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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Two Men Drowned at Wallendbeen Tragedy Follows As Car Stalls On Causeway. Disaster Witnessed by Station Hand

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 1

At a treacherous crossing on the Young-Wallendbeen road on Saturday evening, a car containing two brothers, one a Wagga…

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Lives Lost in Terrific Week-end Storms Two Men Drowned at Wallendbeen Motor Car Swept Down Creek in Raging Torrent Great Damage to Property Albury Road Untraffickable Near Plum Pudding Hill

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 1

Terrific storms and cloudbursts occurred in various parts of the State over the week-end, resulting in loss of life and great damage to property. . At Wallendbeen on Saturday night two brothers—one…

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Head-on Collision Four Injured at Kyeamba Taken to Wagga Hospital

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

Four people were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two cars at Kyeamba on Friday afternoon. The cars, one going to Albury…

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Child Injured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

Vilma Byrnes, the two years old daughter of Mr. R. Byrnes, of Leeton, fell off a tricycle and fractured, her shoulder while riding on the…

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Blood Everywhere Woman Injured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

Reuben Webb (36) was charged at the Leeton Courthouse on Monday that on the 11th. day of January he used insulting words to Constable…

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Cyclist Killed Collision in Rainstorm Wollongong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

In a blinding rainstorm, a collision occurred between a cycle ridden by John Smith, aged 22 years, of Helensburg, and a motor lorry on Bulli Pass…

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Cyclist Killed Collision in Rainstorm WOOLLONGONG

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

In a blinding rainstorm, a collision occurred between a cycle ridden by John Smith, aged 22, of Helensburg, and a motor lorry on Bulli Pass Smith…

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Car Overturns Youth Badly Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

Andrew Macarthur-Onslow, aged 1[?], a member of the well-known Camden family, was badly injured when his car overturned in heavy rain at…

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Freighter Founders Entire Crew Drowned High Seas Prevent Rescue ASTORIA (Oregon)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

A coastguard reports that 34 men comprising the entire crew, of the freighter Iowa perished yesterday when the vessel was smashed to pieces…

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Car Overturns Member of Well-known Family Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

Andrew Macarthur-Onslow, aged 19 years, a member of the well-known Camden family, was badly injured when his car overturned in heavy rain…

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Boy Drowned at Wagga Bathing [?] Returned to Water After Swimming Lesson Dragging Operations [?]Ruitless

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

The Mirrumbidgee claimed another victim on Friday morning when Martin Wasley aged 9 years son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Wasley of 126…

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Storms on Sea and Land Freighter Founders Entire Crew Drowned High Seas Prevent Rescue ASTORIA (Oregon)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

A coastguard reports that 34 men comprising the entire crew of the freighter Iowa, perished to-day when the vessel was smashed…

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Racing Car Accident Into Crocodile-Infested Creek SINGAPORE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

A racing car driven by Rupert Lockwood, chief-of-staff of the Straits "Times," and formerly sub-editor of the Melbourne "Herald," with a…

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Head-on Collision Junee Woman Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

A serious motor accident occurred four and a half miles from Junee on the Gundagai road last night when two cars came into a head-on collision,…

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Drowning Accident Coroner Commends Surfer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 1

Returning a finding of accidental death at the inquest into the death of Maxwell Chalker, aged 19 years, who was drowned, in the surf at Collaroy on…

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Collision Woman Fatally Injured Man Charged with Manslaughter Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 1

TRAGIC circumstances surrounding the collision of two cars at Prospect on November 11 were related at the inquest on Mrs. Bertha…

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Tragic Collision Woman Fatally Injured Man Changed with Man-slaughter Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 1

Tragic circumstances surrounding the collision of two can at Prospect on November 11 were related at the inquest to-day on Mrs. Bertha Glynn;…

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Gundagai Road Collision

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 4

It is reported that the persons injured in the head-on collision between two cars on the Gundasai road, four and a half miles from Junee, near the…

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Two Men Drowned at Wallendbeen

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 2

A cloudburst near Wallendbeen overwhelmed two brothers while they were crossing a causeway in a sedan car on Saturday evening, and…

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Items of News Fettler Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 4

Charles Potter, aged 21 years, fettler, was the victim of an unusual accident while he was working on the main southern line near Albury. A fruit…

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