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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Motoring Accident. Car Topples over on Tarcolfa Hill

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

What might hate been a most serious accident betel Mr. L. Flakelar and party whilst returning from Wagga on Monday eveing last…

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Accident to Clergyman

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

The Rev. A. H. Walton, Church of England clergyman at Bungendore, met with a motor accident the other day. He was returning from a visit…

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Youth Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

John Miller, aged 16 years, of [?] was drowned while swimming in cook's River to-day. He got cut of his depth and disappeared…

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Trotting Men Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

When the front tyre blew out on a car conveying a party ot Bathurst trotting men from Orange trotting meeting, the car swerved across the…

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Level Crossing Fatality. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

Harry Dean, aged 41 years, milk vendor, was killed at a level crossing near ovingham station to-day the engine of a goods train crashed into…

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Mining Fatality Man Killed at Locksley Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

The Commissioner for Police received a message from Emmaville this morning to the effect that one man had been killed and another…

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Boy Drowned Another Murrumbidgee Fatality

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 3

Sid. Marks, aged 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Marks, of Darling ton Point, was drowned on Sunday. At 6.30 p.m., with other children, he…

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To Save From Drowning

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 5

An inventor has devised a new belt which, he thinks, will keep every one who wears it from drowning. The wonderful article is made of…

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Injured While Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 2

James. Chant, aged about 13 years, while swimming with other boys in the Government tank at Caragabal struck a stake which penetrated his…

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Aviators Drowned Struck Cliff off Malta LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 1

A message from Malta states that an air force aeroplane, attached to the carrier Eagle, crashed into a cliff at Calafrana. Officers E. Chafe, G…

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Aviators Drowned Struck Cliff Off Malta London, Jan. 18

The Daily Express · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 1

A message from Malta states that an air force aeroplane, attached to the carrier Eagle, crashed into a cliff at Calafrana. Officers E. Chafe, G…

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Tragic End to a Picnic Party Man Drowned Near Yass

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 3

Ernest John Pitty, 48, overseer at Mr. Chisholm's property, "Raeburn," Breadalbane, was drowned at Good Hope, near Yass, on Sunday…

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Three Drowned Tuggerah Sensation Finish of a Birthday Party Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 1

A boat, containing four youths and four girls, was capsized at Tuggerah about midnight, during a heavy storm. Three of the occupants, E[?]leen…

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Boat Capsizes Two Youths and Girl Drowned. Sad End to Party Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 2

A boat containing four youths and four girls was capsized at Tuggerah about midnight on Tuesday during a heavy storm. Three of the occupants,…

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Items of News. Accidents at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 2

Patrick Denahy, a railway ganger, when chopping wood at The Rock on Monday, sustained a deep wound in his leg. He was taken to Dr. Alpers's…

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Accidents A Lucky Escape

Ariah Park News · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 5

On Tuesday when Mr and Mrs J. Wesley Smith and family were motoring between Harden and Murrumburrah…

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Another Murrumbidgee Fatality

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

Sid Marks, aged 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Marks, of Darlington Point, was drowned on Sunday. At [?].30 p.m., with other children, he was…

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Drowned in Murray

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

At the Albury Court House yesterday the Deputy [?], Mr. G. A. Gray, J. P., held an inquest into the [?] of Eric Geoffrey Eyles, known…

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Three Drowned in Murrumbidgee Treacherous Places GRIFFITH

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 1

WITHIN A COUPLE of weeks drowning fatalities have, occurred in the Murrumbidgee at Narandera, at Yanco, and at Darlington…

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Bert Walliams' Death. the Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

At the Court-house on Monday afternoon coroner Weeks conducted an inquest touching upon the death of Bert. Williams, who was…

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