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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,285 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 65

Fatal Accident at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. Stanley Allan, aged 34 years, a resident of Narandera, recently met with an accident that resulted in his death at the District Hospital last…

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Adelaide Accident Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 6

Four cars piled up on the Adelaide motordrome last night when two cars crashed on a turn and two others crashed into them. Two of the…

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Fatal Collision Man Killed; Wife Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 1

Henry Pye, aged 30 years, was killed, and his wife, Alice Pye, aged 30 years, was critically injured when two cars collided, is miles from…

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Voitre Injured Will Not Ride at Moonee Valley Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 8

K. Voitre, who fell with Curragh at Caulfield on Saturday, injured a hand, which was very swollen yesterday. In consequence Voitre will not accept any…

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Lorry Careers Down Hill Driver Seriously Injured Brakes Failed to Act

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

When its brakes failed to act at Gundagai last night a large Vacnum oil lorry careered down a hill out of control and came to rest in a creek…

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To Prevent Road Accidents

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

A sensible suggestion was recently made in one of the English motor journals which had for its purpose, prevention of road accidents which…

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Local & General. Accident at Wilson's Crossing

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. Price, manager of Mate's Hardware Department, Albury, had an unfortunate experience motoring to Urana on Thursday last…

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Motor Accident Gars Turn Over

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

Early, on Sunday morning, Just on sunrise, three men were driving in a Willys-Knight car (84-488); they had come from Cootamundra, and were on…

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Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

While cranking the engine on a spray pump, Mr. A. W. White, who was employed on Mr. C. A. McCormack's farm, at Story Point was…

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Boy Drowned in Creek Sydney. Tuesdav

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

The body of George Edwards, aged 11 years of Yarra Bay, who disappointed last night when he went to pick blackberries, was found to-day in…

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Nurse Killed Ambulance Overturns Driver Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 1

Sister Vera M'Carthy, of the nursing staff of the Kurri Kurri Hospital, was killed instantly when a motor ambulance owned by the hospital…

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Motors Meet in Head-on Collision Accident at Coolac Man Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 2

A 30-Cwt. Chrysler motor car and a 18-cwt. racing M.G., met in a head-on, collision at the railway level crossing near the Church of England,…

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Pensioner Drowned Fell Into Flooded Creek Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

Mrs. Mary Murphy, aged 65 years, pensioners, was drowned in the flood-waters near Rooney's mill, Townsville, early this morning. She was camped…

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'Plans Crash in N.Z. Pilot Seriously Injured Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

When his 'plane crashed at Wellington to-day Squadron-Leader M'Gregor was seriously injured and the machine was badly damaged…

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Another Accident Passenger Killed BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

A passengers wis killed, and the pilot severely injured, to-day, when an aeroplane crashed' into a street at Toowoomba this, morning and burst…

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Child Drowned in Cook's River Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 1

John Russell Knight, aged nine years, of Undercliffe, was drowned in Cook's River near his home to-day. He was playing with his cousin, when…

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Head-on Collision on Lismore-ballina Road One Man Killed Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 2

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on collision between a motor car and lorry on the Lismore-Ballins road to-night…

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Two Killed, Three Injured Car Crashes Into Tree Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 1

Stanley Bullion, aged 30 years, and William Seymour were killed, and John Wakfer, Gordon, Lockwood and Edgar Kilponen were seriously injured…

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Lorry Careers Downhill Driver Seriously Injured Brakes Failed to Act

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 6

When its brakes failed to act at Gundagai on Monday night a large Vacuum oil lorry careered down a hill out of control and came to rest…

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Accident at Coolac

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 2

A 30-cwt. Chrysler motor car and an 18-cwt. racing M.G., met in a head-on collision at the railway level crossing near the Church of England, at…

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