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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Bumped by Tourer. Mr. Drummond in Car Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 5

Returning to Armidale from Glen Innes in a Dodge touring car, Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A. (Minister for Education), was the victim of an…

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Sad Fatality Little Boy Killed by Car

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

The 312 year-old son--their only child-- of Mr. and Mrs. L. Swan, of Markham Street, died in the A. and N-E. Hospital on Saturday night as…

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Bathing Tragedy Two Men Drowned AUCKLAND

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

T. B. Dillicar, aged 50, and Clarence Hunter, aged 18, were drowned at Kawhia while endeavoring to rescue two youths who had got into…

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Double Drowning. Clergyman's Sons. AUCKLAND

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Two sons of the Rev. M. J. Oxbrou, of Hastings (N.Z.) aged 10 and 7 years respectively, went fishing and failed to return, The body of the…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning at Guyra. Resuscitation Measures Successful

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Florrie McCaskill aged 12 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken. McCaskill Gnyra had a narrow escape from drowning in Falconer River…

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Bathing Tragedy. Two Men Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

While bathing at Kakbai Beach (New Zealand), T. B. Dillicar (50) and Clarence Hunter (18) got into difficulties and were drowned…

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Sequel to Accident Rail Motors Withdrawn From Service. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

As the result of n rail motor accident at Newport (Victoria) on Wednesday night, the Railway Commissioners have withdrawn all rail motor…

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Collision on Bridge One Killed: One Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

When two motor cars collided on Iron Cove bridge, Balmain, last night two men were critically injured. One, James Reddett, 68, of Pyrmont, died…

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Tamworth Fatality

The Uralla Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

At Tamworth Arthur Godbold was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of Edgar Carr: The latter was…

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Immigrant Drowned

The Uralla Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Gilbert Saunders, 19, a native of England was drowned at Atlung a Creek last Saturday. His body was covered in 6ft of water. It is…

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Fatality at Aberdeen

The Uralla Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

James Nesbitt (14), was spending a holiday on a farm at Aberdeen, and when helping to shift a hay press he was killed instantly when it fell on…

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Injured Eye

The Uralla Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Mr Joe Quick of Uralla, who is employed as a fettler on the railway line near Tamworth, suffered an injury to an eye one day. last week,…

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Kingstown News Bundarra Fatality

The Uralla Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Fred Davis who was with Laurie Fleming, the unfortunate young man who was struck dead by lightning at , Bundarra on Thursday last, has had…

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Peculiar Fatality Rabbit Set Gun Off MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Albert Ernest Bindt, aged 21, was with a party shooting rabbits at Bulla, and put a loaded gun against his leg while he wrung a wounded…

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Over an Embankment Avoiding a Collision BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

When trying to-avoid colliding with another car on Redcliffe road, Chesley Stevenson, agd 38, motor mechanic, swerved to the edge of an…

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Accidents Painful Burns

The Uralla Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Mr J. T. Swilks, of the Rocky, put up a brave fight to save His lorry one day last week. The vehicle took fire, and after a good willing go on the…

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Peculiar Accident

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. Denis Skippen, of Warialda Railway, and son of Mr, and Mrs. Skippen, of Auburn Vale road, lnverell, was the victim of a peculiar,…

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Week-end Drivers Car Accidents MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

During the week-end a number of motor car accidents occurred in Victoria, one proving fatal. The victim was Alexander Scarborough, aged…

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Immigrant Drowned One Time of Glen Innes Fatality at Attunga

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

Gilbert Saunders (19), an English immigrant, was drowned while bathing on Sunday afternoon in Attunga Creek, about 10 miles from Tamworth…

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Cars in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

On Sunday afternoon, about four miles from town on the Tenterfield Road, two cars came into collision, a Dodge, driven by Miss J. Watson, of…

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