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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Peculiar Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 3

A Remarkable motor accident, resulting in a young woman--Mrs. Ollve Ridley--Sustaining serious head injurer occurred on Monday The Wagga…

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The Windsor Aeroplane Fatality. Sydney, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

The inquest was opened at Richmond, to-day, into the death of Alfred Smith, who was killed by an airplane, which crashed into him in a field at…

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Motor Cyclists Injured Abrasions and Concussion

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Edward Babington and Conrad Peacock, both residents of Tocumwal, were injured on Saturday night through the motor cycle they were…

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Motor-cycle Capsizes Two Young Men Injured Both Are in Hospital

The Independent · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

Two young men, Edward Babington and Con. Peacock residents of Tocumwal, were injured when a motor cycle on which they were riding capsized on…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Edward Rylands (42) and J. Davis (43) were working on the railway line near Oatley Station, last night, when they were run down hy an electric…

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Severe Thunderstorm in the City. Two Serious Accidents Occur. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Considerable damage was done in Sydney and suburbs, last night, during a heavy thunderstorm. Many low lying parts were quickly…

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Religious Riot in Bombay. Several Killed and Many Injured. BOMBAY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Eighteen people were killed and 114 injured in rioting at Bombay, due to a scare caused by the report of the kidnapping of children by Pathans,…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Melbourne, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Walter Cook received shocking injuries when his car crashed into a culvert on the Richmond Road. The number plate penetrated his groin,…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

The body of William McFarlane was found lying between the railway tracks near Mittagong. It is believed that he went to sleep on the…

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Aerial Fatality Aerial Fataliy Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred at Mascot aerodrome late yesterday afternoon, when a machine piloted by H. B. Appleard fell a distance of 300 ft…

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Town Clerk Seriously Injured. Hobart

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. H. L. Morris, Council Clerk of the Brighton Municipality, was found in his office, to-day, with his head battered and other serious injuries…

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Accident to Survey Plain. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 2

A military survey plane was compelled to make a landing at Burradoo this morning. The right wing and propeller were damaged. The pilot…

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City Traffic Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

Partially blind. Arohibald samvel Silk 71 years, of Maranon are scent Coburg, on Tuesday morning failed to notice the approach of a cable…

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Chest Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

Charles Weeks, one of Wirths’ Circus employees, was injured yesterday when the circus equipment was being unloaded from the trucks at the…

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Circus Employee Crushed Elephant Causes Accident

The Independent · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

An accident occurred yesterday morning at the railway yards where Wirth Bros'. circus employees were busily engaged in unloading operations,…

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Fatal Accidents. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

Frederick Leighton (18) was fatally shot when a rifle accidentally exploded while he was undergoing instruction in rifle shooting at Perth…

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Maroubra Shark Fatality. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

At the inquest on the body of Alan Butcher, the victim of the Moroubra shark attack, the coroner returned a verdict of death following on wounds…

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Plucky Motorist Risks Drowning To Savs Man’s Life

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

Faced with the fact that if he drove straight ahead he would run over and almost certainly kill a man, who, after falling from a…

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Further Floods in Queensland. Two Horsemen Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

As a result of torrential rain at Mareeba, Babinda, and Bemerside (Queensland), the Hubert River is 30 feet above normal and rising at the…

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Mr. neville Armytage Injured in Polo Match

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

While taking part in a polo match for the Cumming Cup at Moonee Valley yesterday a well-known Moonee Valley player Mr. Neville…

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