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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Two Mile Crawl Broken Rttis And Injured Back KLAMA

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 1

Crawling on his lacerated hands and Knees for two miles over rough and hilly country William Clarke readied his homestead on Jamberoo…

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Cycling Fatality. One Killed, Three Injured. HOBART

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 1

Richard Maddock, aged 60, was killed, and Sidney Meadowcroft, Mrs. Meadowcroft and Sidney Meadowcroft, junr., were seriously injured…

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300 Sheep Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 12

On his return from a visit to the south-western districts yesterday, Mr. W. Clunes, junr., stated that a mob of 1100 mixed sheep travelling to Dalby…

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Collision on Kempsey Road

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 4

Presence of mind on the part of two car drivers prevented a tragedy on the Armidale-Kempsey read on Thursday…

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Threshing Machine Fatality Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 1

Working at a threshing machine on a farm at Buanger, Marcus Northpole, 29, fell into a revolving drum and was crashed to death…

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Whence They Came The Sick and Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 4

Glen Innes was last year in the patients to the local Districts Hospital. A total of [?] Hospital…

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Three Cars in Violent Collision. One Killed, Many Injured PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 1

Three motor cars came into collision on the main Bruce Rock to York Road, half-a-mile west of Dangin last night. A car driven by B…

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Film Actor Injured Thrown From Home. YOUNG

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 1

The film actor, Mick [?] and a narrow escape from death while acting in the film. "The Birth of a White Australia.'' He was rounding the [?]…

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In the Nick of Time Baby Nearly Hanged Remarkable Accident. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 1

With her head caught in the poor of an overturned wardrobe Patricia Morley, aged three years, was resumed in the nick of time from death by…

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Car Accident. Passengers' Narrow Escape

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 2

While Mr. T. Barry, or the Kootinbal Hotel, was driving his Hudson car, with six passengers, to Armidale races on Wednesday morning, it…

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Drowned While Bathing. Sydney

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 1

A youth named Pettit, a recent arrival in the district, was drowned while bathing in Goocigen Creek, His body was recovered later,…

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Critically Injured. While Repairing a Car. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 1

James Gates and his wife, who reside at Laverton, were knocked down and critically injured by a motor car while they were repairing a tyre on…

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Cyclone at Longreach A Youth Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

Considerable damage was done at Long reach during the week-end by a windstorm, which blew with hurricane force for an hour…

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Drowned in Surf. Helpless Eyewitnesses. BRISBANE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 1

After being swept from her feet by the force of incoming breakers and carried out to seat by the [?]wash of a treacherous current, Miss…

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Shire Employee's Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

While proceeding to his work on the Wedlingrove Road yesterday . morning, Mr. E. Scott, a shire employee, had an unfortunate accident…

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Motor Accidents When Three Tyres Blew

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 8

Proceeding to Armidale yesterday, says Thursday's Uralla 'Times,' Mrs. F. Stace had a peculiar and unnerving experience. Nearing the tarred…

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Double Drowning Case. Christchurch, N.Z.

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 1

When Donald Anderson got into difficulties while bathing near the city Jack Morgan went to his rescue. Before other assistance could be…

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Mail Car Crash. Woman Injured. ALBURY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

A sensational accident occurred at the foot of Monument Hill, last night when the Albury-Corowa mail car crasher into a gum tree. Dave…

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Shocking Injuries. Chaffcutter Accident. WAGGA

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 1

A young farmer, Phillip. McDevitt, received shocking injuries while working on his father's farm in this district. He was feeding a…

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Grazier Accidentally Shot Longreach

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 1

Frederick James Taylor (28) an unmarried grazier, was accidentally shot dead yesterday afternoon near Issford…

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