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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Redfern Motor Fatality One Killed: Two Injured

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 1

Three boys were knocked down by a motor car at Redfern. James McCarthy, aged seven. was killed, and the others injured. The driver…

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Boating Fatality. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 2

The yacht Arien capsized in the river Crawley Bay, West Australia, during a storm. Sol Gilliard[?] (33) was drowned while six girls and six other…

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Drowned While [?] SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 2

An unknown man, in whose pocks[?] was found note baring the name of [?] Frank Hennings, was drowned while [?] surfing at Mona a Vale. He was brought…

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Explosion in King Street Austrian Badly Injured

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 1

Mark Marchetts, 12. an Austrian, was badly injured as a result of a explosion in fruit shop in King street, early this morning…

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Shockingly Injured Petrol Hose on Fire Brisbane

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 1

Shocking injuries wore received by George Cuthbert, when a petrol hose attached to a street pummp caught fire. The victim rushed about the…

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Young Man Injured

Manilla Express · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 2

An accident that might have been accompanied with far more serious results befel M. Jim Brady, son of Mrs. P. A. Brady…

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Car Accident

Manilla Express · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Kirk was proceeding in his car to Gunnedah the other day and when passing the intersection of cross roads near Kelvin…

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Berlin Fatality Berlin, 23rd

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 1

A remarkable charabanc accident, in which eight persons were killed and 31 were injured, occurred in the district of lower Silesia. It was…

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To-day's Wires. Fell From Sixth Floor. Carpenter Fatally Injured. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 2

Eddie Collins, carpenter, fell from the sixth floor of the Euston Hotel, which is being built in George Street. He sustained dreadful injuries, and…

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Teacher Drowned

The North Western Courier · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 1

Miss Karlie McDonald, aged 26, senior mistress at Kerang Girls' High School, Victoria, was drowned in it river at London yesterday afternoon…

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Sad Drowning Case. Melbourne

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 2

Miss K. McDonald, aged 26. senior mistress of the Kerang Girls High School, was drowned in the river at Ladon (Vic.) yesterday afternoon…

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School Mistress Drowned. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 4

Miss Karlie McDonald, aged 26, senior mistress at Kerang Girls' High School (Victoria) was drowned in the River Loddon yesterday afternoon. She…

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Mining Fatality. Big Loss of Life. VANCOUVER

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 2

A Pittsburg message states that between 350 and 600 miners were entombed and a number of surface workmen killed when a terrific explosion…

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Man Killed, Three Injured. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

James Devine was killed and three other workmen were injured when a crane collapsed in a building in course of demolition in Barrack Street,…

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Fatality in Barrach Street. Man Killed by Crane. SYDNEY

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

During demolition work at a building in Barrack Street this morning, James Devine was killed and three other workmen injured, when a crane…

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Man Drowned in Flood

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 3

As once of the men employed on the dredge working on the Bellinger River near the heads, was going from Urunga to the dregde on Saturday…

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Late Telegrams. Motor Car Fatality. Mell[?]urne

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

Miss Skelton (60) was killed and five others seriously injured when a motor car st[?] a crowd of people who were crossing Flinders Street last…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

Messrs. Harry Edmonds and Leslie Williams were schooling hares on the Moree Coursing Club's plumpton on motor cycles when they came into…

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Motor Car Accident. Melbourne

North West Champion · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

A motor car struck a crowd of [?] in Hinders Street last night, [?] six more or less seriously, and reading later in the death of Miss Skelton [?]…

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Double Drowning Boy and Girl in Brisbane River. Brisbane

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 2

A double drowning fatality occurred on sunday in the Brisbane River, near the litle town of Esk, some miles from Brisbane, Edna Lobegeiger, aged 13,…

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