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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Motor Cyclist Killed Collision with Car. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 4

Bramwell Vince was killed when a motor cycle in which he was a passenger collided with a motor car at Hazelbrook, on the Blue Mountains,…

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Motor Cars Collide Woman Killed Four Persons Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

After playing golf at Caulfield today William Empey, aged 17 years, a school teacher, of Carlton, gave a lift to a party of women in his motor car…

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Floods in Queensland Chinese Drowned Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 6

During the floods in the Mulgrave River several Chinese gardeners were marooned, one, Sam Wah, being drowned…

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Lucky Escape Motorist in Aeroplane Crash Captain Campbell Slightly Injured Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 1

The famous motorist, Captain Malcolm Campbell, was returning from the Verneuk Pan, where he proposed to attempt a motor speed record, when the…

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Shocking Motor Accident Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 4

A party was motoring to a picture show last night when the car crashed into a lorry loaded with circus tents. The pole of a tent struck Lole Warn,…

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Drowned in Murray River

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

A young Englishman, John Kebbiewaite, was drowned in the Murray River near the Hume Reservoir yesterday afternoon. He went to paddie…

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Baby Seriously Injured Remarkable Circumstances Man Sent to Gaol Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

Alexander Stone, aged 29 years, laborer, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of having,…

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Fatal Collision. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

George Routly, 18, was killed and his companion, Frank Briggs injured, in a collision late on Wednesday night at St. Kilda, between a motor…

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Fatal Collision Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 3

George Routley, aged 18 years, was killed and his companion, Frank Briggs, injured in a collision late last night at St. Kilde between a motor…

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Junee Resident Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

While ridding a bicycle in Regent-street, Junee, on Wednesday night Mr. Victor Ross, of Junee, was injured. His bicycle was struck by a motor car,…

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Motoring Mishaps Woman and Child Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

Philip Post, 38, storekeeper, was committed for trial at the Parramatta Police Court yesterday on a charge of having, through misconduct in…

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Motoring Mishaps Woman and Child Injured Driver Sent for Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 3

Phillips Post, aged 38 years, storekeeper, was committed for trial at the Parramatta Police Court to-day on a charge of having, through…

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Lindbergh Crashes with Fiancee As Passenger Neither Badly Injured Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 1

Colonel Lindbergh, returning to Valvuena flying field from a flight over the neighboring volcanic peaks with his fiancee, Miss Anne Morrow,…

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Car Crash Peculiar Accident Verandah Post Broken YASS

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

A most peculiar car accident accured in Comma street. Mr. A. J. H. Elliott's Essex car was parked in front of the New South Wales Bank. In…

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Motor Lorry Crash Driver Killed, Passenger Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 1

When a motor lorry ran off the roadway and struck a telegraph pole and returned at Lidcombe at a late hour last night, Lance Rowley was killed…

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Youth Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

Another person hurt at Bondi was Jack Haunah, 18 of Manly. He was surfing near the rocks when the undertow caught him, and drove him…

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Played Truant Two Brothers Drowned Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 5

On Thursday Allan Pearce, aged 11 years, and Keith Pearce, aged 8 years, were sent to school, but they did not go. Later they were seen in a conoe…

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Police Attacked Wild Scenes at Annandale Passer-by Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 5

Wild scenes were witnessed at Annandale last night when a number of men engaged in a brawl at the corner of Booth and Johnson streets. A…

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Swept Off Rocks Woman Killed at North Bondi Man Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when they were swept off the rocks at North Bondi to-day by a terrific wave, and flung back…

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Swept Off Rocks Woman Killed at Nth. Bondi Man Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

A WOMAN was killed and man seriously injured when they were swept off the rocks at North Bondi yesterday by a terrific wave,…

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