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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Accident to Constable White

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 2

Constable White was due for holidays as from to-day, but, whatever his plans had been, he is in hospital…

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Railway Man Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

While working at the Goulburn loco sheds on Saturday morning a box from an engle fell with great force on the foot of Oswald Ferguson, (17),…

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Captain Mountford Injured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

While attending his duties at the fire at the Chisholm Butchery the chief of the Leeton Fire. Brigade, Captain Charles Mountford, had the…

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Shooting Accident Boy Seriously Injured Bullet Shatters Jawbone YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 4

While out shooting with a number of companions at the back of the settlement on Sunday, Harry Myors, the 9-year-old son of Mrs. P. Myers,…

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N.R.M.A. Guide Injured Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

Richard Jeffery, a guide attached to the Goulburn branch of the N.R.M.A., was following a car along the road, when running into a culvert his…

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Fatal Motor Accident Ipswich (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 4

John Dann, aged 60 years, was killed as a result of a motor car overturning near Borroian while going down a steep incline. All the…

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Motoring Accident Car Party's Lucky Escape GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

A car load of Taralga residents had a narrow escape from serious injury, and Perhaps death, when the car in which they were driving from…

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Child Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

Norma Grinton, aged about three years, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Grinton of Kincaid Street, Wagga sustained a fracture of the…

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Timber Worker Injured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

James Towner, a timber worker at Mundowey, was brought to Wagga by the District Ambulance yesterday suffering from severe lacerations to the…

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Aerial Fatality Serious View of Finding CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 1

The Minister for Defence, Sir William Glasgow, takes a serious view of the finding of the coroner in the Richmond air tragedy…

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Three Accidents Baby's Arm Broken WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 1

The WAGGA District Ambulance was called upon yesterday to attend three accident cases. Little Norma Grinton, aged two,…

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Motoring Fatality Driver's Shocking Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Walter Cook, aged 34 years, of Rooty Hill, met a shocking death when the motor car he was driving crashed into a culvert on the Richmond Road…

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Serious Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. Leslie Reiber, of Dullah, was trying to catch a draught horse on his farm this morning, when he was kicked in the lace. He was later found unconscious…

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Attacked by Shark Another Bondi Tragedy Man Frightfully Injured Bathers Swim to Rescue Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 4

Another shark tragedy occurred, at Bondi beach late this afternoon, when a man aged about 30 years, who has not yet been identified, was horribly…

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Cars in Collision Five Persons Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

A touring car, bringing [?] a bathing party early this morning collided with a taxi cab at St. Kilda. The car overturned, and five persons were…

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Accident on Junee Road Man Seriously Injured Motor Car Bursts Into Flames

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Edward Bull, or Broadway, Junee, had a remarkable escape from death when his motor car overturned and burst into flames on the…

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Accident on Junee Rd. Man Seriously Injured Motor Car Bursts Into Flames WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Edward Bull, of Broadway, Junee, had a remarkable escape from death when his motor car overturned and burst into flames on…

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Factory Destroyed Firemen Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

Great alarm was caused in the thickly congested area of William street, Richmond, by a fire which destroyed the upholstery factory of J…

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Racing Smash Four Horses Fall Jockeys Seriously Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 6

During the running of the Handicap Hack Race at the Muckatah races on Saturday Dinkum Gold (Walker) fell and brought down Sundial [?]…

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Cab and 'Bus Collide Three Persons Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

Three persons wore injured in Oxford-street, Paddington, yesterday, when a taxi-cab skidded and collided with a motor 'bus going in the same…

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