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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Man Drowned Boys Saved From Dinghy Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 1

Thomas Boutland, aged 50 years, of Rest Brisbane, was drowned when his dinghy capsized in Moreton Bay to-day. Two boys, Mervyn and Colin…

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Man Drowned Cab Swept Away in Flood Evidence at Inquest Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 2

How a car was overwhelmed by flood waters was told at the inquest to-day into the death of Ernest Flynn, aged 32 years, who was swept to his death…

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Jockey Hulm Serious Accident at Tumbarumba

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 2

The serious nature of Jockey L. Hulm's injuries in the hurdle race at Tumbarumba on Wednesday was not fully revealed until his…

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Two Boys Drowned Camping Pasty Tragedy Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

Two boy scouts, Tom Nettleton, aged 13 hears, and his brother, Clifford Nottleton. aped 11 years, were drowned in the Brisbane River at…

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Street Accidents Car Plunges Liverpool in Darkness Man, Women and Youth Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

The main business portion of Liverpool was blacked out last night when a car, attempting to avoid a cyclist, crashed into an electric light pole and…

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Crossing Fatality Truck Hit by Train Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 1

A motor truck stalled at a level crossing near Koonwarra this morning and a motor twin crashed into it. Neville Slater, aged 10 years, who…

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Riot at Sheffield Many Injured London

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 5

Six thousand demonstrators against the Unemployment Relief scale rioted outside the Sheffield town hall today after the refusal of the Council…

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Nangus People Escape Injury in Collision Near Junee Gig Shaft Pierces Windscreen

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 4

A collision occurred at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday night when a lorry driven by Mrs. Gordon, of Nangus, came into contact with a car driven…

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French Riots Many Injured When Mobs and Police Clash Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 2

Coinciding with the anniversary of last year's riots, arising from the Stavisky financial scandals, political tension is increasing in France. Hostility…

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Sir Simper Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 12

Sir Simper, who was the Caulfield Cup boom horse, is ginving his trainer trouble, the near foreleg being ricked whilst galloping on Tuesday…

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Wagga River Tragedy Inquest on Miss Fletcher Finding of Accidentally Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

At the Wagga Court House yesterday, the Deputy District Coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Apparently Drowned Man Revived Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 1

Although he was pinned under water by his overturned lorry for twelve minutes at Barraba, Frederick Saunders, 45 recovered…

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Ministers Injured Federal Government Car Crashes Into Tree Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) and Senator Brennan, Assistant Minister, wore injured last night when a Government car, in which they…

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Ministers Hurt In Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

Skidding on the wet road surface after it had been struck by another car, the car containing a Ministerial party crashed into a tree at East St…

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Head-on Collision Three Hurt Near Newcastle Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

Three men were injured and others had lucky escapes in a head-on collision between two cars on the main Sydney-road, between Swansea and…

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Moscow Train Smash 18 Killed; 9 Injured MOSCOW

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

Eighteen were killed and nine injured whon a passenger train collided, head-on, with a freight train at Karametrogonovo station, near…

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Cyclist Injured Collision with Motor Oar

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 4

Following an accident which occurred in Baylis-street, Wagga, last night, Neville Graham, aged 13 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Graham was…

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Head-on Collision Another Russian Disaster Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

Eighteen persons were killed and nine injured when a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train at Karanetragonova station, near…

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Speedway Royal Two Riders Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 8

A serious smash occurred at the Speedway Royal at the Showground to-night when two riders, locked together, crashed through tue safety…

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Extraordinary Accident Driver's Narrow Escape

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

MR. REG. SMITH, of Yanco was involved in an extraordinary accident in Palm Avenue, near the swimming baths, late…

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