Magistrate Injured by Fall. Sydney
Mr. Longfield, a Stipendiary Magistrate, slipped and fell while descending a flight of steps in the colonnade of the Central Railway Station last night. He…
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Accidents, 1928
509 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 26
TRAM & Motor Collide Young Man Terribly Injured. Melbourne
While riding on the outside of a cable tram Stanley Hooper, 23, was struck by a motor car which collided with the tram. His legs were crushed, the bones…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After the Funeral. Hearse Wrecked, Man Injured Sydney
A motor hearse while returning from a funeral at Delegate left the road and overturned. The driver received severe cuts about the neck and head. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W.A. Railway Accident Driver's Foot Cut Off. Perth
A message from Bunbury states that a train was derailed by a log which had accidentally fallen over the line. The driver and guard were injured, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Nasty Motor Accident. Man's Eye and Face Injuries
An accident, that occurred between the 6 and 7-mile pegs on the Peak Hill road on Saturday evening at 6.30, resulted in eye and face injuries to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Men Injured. Brisbane
Three men were injured when a car driven by James Moodie crashed into a coal train at Logan road level crossing early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Driver Killed. Girl Injured. Melbourne
A car skidded and overturned in Burwood last night. The driver, Rupert Teaffe, aged 32, was killed outright, and a girl companion badly injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Drowned at Brisbane. Girl Swims to the Shore. Brisbane
While Miss Pauline Hooper, 20, and a man named Anderson, second officer of the steamer Eumacus were corssing the river in a dinghy, the man stood up in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trangie. Car Accident
The many friends of Mr. W. T. Papworth will regret to hear he is an inmate of "Yanco," the result of an accident on the Narromine road on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While Handling the Jack Employee Injured
F. S[?]ch, a locomotive employee, whilst working on a hydraulic jack at the Dubbo Railway on Saturday, sustained an injury when the handle of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bumped by Bicycle Well-known Resident Injured
Mr. C. Cadell, well-known resident of Dubbo, was the victim of a painful accident on Saturday morning which necessitated his immediate removal to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Punt Accident. Car Runs into Water. Grafton
At Grafton a motor ear containing W. H. Scarr, and H. Payne over-ran the Mororo ferry, punt and plunged into the Clarence River, 20 feet deep. The men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Push Bike Accident. Mr. Charles Cadell Hurt
About 10.30 on Saturday morning Mr. Charles Cadell parked his car outside the Western Stores, and opposite his office. He was walking round the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at Sawmill
As the result of an accident sustained by a failing log while employed at a sawmill at Ballimore on Friday, a man named Joseph Barker is now an inmate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Fatality" at Picnic a Practical Joke
A very enjoyable day was spent at "Priory Tank," 10 miles from Cobar, on Sunday week, when people from surrounding Stations and friends from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collapsed in a Fit Shed Hand's Experienca Terrible Burning Accident
Mr. Frederick Lang, engaged as a shed hand at Priory Station, situated to miles from Cobar on the Hillstonroad, sustained awful burning injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality. Popular Vocalist Killed. Perth
When a motor truck overturned into a creek five miles from Northern, Percival Dobbie and Thomas Goodman were killed instantly. Dobbie was one of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion and Fire. a Launch Fatality VANCOUVER
A message from North Bay states that five persons were drowned in Like Lavidine when a launch in which they were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drowned in a Lake. Priest, Mother and Children. Vancouver
A North Bay message states that five were drowned in Lake Lavigne when a launch caught fire and an explosion forced the occupants to jump into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burning Accident. Victim Dies. Sydney
James McEwan, whose clothes caught fire at the General Motors Works, Marrickville, died this morning…
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