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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Native Runs Amok One Killed Four Injured Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 1

The Federal authorities have received a report from Rabaul stating that a native, in a. fit of madness last night, killed another native with a knife…

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Man Fatally Injured Attempting to Rescue Girl Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

Keith Hendenson, aged 23 years', of Camperdown, was fatally injured to-day when attempting to rescue a girl who bad got into difficulties while…

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River Tragedy Murrumbidgee Again Takes Its Toll Tarcutta Resident Drowned Companion's Gallant Attempt at Rescue Police Call for Diving Volunteers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

Although Mr. Mack Baylis, he companion straggled vallantly to keep her afloat, Miss Nancy Fletcher, the 18 year old daughter…

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Three Beach Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

Diving into the river some distance below the Wagga' beach yesterday, Jim Bevel, a schoolboy, of Flinders street, Wagga, hit a snag. that was,…

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Accidents

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 3

Mrs. Gordon, while at the river on Sunday last, slipped down a steep bank and broke her leg. Those who rendered first aid at the scene of…

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Motor Car Accident Near Albury ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

When a motor car with six people in it overturned about four miles, from Wodonga (Vic.) yesterday afternoon, the passengers had remarkable…

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Accident on Coolac Road

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 2

On Saturday morning, coming down the four-mile hill, on the Coolac side of Gundagai, at motor lorry on which there were several passengers,…

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Motor Car Accident Near Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 2

When a motor car with six people in is overturned about four miles from Wodonga (V.) yesterday afternoon the passengers had remarkable. escapes…

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Horse Killed in Training Accident at Caulfield Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 6

A horse was killed and two others hurt and two jockeys injured at Caulfield today when Regulation (C. Baker) collided with Bustling On (K. Bird)…

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Fall in Hurdle Race Jockey Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 8

When Valistite fell in the Hurdle Race at Tumbarumba races yesterday his rider (Len Hulm) sustained a fractured hand and probable, fracture of…

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Premature Explosion Two Men Injured Port Kembla

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 6

Two men were critically injured at the Australian Iron and Steel Works to-day, when a charge prematurely exploded…

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River Tragedy Murrumbidgee Again Takes lb Toll Tarcutta Resident Drowned Companion's Gallant Attempt at Rescue

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 2

Although Mr. Mack Bayliss, her companion; struggled violently to keep her afloat, Miss Nancy Fletcher. the 18-year-old…

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A Nasty Accident

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 5

Alf Cashmere and Russell Lillyman met with a nasty accident last evening while training on the cycling track Three riders were circling the track…

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Serious Accidents Man's Head Split Open Shoulder Feactueed Two Cases in One Ambulance

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 3

With a terrible case of skull fracture on one stretcher, and a man with a broken shoulder on the other, the Wagga District…

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Two Accidents in Same Place Within Two Days Lucky Escapes From Injury

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

Over the last week-end two motor accidents occurred on the Mundarlo Hill. The first on Saturday last, when an Essex coupe left the road…

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Serious Accidents Near Wagga Man's Head Split Open Shoulder Fractured Two Cases in One Ambulance

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 5

With a terrible case of skull fracture on one stretcher, And a man with a broken shoulder on the other, the Wagga District…

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Rector's Daughter Drowned in Murrumbidgee

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 6

Nandy Fletcher, 18, a daughter of the Rev. J. G. Fletcher, rector of Tarcutta, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River, near the…

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Horses Injured Wagga Trainer's Bad Luck

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 6

Although having led in winners of four races at the recent Wagga. Anniversary race meeting, few trainers will envy W. Ball's run of luck since the…

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Chaffcutting Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Mr. Darcy Kendall, of "Wathe Grove," Henty, met with a serious accident while chaffcutting on his property yesterday. Mr. Kendall was…

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Fugio Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 12

Whilst being taken to the training tracks, W. Ball's Fugio, who was entered for but did not take part in the racing at Wagga at the week-end,…

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