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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Dreadful Harbor Accident Steamer Collides with Ferry Boat, Heavy Death Roll. Sydney

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 2

Eleven person lost their lives in' Sydney Harbour when the steamer Tahiti collided with and sunk the Watson's ferry boat Grey Oliffe…

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Motor Car Smash at Orange. Welington Bank Clerk Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 3

On Friday afternoon Mr. dive Ross and several of his companions motored to Orange, to attend a dance that was being held there…

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How Accidents Happen

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a local resident took, his wife and sonic friends for a motor car ride, and in travelling along the road, another car…

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Bird Nesting Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 2

A lad named Smith, residing at Nevertire was brought to Trangie last week suffering from a broken thing. It appears that young Smith was out…

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Sensational Motor Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 2

A motor car accident of a sensational character is reported from Dubbo on Wednesday of last week. While passing another car on the Obley Road…

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Shocking Shooting Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 2

An appalling shooting accident occured at "Shawley" Huntley Point Road Huntley Point Gladesville, the residence of Mr. and Mrs N. D…

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Cyclists Collide. Two Riders Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 10

At about 8.30 last night two groups of bicycle riders were out for a run on their machines, and were engaged in doing some…

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Accident at the Shallows

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 10

The danger of bathing in the river, where the bottom is strewn with logs, broken glass and sharp tins, etc., was once more…

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Norwegian Seaman Drowned. Perth

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 2

When a small sailing boat capsized at Irwin's Inlet, a Norwegian seaman named Nntonsen, was drowned, whilst his companion reached…

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Well-known Footballer. Drowned. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 2

Gordon Daisley, the well-known footballer, whilst endeavouring, to swim across Cattai Creek at Windsor yesterday, suddenly threw up…

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Car Collides with Tram Two Men Terribly Injured. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 November 1927 · page 2

Adrian Walters, 28, of West Wyalong, and F. Draper, at Merrylands, revived shocking injuries at a late hour last night in a head-on collision…

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Rifle Fatality. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 November 1927 · page 8

Harold Steer, 16 years of age, while out rabbit shooting with a companion at Sebastapool (Vic.) remarked, to his companion, in…

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Injured by Methylated Spirits. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 November 1927 · page 8

Three persons, William Watt, Emma Schofield and Norman Hardy wore shockingly injured at Moore Park last night, when a tin of…

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Injured on the Way Home

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 9

Two claims under the Workers' Compensation Act, heard in the Industrial Court at Toowoomba, were decided against the State Insurance…

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Car Collides with Tram Two Men Terribly Injured. Sydney

Western Age · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 2

Adrian Walters, 23, of West Wyalong, and F. Draper, of Merrylands, received shocking injuries at a late hour last; night in a head-on collision…

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Riding Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 2

A man named Alfred Jones, while [?]iding a young horse along the Trewilga road, Peak Hill, was thrown. His skull was fractured, besides a broken…

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Drowned in George's River. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 November 1927 · page 2

Leslie Arthur White, aged nine years, was paddling in George's River when he got into deep water and was carried down stream by the…

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Telegraphic and Cable News. Big Week-end List. Forty-one People Injured in Motor Car Accidents Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 November 1927 · page 2

Forty-one people were injured in motor car accidents in and around Sydney during the week-end. An old man, named Joseph Rodgers…

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Maimed and Exhausted. Survivor of Boat Accident. Auckland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 2

Stanley Ensdown, 48, who is believed to be the only survivor of [?] men who were thrown into the water when their boat capsized at Rangitoto Island,…

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Cars Collide Accident at Streets Intersection

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 2

Two cars collided at the intersection of Darling and Elskine streets, North Dubbo, last evening. One of the cars, a Ford, driven by…

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