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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Head Blown Off. Grazier Killed in Gun Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- Frederick James Taylor (28), a grazier, was accidentally shot dead about 50 miles from Isisford this afternoon. Taylor,…

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Accident to Mail Car Albury

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 5

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

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Fatality After Wedding. Doctor Killed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

Melbourne, Friday.--Dr. Douglas, of Hamilton, Victoria, was killed in a motor accident while returning from a wedding at Wannon last night…

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Twelve People Killed. Railway Collision

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

London, Thursday.--A Paris message states that a goods waggon of a road tramway broke lose near Thionville and violently collided with a…

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Sulky Over Head. School Boy Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

As the result of a collision on Wednesday afternoon last, at Kirra, between two sulkies, one of which was driven by his elder brother, Charles…

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Shocking Burns Movie Actors Injured Orange Sensation

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

ORANGE; Thursday :--A sensational explosion of bomb flares outside the Australia picture theatre at Orange last night resulted in the hands of…

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Accident on Training Track. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 5

The racehorse Tridomate collided with a nother horse at Kensington race track this morning, fell heavily and broke his shoulder. The horse was subsequently…

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Amazing Case. Unusual Car Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 6

His skull badly fractured, a five year-old Dulwich Hill (Sydney) boy was brought to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children with his brain Uralla "Times" tells of an unusual accident: Proceeding to Armidale yesterday, Mrs. F. Stace had a peculiar and unnerving experience…

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The Bundaberg Tragedy. Three Similar "Accidents."

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 1

The tragedy in Bundaberg (writes a medical contributor to the "Evening News") is a consequence of the modern attempt to abolish diphtheria…

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Railway Collision. Twelve Killed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.--A Paris message states that the goods waggons of a road tramway broke loose near Thionville, and violently collided with a…

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Horse and Rider Drowned

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

Henry Francis Archer (21) was drowned in Dumaresq Creek, near Armidale, on Tuesday night. Flood waters had made the crossing dangerous, and…

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Esperance Bay in Collision London

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 5

The Commonwealth liner Esperance Bay collided with the outgoing Dutch motor vessel Kota Radka off the North Foreland. The Esperance Bay's hawser pipes and port rails…

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Shocking Barns. Movie Actors Injured

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

A sensational explosion of bomb flares outside the Australia picture theatre at Orange resulted in the hands of three men being shockingly burnt…

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Motor Fatality. Car Driver Committed for Trial

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.-- Kenneth Vass was committed for trial for manslaughter at Melbourne yesterday in connection with the death of Mrs. Elsie…

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17 KILLED, 34 INJURED. French Train Smash

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 5

PARIS, Friday.--A goods waggon of a road tramway broke loose near Thionville and violently collided with a passenger train at a level crossing…

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Carriages Telescoped Railway Accident

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.--Two railway carriages, fortunately empty, were telescoped, and two other cars seriously damaged, while being shunted on…

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An Unusual Accident

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 6

Samuel Monaghan (30), blacksmith, residing at Dorrigo, N.S.W., was the victim of a serious and most unusual accident at Coolangatta during the…

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Film Actress Injured Los Angeles

Northern Star · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 5

Miss Bebe Daniels, the well-known movie actress, was gravely hurt and narrowly escaped death in an automobile accident whilw filming a scene…

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Storm Wrack Buildings Blown Down N.S.W. AND W.A. Three Drowned in Rose Bay Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 5

Heavy damage was done in the suburbs by a severe storm. Walls were blown down, several places were struck by lightning,…

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Fatal Collision. Melbourne

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

Mrs. Miriam McColl (45) was killed and three other persons seriously injured when a collision occurred between a taxi and motor car late on Saturday…

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