Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

913 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 46

Obuget Fatality Union Hit on Head PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

Robert Opens was agaiag suppire St core mire why fly was struck, is head by a bad. He later bees till and diad…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Air Fatality Inquest. Sensational Evidence

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

Sensational evidence of how planes had flown at low altitudes over farms and paddocks in the Riohmond district, was given at the inquest, on Alfred…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Severe Storms in Sydney. Several Seriocs Accidents Reported. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

Considerable damage was done Sydney and suburbs last night, during heavy thunderstorms. Many low-lying parts were quickly submerged, and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Batsmen Knocked Out. Strange Cricket Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 7

As the result of an accident, on the cricket field, Allan Sterling was admitted to the Glen 1 lines District Hospital in a serious condition…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

18 KILLED 114 Injured Bombay Rioting Bombay

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 1

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

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Storm Damage Fierce Lightning Bridges and Fences Washed Away Hundreds at Sheep Drowned [?] GATE

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 1

A violed[?] which swept the town [?] considerable damage to[?] The Railway Hotel was [?] by lightning. Half…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

50,000 Gallons of Petrol Destroyed. Four Men Seriously Injured. Adelaide

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 6

Fifty thousand pillions of cased petrol and oil was consumed in a Are at Sleigh's bulk store, near Adeliade last night. Four men. while attempting to…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Painful Accident. Man's Toe Amputated

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 11

Mr. Bruce Williams, of Boorolong. was the victim of a painful accident on Tuesday last. He was digging a post-hole, when he slipped and. in…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Motor Collision

The Uralla Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

As a result of a collision between two cars near Penrith. Frank Grives (58), and his wife were both badly injured. They were picked up…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Collision on Cricket Field

The Uralla Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 4

At last week-end a cricket match was played at Wellingrove between the 'Grove and Reddestone. The home team was victorious. In the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Team of Horses Drowned

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 6

A remarkable accident occurred at Calliope Greek, near Rockhampton; when a team of 14 horses attached to an empty waggon slipped over…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mail Car Damaged in Collision

The Uralla Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

On Balala read last Saturday morning the Bundarra mail car, in charge of Mr Giles, and a car driven "by Mr D. Kennedy of Kingstown, were…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Peculiar Fatality Dive From a Rock SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

James Curran, aged 16, was drowned, and his companion narrowly escaped a similar fate, when a piece of rock from which they were about…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Motor Car Skid One Killed; Two Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

When a motor lorry skidded and overturned near Stroud on Saturday night John Thomas Parsons, aged 20, was killed outright. Edward…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Boy Drowned. Pinned by Rock in River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 1

James Curran, 16, was drowned, and his companion narrowly escaped a similar fate when a piece of rock from which they were about to dive into…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Car Overturned. Man Killed: One Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 1

When a motor lorry skidded and overturned, near Stroud, on Saturday night, John Thomas Parsons, 20, was killed outright, Edward McCorriston,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

North Floods Drowning Fatalities Enormous Damage Buildings Carried Away SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 8

Floods on the North Coast have caused enormous damage, all rivers from Gloucester to Bellington [?] affected…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Big Floods on North Coast. Railways Held Up; Roads Impassable. Two Men Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

Floods on the North Coast have caused enormous damage, all rivers from Gloucester to Bellingen being…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Frightful Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

"A Back to Childhood" party at the Bondi Casino had terrible consequences for W. Noyes (20), of Double Bay. Noyes was doing a "duck dive"…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Two Disasters Collision and Explosion BERLIN

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 1

The intense cold has been responsible for two disasters. The Stuttgart express was forced to slowdown owing to the freezing of a…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →