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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Horsebreaker Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

Suffering from injuries to the left leg, caused by a full from a horse in the early part of last week, J. Webster, a horsebreaker, of Tarcutta, was…

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Head-on Collision Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

Two motorcars cars collided head-on near Werribee to-day. The ears were wrecked. The injured are: James Evans, shock and lacerations;…

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Woman Shooter Injured Orange

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

As the result of a gun being accidentally discharged while she was out shooting, Miss Olivia Larsen had one of her fingers and the flesh from one…

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Young Man Drowned at Brick-hill Reserve Body Recovered

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

William George Thorton, aged 20 years, an English migrant, who had been in Australia only a little over a year, was drowned at the…

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Motor Mishaps Car Out of Control Five Men Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

Getting out of control, a motor car, driven by William Doyle, skidded and overturned at Craigieburn. The injured are: William Doyle, aged 34 years,…

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Railway Fatality Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

An unknown man, aged about 69 years, was run down, and killed to-day by a rail motor train which runs between Dudley Park and Ovington…

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Man Drowned at Deepwater

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 7

Whilst swimming in the Murrumbidgee River at Deepwater Station last Thursday evening, Albert Richard Allan suddenly threw up his…

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Surf Board Fatality Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Frederick Charles Mannister, aged 10 years, was washed off a surf board at Mentone beach to-day and drowned…

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Cane Cutter Drowned Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

While the Herbert River was in flood an Italian cane cutter, Vincenzo Iponsato, aged 52 years, was drowned in an attempt to cross the river to…

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Man and Boy Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

Owing to a collision with a motor car. Reginald Lewis, aged 30 years, the rider of a motor cycle, had both legs broken, and Joseph Lewis, aged…

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Cars Collide Former Actress Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 6

When two motor cars collided at Narooma, on the South Coast, yesterday, Mrs. Osborne, formerly Miss Maud Jeffries, a noted actress, driver…

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Venezuelan Earthquake Many Injured Paracas (Venezuela)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

A message from Cumana states that 800 persons were injured in an earthquake which occurred on Thursday. The known dead now total 28…

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Head Almost Severed Farmer Struck by Aeroplane Pilot and Mechanic Injured Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

A MOTH aeroplane was concerned in a fatal accident yesterday morning. The machine left the aerodrome at Richmond at 10.30…

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Head Almost Severed Farmer Struck by Aeroplane Pilot and Mechanic Injured Machine Destroyed By Fire SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

A Moth aeroplane was concerned in a fatal accident this morning. The machine left the aerodrome at Richmond at 10.30 o'clock and worked…

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Disastrous Accident Lorry Crashes Into Telegraph Pole One Boy Killed, Ten Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

A motor lorry carrying 12 boys from the swimming baths at Brighton-le-Sands crashed into a telegraph pole in Victoria road, Marrickville. last night,…

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Lorry Crash Boy Killed; Ten Injured Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

A MOTOR lorry carrying twelve boys from the swimming baths at Brighton-le-Sands crashed into a telegraph pole in Victoria road,…

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Jockey Injured W. Hoysted's Leg Fractured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

Wally Hoysted, a well known Wangaratta jockey, was coaching a young horse at the barrier at the Wangaratta racecourse on Tuesday morning when…

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Aeroplane Crash Injured Still in Hospital Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 1

Air-Pilot Sommerville and Aircraftsman Mitgate who were injured in the fatal aeroplane crash at Windsor on Monday are still too ill to be…

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River Tragedy Wagga Girl Drowned Near Beach Unsuccessful Attempt at Rescue WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 1

THE THIRD death by drowning within a week in the district occurred near the Wagga bathing beach yesterday morning…

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Another River Tragedy Wagga Girl Drowned Near Beach Unsuccessful Attempt at Rescue Body Not Recovered

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

The third death by drowning within a week in the district occurred nest the Wagga bathing beach yesterday morning. Miss Joyce Harris, aged 18…

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