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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Painful Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 3

Mr. J. N, Wetherman, of Balranald, met with a very painful accident last week. In trying to avoid a watering can in the dark, he fell and…

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Fatal Accident at Mulwala

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 3

On Monday of last week Mr Donald Robert Longdale, son of Mr John Lonsdale, of Mulwala, was drowned as the result of an…

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A Callous Motorist. Does Not Pull Up After a Fatal Accident. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 1

Neville Toole(8), was knocked down by a large Sedan motor car, at St. Kilda, last night. The wheels of the car passed over his head and he was…

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Man Killed By Tractor Fatality Near Berembong

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 May 1928 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred near Berrmbong siding about eight miles from Moulamein at eight o'clock on Saturday morning last, when a man…

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A Railway Fatality. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

Thomas McKee, while proceeding to his home on a railway tricycle, near Maryborough, was run down by a special train, and fatally injured…

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Painful Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 2

Mrs. Louisa Smith, of Balzanald, met with a painful accident to her shoulder last week. It appears she was in the act of picking up a log of wood at the…

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Shocking Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 2

As the result of a collision between a motor car and an electric train on Monday, near Frankston, Mrs. Bentrice Adam, of Camberwell, was…

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Serious Railway Accident in Germany. Berlin

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

The Munich-Frankfort express was derailed early to-day, and 22 persons killed and 26 injured. The train was crowded, and when rounding a curve…

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Fatal Naval Seaplane Accident. Copenhagen

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 2

A naval seaplane was wrecked while flying over a densely populated part of the city. The pilot and two cadets jumped with parachutes, which…

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Riverina Air Mail 600,000 Miles Without Fatality

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 2

On 4th. June, the aerial mail and passenger service conducted by Australian Aerial Services Ltd., whose headquarters are situated at the…

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Fatal Motor Accident at Wagga

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 2

Shortly before 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, whilst cycling towards Cross Roads, on the Urana Road, William Sullivan, of 62 Docker Street…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Accident in Northern Territory. Man's Severe Suffering. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 1

David Cameron, while looking for a horse, at Batchelor Farm, Northern Territory, stumbled over a log, and fractured his thigh. He managed…

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Accident at Corrowa Mill

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 5

Mr. Eric Postell was the victim of a painful accident at the Corowa Flour Mill on Monday night last, while adjusting a driving belt he…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Sister and Brother Lost. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

A double drowning fatality occurred at Parramatta, this afternoon, when Alma Roberts (21) and her brother, John (8) lost their lives. They were…

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Three Boys Drowned. Queenscliff

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

On Saturday, while engaged in sailing a small fishing boat across Swan Bay, to search for mushrooms on the other side, three boys were drowned…

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Motor Car Plunges Into River. Two Girls Drowned. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

When a motor-car plunged into Georges River, at Taren Point, early this morning, two young girls, Maude Dennis (15), and Betty Hickey (19)…

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Woman Fatally Injured by Motor Car. The Driver Pursued and Overtaken

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

Miss Rose Mangan (32) was knocked down by a motor car at a street intersection in Carlton, on Saturday night, and so seriously that she died…

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Arctic Expedition Rescue. Splendid Work by Swedish Aeroplane General Nobile Rescued. But Seriously Injured. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

A Stockholm message states that Tornberg, head of the Swedish expedition, has wirelessed that General Nobile has been saved. Rescue work…

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The Deadly Pea-rifle. Fatal Accident. HOBART

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

When Roland Livingstone was cleaning a pea-rifle, at his home, at Westerway, the weapon exploded ard the bullet struck and killed his…

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Riverina Air Mail. 600,000 Miles Without Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 3

On 4th June the aerial mail and passenger service conducted by Australian Aerial Services Ltd., whose headquarters are…

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