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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Pathetic Tragedy Young Brothers Drowned

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

THE bodies of two boys were found in an irrigation canal at Griffith on Thursday evening. They' were Robert Henry…

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Drowned While at Play Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

Donald Tarlton, aged. 6 years, of Abboteford, was playing on the river brank at Deep Rock to-day when he fell into the water. His little…

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One Killed; Two Injured Perth

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

When a motor truck collided with a motor car last night, Mrs. Letitia Jane Rowyer, aged 64 years, was killed. Myrtle Bowyer, aged 38 years, her…

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Double Tragedy at Griffith Two Brothers Drowned in Irrigation Canal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

The bodies of two boys were found in an irrigation canal at Griffith on Thursday evening. They were Robert Henry Rowley, aged 9 years, and…

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Fall of Coal Miners' Representative Badly Injured Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

Alderman Shaskespeare, well known miners' representative, was seriously injured when be was crushed against a skip by a fall of coal at the…

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Taxi Cab Accident Driver and Wife Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

While a text cab was travelling along Parramatta road, Burwood, this morning at 30 miles an hour, it suddenly swerved and crashed, into an electric…

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Train Crash Russian Expresses Heavy List of Injured Frozen Signals Responsible Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

Frozen signals are thought to be the cause of the sleeping cars of the expresses from Leningrad to Tislis and Leningrad to Moscow crashing on…

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Accident to Ex-temora Resident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. Frank Byrne, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Byrne, of Junee Crossing, Temora, met with a serious accident in the railway service at Lithgow. He…

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Left Nervy and Sleepless Result of Motor Accident

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

"Eight years ago I was involved in a motor accident, which left me in a low depressed condition," states Miss. G.S.R., of Haberfield, N.S.W. "I got…

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Gum Accidents Nearly Shot Her Son Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

A woman's ignorance of fireman almost caused the death of her small son at their home at Darlinghurst. She found a revolver in the back yard…

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Saved From Drowning Two Curls in Difficulties Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

Two girls narrowly escaped drowning while they were bathing at high tide at Sandgate. Ruth Griffiths, aged 12 years, got…

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Old Man Drowned Heart Attack Causes Fall Into River Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 3

While washing his false teeth to-day on the rocks at Kyle Bay, Hurstville an old man had a heart attack, fell into the river, and was drowned. When…

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Explosion in Well Two Men Severely Injured Dorrigo

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 3

When a rock drill encountered an old charge of gelignite in a well at the Dorrigo butter factory to-day, two men were badly injured. They were…

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Russian Train Smash 23 KILLED; 79 Injured Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

Additional reports regarding the collision between the two express trains yesterday disclose that the LeningradTilsis train caught fire. Fanned by…

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Church War Anti-clerical Clashes in Mexico Many Killed and Injured Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

Seven persons were killed, and 12 wounded in the State of Michoacan, and here, five persons wore seriously wounded while 22 received minor in…

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Terrible Air Disaster Near Karachi Army Manoeuvres Plane Crashes Into Platoon 15 KILLED; 11 INJURED Machine Fails to Recover From Dive CALCUTTA

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

At least 11 men in the Fourth Baliech Regiment were killed and 11 injured when an aeroplane of the Indian Air Force crashed into a platoon of troops on the march between Karachi and the Hubb River to-day…

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Terrible Air Disaster Near Karachi Army Manoeuvres ’Plane Crashes Into Platoon 15 KILLED 11 Injured Machine Fails to Recover From Dive Calcutta

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

At least 11 men in the Fourth Baliech Regiment were killed and 11 injured when an aeroplane of the Indian Air Force crashed into a…

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Road Accidents 319 Fatal in New South Wales Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1
Also in The Gundagai Independent

Statistics made available to-day show that 319 persons were killed and 3508 injured in 7281 road accidents in New South Wales last year. Of the…

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Motor Notes Berlin Tackles Accident Problem

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

In an endeavor to reduce the great number of road accidents in Germany, the Berlin police have introduced an accident investigation…

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