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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Brawl at Marrar Shire Election Incident Injured Man Disappears

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

Arising out of a brawl which occurred at Marray on December 1 (shire election day), Cecil William Webb, aged 22 years, was again before the…

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Fourth Test Ponsford Still on Injured List Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

It is unlikely that Ponsford will play in the fourth Test match as his hand is only making slow progress. His prospects for the fifth Test are also considered doubtful…

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Five Men Injured Motor Smash Near Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

Five men were injured yesterday when a motor thus overturned on the load to the Hume Weir, about eight miles from Albury. A little before 8…

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Five Injured Motor Smash Near Albury Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

FIVE MEN were injured yesterday when a motor 'bus overturned on the road to the Hume Weir, about eight miles from Albury…

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General Telegrams Woman Terribly Injured Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

Mrs. Grimlisk, aged 48 years, stepped directly in front of an approaching engine at a level-crossing at Malandah station today and was carried…

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Trades Hall Fight Man Terribly Injured Right Eye Kicked Out Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

There was a sequel at the Central Police Court to-day to a fight at the Trades Hall last night, when Charles Steven Brodie was charged with…

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Fatal Motor Accident Two Women Killed Evidence at Inquest SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

The Penrith District Coroner resumed the inquest to-day into the death of two women, Miss Annia Christina Haigh, aged 36 years, of…

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Accident Victims Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 3

Mr. H. Williams, who was crushed between the buffers of two trucks at the Wagga flour mill on Saturday, was last night reported to be going along…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Charles Morris, aged 20 years, a motor mechanic employed at Fox's motor cycle shop, Wagga, was riding a motor cycle yesterday afternoon when…

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Lifeboat Crew Drowned Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

A Dutch steam lifeboat capsized in mountainous seas today. The whole crew of eight was drowned…

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Five Men Injured Albury 'Bus Capsize

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

Five men were injured when a motor 'bus overturned on the road from Albury to Hume Weir, about eight miles from Albury…

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Tunnel Caves in Two Men Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

John Daney, aged 33 years, of Geelong West, and Harry Bates, aged 39 years, of Horne Hill, were seriously injured last night when the roof of…

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Mammoth Wave Crashes Over Majestic Cook's Neck Broken Narrow Escape From Drowning New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

The liner, Majestic, from England, docked 15 hours late to-day. It is reported that a mammoth wave washed over her yesterday, and killed a cook,…

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Serious Train Smash Many Killed and Injured Drunken Driver Blamed Bucharest

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

A strange series of events resulted in 14 persons being killed and 40 seriously injured in a railway accident to-day. The express from Craiova…

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Shunting Accident Caught Between Buffers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

On Saturday, whilst engaged in connection with shunting of trucks at the Wagga flour mill, H. Williams, an employee of the mill, was…

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Child Drowned Sailing Tot Boat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 1

At the inquest to-day concerning the death of Mollie Newman, aged 3 years who was drowned in the Parramatta River, evidence was given by…

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Drowning Fatality in Murrumbidgee Victim a Migrant Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

YESTERDAY YET another victim was claimed by the Murrumbidgee river, when George William Thornton, a young Englishman,…

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