junee on Sunday afternoon, when Mr. falter Storrier, aged 75, and his son, Mr. John Storrier, 46, both of…

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River Disaster 100 Chinese Drowned Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

A terrible river disaster is reported from Hankow, involving the deaths of least 100 Chinese passengers. The Chinese steamer Weirung caught…

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Motor Cycles Collide Man Killed; Another Critically Injured Sidney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Frank Woodward, aged 20 years, was killed and David Butler, aged 17 years, was critically injured to-day when their motor cycles collided at Greenwich…

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Injured by Hoe Man's Death in Hospital Ironworker on Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1
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At the Kogarah Police Court to-day, following the death at the North Sydney Hospital this morning of Charles Lawrence, who was injured a fort…

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Accident Proves Fatal Death of Mr. Walter Storrier Brother Dies About Same Time

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

The unfortunate accident that befell Messrs. Walter Storrier (76) and John Storrier, hiss son, while travelling to Junee on Sunday last…

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Peculiar Accident Lake Cargelligo

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

Mr. B. C. Boyd, farmer, had his right arm fractured early on Saturday morning, in peculiar circumstances. He was leading a mare…

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Blazing Truck Youths Seriously Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 6

Eight blazing trucks--one containing drums of petrol-- of a moving goods train, which had caught fire three miles out on the Nyngan line…

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Miner Drowned Inrush of Water Into Shaft Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

When a sudden inrush of water occurred in the Bright Star gold mine, near Newbridge, to-day, one man was drowned and another was seriously…

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Diver Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

Leu Rynehart, a youth, of North Wagga, was diving near the Wagga beach yesterday when he struck his shoulder against a log. He was taken…

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Series of Smashes Cars and Cycles in Collision One Killed and 21 Injured MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

In one of the worst weekend series of smashes for months, a man was killed and 21 persons injured, two of them critically…

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Little Girl Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

Dorothy Palmer, aged about 5 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, of Morgan street, Wagga, was injured in a remarkable manner yesterday. The…

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Series of Smashes Cars and Cycles in Collision One Man killed and Twenty-one Injured MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 3

In one of the worst week-end series of smashes for months, a man wad killed and 20 persons injured, two of them critically…

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Rescue From Drowning Two in Trouble at Stock Dam

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

Yesterday about fifty kiddies were paddling in the stock dam, and at a time when men were scarce. One girl, who could not…

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Senator Hardy Saves Man From Drowning Dives to Rescue Fully Clothed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

A sensational incident occurred at the Wagga batching beach on Friday last, in which Senator Charles Hardy figured when he dramatically went to…

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Man Falls Off Motor Lorry Accident on Prince Alfred Bridge

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

On the side of a lorry which crossed Prince Alfred bridge on Thursday afternoon last, was the sign “Persons riding on this lorry do so at their…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

Arthur Linton, aged 40 years, was critically injured late last night when his motor cycle collided with a tram at the intersection of Parramatta road…

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Youths' Long Swim with Canoe in Tow Find Themselves Reported Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

The police have discovered that the two youths who were believed to be drowned when their canoe sank on Friday afternoon are alive…

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Tidal Wave Strikes Atlantic Liner 28 Persons Injured St. John's (New Brunswick)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

Three mountainous tidal waves, believed to have resulted from a submarine earthquake in the mid-Atlantic, descended on the liner Duchess of York…

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Heavy Loss of Life in Japanese Disasters Ferryboat Capsizes 200 Drowned Women Trapped While Sheltering From Cold TOKIO

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

A ferryboat, overcrowded with 250 workmen of the Mitsubishi iron works instead of the limit of 140, capsized in the Nagashi Harbor…

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