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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Motor Fatality. One Killed, Two Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

Harry Baxter was killed and two others seriously injured, when a motor car went over the bank near Prospect reservoir yesterday…

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Slashed with Razor Woman Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

A woman named Betty Clarice was found in a fiat at Darlinghurst yesterday with blood pouring from a serious wound in her left cheek, alleged…

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Air Mail Crashes. Accident at Hay Aerodrome

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

Three persons were injured, one seriously, when the air mail from Cootamundra crashed at Hay. The plane was taking off when the accident…

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Causes of Road Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. announces that it has obtained figures relating to the causes of accidents ever a given period in Great Britain, which appears to be…

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Car Over Cutting. Armidale Resident Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Purkiss had an unenviable experience on Monday, when motoring on the Armidale-Kempsey road. The car was taking a…

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Woman Injured. Found on Road. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

Mrs. Jalene Sampson, aged 26, wife of Edward Sampson, an orchardist, who lives at Mitcham, was found on a road near her home at four o'clock…

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Struck a Cow. Two Injured. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

A motor cycle struck a cow on the main western road at Mt. Druitt this morning, as a result of which Richard Watten, aged 19, and Miss Thelma…

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Drowned in Swan Diver. Vain Attempts at Rescue. Perth

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

Norman Seaton (21) was drowned in the Swan River, at Applecross, despite a gallant attempt by Leslie, Johnson to rescue him. His body has not…

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Visitor to Morpeth Drowned

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

Stanley John Shaw (20), a tramway employee, residing at Paddington, was drowned in the Hunter River, at Morepeth late on Sunday afternoon. He was swimming with a…

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Car Over Cutting. Armidale Resident Injured

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 3

Mr and Mrs Harry Purkiss had an unenviable experience on Mondays when motoring on the Armidale-Kempsey road. The car was taking a…

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Two Injured When Wharf Collapsed at Tweed Heads

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 8

An accident which might have been attended with serious loss of life happened during the progress of aquatic and hand sports at Tweed…

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Injured Woman Dies Who was Responsible ? SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

Jean Brown (50) a married woman living in Crown Street Darling [?], died in Sydney Hospital shortly offer admission last night from the effects…

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Motor Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 8

A motor car driven by Mr. Athol Hunt overturned on the Glen Innes road between the two and three mile pleg, [?] mes Eve The occupants,…

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Gun Accident Teacher's Finger Blown Off

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 11

A young man, named Best, a school teacher from Casino, met with an accident, which might easily have had more serious results, while out…

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Motor Accidents Cycle Over tike Big Hill Car Crashes Into Phone Post

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

On Monday evening a motor cyclist travelling on the Grafton road dismounted from his machine on the Big Hill. When he had walked some…

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Motor Smashes. Three Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

A. big Hudson sedan car. driven by Mr. N. Burdekfn, of Plumbthorpe. Barraba. overturned at North Manilla at noon on Wednesday…

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Struck a Cow. Two Injured

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

A motor cycle struck a cow on the main western road at Mt. Druitt this morning, as a result of which Richard Watten, aged 19, and Miss. Thelma…

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Serious Assault. Man Severely Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

Norman Curtayne, aged about 30, was seriously injured at Darlinghurst last night when he was attacked by four men for interfering on behalf of…

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[Thorugh Reuter.] LONDON, Wednesday 250 DROWNED When Steamer Founders

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

A Berlin message states there is an uncondrmed report that the Russian Stamer "Ogaoza" foundered in the Black Sea during the height of a…

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Engine Hits a Car. Driver Severely Injured. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

A light railway engine collided with a motor car at Kahlbah, in the Newcastle, district, yesterday afternoon. The car was completely…

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