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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Camera Evidence Making a Living from Road Accidents

Western Age · Friday 23 December 1927 · page 1

If you happen to be out with your camera and came across a motor-car accident take a snap of the were. It will probably be worth your while. It…

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Holiday Drowning Fatalities

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 December 1927 · page 10

Several drowning fatalities during the holidays are reported from, country centres Frederick Claude McCallum, aged…

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Three People Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 5

The Murrumbidgee River, at Narrandera, during the holidays, was the scene of two drowning accidents by which three persons lost their lives…

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Man and Woman Killed. Street Car Collision. Perth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 6

Albert Shipway, 29, dentist, and Hilda Hargdine, 19, were killed at Perth as the result of a collision between a motor cycle on which they…

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Cycling Smash. Four Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 6

During a bicycle carnival held at Hurstville Oval last night William Collins (18), Frederick Brown (26), L. Blumer (19), and William Bisman (19)…

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Ferries Collide. No One Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 6

When the steamers, Kiandra and Bartenjoey, engaged in ferry traffic, collided near Circular Quay last night, there was great excitement among the…

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