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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Held Under & Drowned Youth's Terrible Death Fatal Dive Off Rock Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

James Curan, 16, and a companion were about to dive off a piece of rock at the Woronia River yesterday, when the rock suddenly collapsed…

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Drenching Week-end Rains Water Finds Way Into Many Sydney Hokes Searching for Bodies of Those Drowned Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

Data, to hand this morning shows that rain fell during the week-end over a wide area of the State, being especially severe in the coastal…

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Motor Car Accident. Little Boy Injured

North West Champion · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

Whilst paddling about in a lake of water, left by the heavy thunderstorm on Monday afternoon, in front of the Royal Hotel, Jimmy Williams, aged 5,…

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Team of Horses Drowned

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 6

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

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Peculiar Accident to Boy. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

Jack May (12), of Camperdown, was standing near a workman who was repairing a water pipe when a gust of wind blew some water into a contain…

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Motor Car Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 1

A little after 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a most extraordinary motor car accident, resulting in injury to two inch, occurred on the Wellington road…

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Local and General. ACCIDENT

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 4

A tragic accident occurred at Maules Creek on January 31 when Mr. August B. Sandburg was killed. It seems that he was mending a windmill on…

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Girl Drowned

North West Champion · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

Amelia Coffee, aged 10 years, daughter of Patrick, Coffee, farmer, of Hillsborough, about 10 miles up the river from Maitland, was drowned…

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Rescuer Drowned. Devonport

North West Champion · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

William Burrows, 24, a visitor from Sydney, jumped into water at Devonport in an effort to save a girl from drowning, when he was caught in a…

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Young Man Drowned. Hobart

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

William Burrows, 24, a visitor from Sydney, was drowned on Saturday at Devenport when attempting to reseult from drowning a girl, agad 15, who…

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Drowned By Flood waters MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 1

Albert Beaument, 13, was swept away by the flood waters at Gardner 's Creek, Victoria, and drowned…

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Seized with Cramp Boy Drowned Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 1

Mathew Cusacks, 15, was swimming at National Park yesterday, when he was seized with a cramp, and disappeared and was drowned…

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Sad Drowning Tragedy Fatal Efforts to Save Girl. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 1

William Burrows, 24. a visitor from Sydney, jumped into the water at Devonport in an effort to save a girl from drowning, when he was…

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Accidentally Electrocuted. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

Louis Dubbis, 29, grocer, of Mortlake, was found dead in his motor garage. It is presumed he touched an electric wire and wan electrocuted…

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Car Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

When a car turned over twice on the Boggabri road, two men and two children were injured. The car was driven by Mr. A. N…

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Collision at Caulfield. Melbourne

North West Champion · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

When two motor cars collided at Caulfield, near Melbourne, yesterday schoolteacher, Miss MacGregor, was [?] died and four others were more or…

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Teacher Killed Motor Collision Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 1

When two motor cars collided at Caulfield near Melbourne yesterday a school teacher Miss McGregor was killed, and four others were more…

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Scalding Accident. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

Mabel Stevens, 16, of Erskineville, was terribly scalded when she slipped and fell whilst carrying a boiler containing two gallons or boiling water at…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

Messrs. T. Brown and Les. Parker met with an accident on Sunday morning. It appears they were travelling along the Moree-Pallamaoilwaa road…

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Chapter of Accidents. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

Herbert Schofiled(30) was driving motor car at Kensington when he [?]ided with another car, receiving in[?]ies. He was able to return home…

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