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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Englishman Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 2

Henry Johns aged 24, a recent arrival from England, was drowned when he got out of his depth at Doll's Point, Sandringham, while…

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Motor Accidents Sydney's Heavy List Many Injured SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 2

Several accidents in which motor vehicles were involved occurred to-day, the most, serious being at Maroubra, where five persons were hurt,…

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Drowning Fatality at Talbingo

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

Some hundreds of people hied to Talbingo for their holidays, and amongst the number was a young man, Arnold Allan Llewellyn Davies, aged…

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Drowning Tragedies Narandera Tailor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

The body of a man was found floating in the water at Maroubra has been identified as that of Ernest Hilmer, aged 35 years, tailor, of…

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Prince's Highway Collision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Ten persons were burn, two seriously, when two motor cars collided on Prinee's Highway, Sutherland, today. The most seriously injured were Lucy…

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Man Not Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Jack Toohey, wireless operator of the steamer Yankalitla, who was believed to have been drowned when the launch Mischief capsized near Woy…

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Drowning at Perth Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 2

Norman Seaton, aged 21 years, was drowned in the Swan River at Applecross yesterday. Leslie Johnson made a gallant attempt to rescue him, but…

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Drowned in the Yarra. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 2

Stephen Murray, a visitor from Tasmania, was drowned in the Yarra as the result of a rowing boat capsizing. His three companions swam ashore…

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Drowning Fatality

Ariah Park News · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 7

Mr and Mrs McCallum, of Ardlethan, took their family to river near Grong Grong on Christmas Day, and while the…

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Motor Collision at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

A motor lorry, driven by Mr. A. Beveridge, Dollar Vale, Junee, collided with a motor car driven by Mr. Beveridge was…

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Steamer Founders 250 Persons Drowned Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

An unconfirmed report has been received here that the Soviet steamer Ogoza foundered in the Black Sea at the height of a storm. It was also…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. in Murrumbidgee. (From our Grong Correspondent)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

Christmas was marred by a sad drowning fatality, which occurred at the Murrumbidgee, a couple of miles below Mr. J. Longford’s Grong…

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Father and Son Drowned. Tragedy at Narandera

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 3

A double drowning tragedy occurred in the Murrumbidgee River at Narandera on Boxing Day. the [?] being Mr. John William [?]…

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Car Accidents Fatality Ok Western Road Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 8

When the front tyre of a motor car hurst yesterday, on the Western road, near St. Mary's the driver lost control. The car swerved across the…

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Policeman Drowned Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Constable Michael Daly was drowned in five feet of water in Langlo River yesterday. His clothes were found on the bank. It is believed that he was…

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Motor Accidents Week-end Toll Fatality on Western Road Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

When the front tyre of a motor car burst to-day on the 'Western road, near St. Mary's, the driver lost control. The car swerved across the roadway and…

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Drowned at Talbingo Arnold Davies, of Muttama Brother's Effort to Rescue Fails

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Arnold Davies, aged 23, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Davies, of "Tasma," Muttama, met an untimely end whilst bathing at Talbingo on Boxing…

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Floods in London Many Drowned in Basements Tube Services Dislocated London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

It is believed that 10 people were drowned in Westminster basements including a porter at the Tale Gallery and others in Putney and…

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Child Killed Wood Cutting Accident Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

At Albion Park the three year old son of Mr. Langster was killed when a log rollod on him. Langstor, who was cutting wood, sat the boy down,…

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Well Known Owner-trainer Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. Jim Kelly, the well-known owner-trainer of Cootamundra, came to grief on Saturday morning while exercising a bay mare on the Cootamundra…

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