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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Man Drowned While at Play with Brother Frankston Beach Tragedy Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

In full view of other members of their family, who were sitting on the beach at Frankston this afternoon, two brothers, Leonard Matthews, aged 23…

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New York Fire Two Firemen Killed Over 40 Injured Staircase Collapses New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Bringing to a climax a series of dis[?]stous tenement house fires within the last few months, which have taken many lives, a hulk in the crowded…

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Shocking Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

An accident with fatal results, shocked Cootamundra on Boxing Day, the victim being Mr. Harry Cairns, the well-known gardener, who…

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Absence of Sleep "None for Five Years" As Result of Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. George Kenneth Best, aged 25 years, of Kenton, Middlesex, says he has not slept for five years. On his 20th birthday, Mr. Best took a new…

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Accident at Greenhills Forestry Young Man Admitted to Hospital

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. Jack Melville, son of Mr. Deny Melville, of Newtown, Tumut, and an employee on the Greenhills Forestry had a an trow escape from…

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Brothers Drowned in Griffiths Canal

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

When her two sons, Robert Henry, (9) and James Alexander (8), failed to return to their home on a reserve near Griffith on Thursday evening,…

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Two Children Drowned Third Child Missing

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

Two children were drowned while bathing at South Melbourne on Thursday, and a third child, a girl, who had been in the company of one of the…

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Two Children Drowned at South Melbourne Third Child Missing Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

Two children were drowned while bathing at South Melbourne, and a third child, a girl, who had been in the company of one of the victms, is…

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Steamer Sunk in River Split by Tramp Ship Five Missing; 20 Injured New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

Split practically in two by a tramp-ship, the steamer Lexington, 1249 tons, which is owned by the Colonial Navigation Company, bank in East River…

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Young Wife's Death "Bristling with Suspicions," Say Coroner, Finds Wounding Was Accidental Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

Conflicting testimony was given at the inquest held at Geelong by the deputy coroner (Mr. J. Young, J.P.) into the death of Aileen Veronica…

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Local and General. Accidental Death

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

The District Coroner at Tumut (Mr R. L. Blakeney) returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Kenneth James Melville, aged 3,…

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Seven Fisherman Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Seven fishemren died in the shark-infested Gulf of Mexico,off Havana, on" Friday when the steamer Seatrian, out of Havana, an 8061 tons…

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Motor Accidents Two Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Two were injured when a car crashed into a ditch at Appen yesterday. Walter Nash, 41, one of the…

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Sydney Brawl Many Injured Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

MANY people were injured on Saturday in several of the wildest street fights in Sydney for many years. The police had a rough…

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Àll-in Brawl in Sydney Streets Many Are Injured Girl Saves Brother From Mob

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Many people, were injured yesterday in several of the wildest street fights in Sydney for many years. The police bad a…

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Wild Rioting in Sydney Streets Courageous Girl Protects Brother From Mob Many Injured in Brawls Police Have Hard Tasks to Quell Disturbances SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Many people were injured yesterday in several of the wildest street fights in Sydney for many years. The police had a rough time trying to quell the disturbances. It was a case of the devil finding employment for idle hands…

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A Chapter of Accidents at Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

A series of accidents occurred at Temora, W. Keating, while riding on a load of wood, fell, and broke a thigh. He was admitted to hospital…

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Motor Accidents Two Seriously Injuried Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Two persons were seriously injured when a car crashed into a ditch at Appen to-day. Walter Kash, aged 41 years, one of…

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Motor Accident Near Tumblong Occupants Lucky Escape. From Injury

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Two motor cars met in a head-on collision on the Tumblong road, 15 miles from Gundagai, just about midday on Saturday last…

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After Accident She Put on Weight Kruschen Took It Off Again !

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

A woman sends the following account of the consequences of a motor accident in which she was involved: “ A year ago I had a very bad…

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