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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

21 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Cadet Injured Bomb Accident at Aerodrome

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 7

One night just prior to the holidays a cadet at the Richmond Aerodrome met with a severe accident. He picked up a practice bomb from the field, and while he was…

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Thrown From a Horse Youth Injured at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 10

Thrown from his horse when it crashed into a fence after madly bolting for over a mile in Chapel-street, Richmond, on Thursday of last week, Clive Jones, 16, of…

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Riverstone Tragedy Young Man Drowned in Well Early Morning Discovery

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

SUFFERING from a complaint from which he believed he would never recover, William Faithful! ("King") Wheeler Was found drowned in a…

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Youth Killed by Car in Shocking Collision at Kurmond See Page 3. Youth Killed Fatal Collision with Car Shocking Smash at Kurmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

HEAVY rain was responsible for a head-on collision between a motor car and bicycle in Kurrajong-road, Kurmond, on Friday night last…

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Fell From Bridge Late Geoffrey Mortley Verdict of Accidental Death

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 2

AN inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of the late Geoffrey John Mortley, seven-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mortley, of Windsor, who…

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Kurmond Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death Coroner Points Warning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 5

AN inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Cyril Claude Ward, 14, of Kurmond, on February 21, was held at the Richmond Court House on…

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Lucky Escape Motor Car Overturns Accident at Richmond Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 3

"ALLEGED to have been travelling at a fast speed, three men had narrow escapes from serious injury late on Friday evening last, when…

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Fell From Train Tragedy at Schofields Verdict of Accidental Death District Coroner's Comments

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 9

THE death of William Dennis Barrett (14), who was killed in falling from a moving train at Schofields Siding on February 6 last, was the subject of an inquiry…

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Show Accidents Horse Strikes Owner Ambulance's Good Work

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 3

THERE were only three accidents at the Hawkesbury Show last week, and on each occasion the Nepean-Hawkesbury Ambulance, which attended the exhibition on…

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Injured Doctor 900-Mile Flight in Plane Former Windsor Resident

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 12

SHOT in the back during a kangaroo-shooting expedition near Blackall, Queensland, several weeks ago, Dr. H. W. Harbison, formerly…

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School Functions Liability for Accidents P.a. Federation Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 2

WHETHER the members of a P. and C. Association are liable for any accident occurring at functions held in connection with the school was a knotty problem set…

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Collision Aftermath Motor Cyclist Charged Riding Without Lights

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 5

A decision to "chance it" until, he reached a nearby garage, when the carbide supply in his motor cycle lamp failed, involved unfortunate consequences for Phillip…

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Failed to Stop After Vineyard Accident Maraylya Motorist Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 10

FOLLOWING a mishap which occurred on April 6 on the Windsor-road, at Vineyard, when two motor vehicles were involved in a minor collision, Austin James…

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Level Crossing Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death Coroner Suggests Future Precautions

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 7

IN returning a verdict of accidental death after having heard evidence at the Richmond Court House on Friday regarding the finding of the body of the…

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Dangerous Driving Sydney Motorist Fined Crossed Over to Wrong Side Collision Averted with Police Car

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 2

A foolhardy action in pulling out of the traffic stream on a crowded road and crossing over to his wrong side, forcing an oncoming motorist who…

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£25 Penalty for Alleged Cruelty to Breeding Cow See Page 10. Alleged Cruelty Breeding Cow Badly Injured Pierced with a Pitchfork Young Man Heavily Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

PLEADING guilty to a charge at the Richmond Police Court on Thursday of last week of having "maliciously and cruelly wounded a cow" at Clarendon on August…

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St. Albans Fatality Death of William Jacobs Coroner Holds Inquiry

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 14

AN inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of the late William Jacobs, of Upper Macdonald, which took place at the Hawkesbury District Hospital…

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Windsor Tragedy Boy Drowned in River Slipped Off Rubber Float

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 4

CLIPPING from an inflated rubber float which he had purchased only the day previously, Allan Francis Wilson, aged 12, son of Mr. and…

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Car Capsizes Collision on Windsor Road Family's Remarkable Escape

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 3

MR. CLIVE PICKUP, of Windsor, his aged mother and two sisters, Miss May Pickup and Mrs. H. P. Campbell, of Richmond, and the latter's young son, had a…

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Mulgrave Fatality Victim Still Unknown Verdict of Accidental Death

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 7

EVIDENCE of unavailing efforts by the police, embracing the whole Commonwealth and New Zealand, to trace the identity of the unknown man who was killed…

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