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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

16 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Drowning Man How to Rescue Some Useful Advice

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 7

Do [?] to rescue a drowning man —unless you are a good swimmer yourself. Remember, "a drowning man is…

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'Plane Strikes Tree Then Dives Into Creek Two R.a.a.f. Men Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 9

An Air Force areoplane passing from Richmond to Melbourne crashed between Moss Vale and Exeter at half-past 7 o'clock on Friday morning. Flight-Commander…

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Four Injured Car Dashes Over Bridge Accident on Windsor-road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 3

ENDER VORING to avoid a collision with another vehicle, a Morris car, travelling along the Windsor-road towards Windsor on Anniversary Day, took the least line of resistance…

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Dangerous "Cigarette" Man Injured by Explosion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

WALKING along the, Londonderry road, near Richmond, during the week, Arthur McKenzie, picked up what he thought, was a cigarette. He…

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Lorry Overturns Windsor-road Smash Twelve People Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 10

THERE were distressing scenes on the Windsor-road, at Rouse Hill, on Sunday night when members of a picnic party who were…

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Unlucky Visit Accident to Windsor Resident His Second Trip to Sydney

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 1

WHEN Mr. William Clout, of New-street, Windsor, made a visit to Sydney on Saturday for the first time in 39 years, he met with…

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Peculiar Accident Lady Golfer Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 6

AT the Penrith golf links last week, during the progress of a ladies' competition match between Richmond and Penrith Golf Clubs, a peculiar accident befel…

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Pea-rifle Exploded Lad Accidentally Shot

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 3

TAN CARMICHAEL, aged 17, of East Kurrajong, was accidentally shot under the left armpit at the gate of his home on Thursday afternoon of last…

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Football. Too Good! Windsor Defeats Dairy Company Rough Game in Second Half Three Visiting Players Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 14

THERE was a big crowd present at Mc-Quade Park, Windsor, on Sunday to witness the match between Hawkesbury Dairy and Ice Society (Sydney branch) and…

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Gas Explosion. Schofields Man Injured Hurled Into the Air

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 5

Three men were injured and part of a residential at Woolloomooloo was wrecked by a gas explosion on Friday. The proprietor, Peter Lett, was hurled…

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Sackville Punt Gates Not Properly Secured "Nearly an Accident."

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 6

Mr. A. J. Sheen, of Ebenezer, wrote to Baulkham Hills Shire Council at its last meeting in reference to "the neglect in not having the gates of the Sackville punt…

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Football. Both Windsor Teams Beaten B's 24 TO NIL—A's 12-3. Tom Farrell and "Dick" Jones Injured Leith Rose Excels at Full Back a Grade Shows Improvement

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 12

BEFORE a big crowd at McQuade Park on Saturday, Windsor A and B Grades were defeated by Penrith. The B Grade was a walk-over for the visitors, and the…

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Question of Tail-light Court Sequel to Collision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 2

WHILE Reuben Jones, of Auburn, was driving one of Mr. Cecil Hall's motor lorries, loaded with cauliflowers along Windsor-road, Model Farms, on the night…

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Car Overturns Accident on Windsor-road Aged Woman Dies Op Shock

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 5

A WOMAN, aged 81 years, died of shock, and four other persons were injured when a motor car overturned, on the Windsor-road,…

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Fore and Aft Lorry in Dual Accident Pedestrian and Cyclist Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 2

WHEN a motor lorry stopped suddenly after knocking down a man in Church-street, Parramatta on Monday, a youth, on a bicycle crashed into the rear of the lorry…

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£322 Damages Cyclist Sues Motorist Sequel to Collision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Justice (Sir Philip Street), and a jury at the Banco Jury Causes Court, Sydney, last week, Hugh Patterson Keppie, junr, brought an action…

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