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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Three Drowned Country Tragedies Creeks Claim Victims

Evening News · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 7

TWO children were drowned at Warrialda yesterday and a boy of eight met a similar fats at Cessnock last night. The mother of…

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Caught in Mangle Girl's Hands Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

When her right hand became caught in a mangle which she was operating at the Pine Grove Laundry, Randwick, yesterday, Nancy Smith (16)…

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Driver Injured Car and Lorry Clash

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 12

As the result of a collision between a motor lorry, and a motor car in Enmore road, Enmore, yesterday, George Lazenby (20). the driver of the lorry,…

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'Possum Hunting Fell From Tree Scout Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

William Piper, a members of the Granville Scouts, walked out to Casula on Thursday last, with three other boys. The quartette camped for the night at…

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Runaway Tram Smashes Into Gates One Man Injured

Evening News · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 8

A RUNAWAY ballest tram washed through the [?] at White Bay power house early to-day, carrying away portion of…

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Events of the Day Tragic Floods Three Men Drowned Extensive Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

Torrential rains In Queensland and In the north of New South Wales, have Hooded the rivers and caused extensive damage in many parts of the…

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Child Drowned Playing "Boats" in Creek Sister Heard Cry Cessnock

The Sun · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 11

While playing on the bank at Lavender Creek, which was swollen by heavy rains, Robert William Pyle, aged eight, of Maitland-road, Cessnock, fell…

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Diving Accident. Youth Strikes Rock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 13

Diving at the Fatrlight baths, Manly, on Wednesday afternoon. John Rich, aged l8 years, of Maritime-street. Balgowlah, met with a serious accident…

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Accidental Shooting. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 12

Patrick Culban was accidentally shot yesterday when near Hume weir. He and a youth named Aliendon had been on the Murray in a boat, and Culhan was in the act of…

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Accidents

The St George Call · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

Whilst a lad named J. McCarthy, ten years of age, and residing in Balfour Street, Kogarah, was crossing the Esplanade, Ramsgate, last Sunday…

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Flashes from Sydney's Brightest Shows Dual role of versatile Frederick Forrester--Judith Anderson discovers novel type by accident--Arthur Stigant returning to Palace--"jack and the Beanstalk firmly established at St James--Ad aptation of clever story Lyceum--Veterans of Variety at Haymarket--Varied attractions at Tivoli

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 6

SYDNEY playgoers will welcome the return of Arthur [?]igant in a…

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Injured in Motor Collision

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 4

Mr Roy Lucas Colless, who was injured in a motor collision in Melbourne on Sunday, is a son of Mr and Mrs vivian Colless, of Leura, and a nephew…

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Ambulance Waggon Collision with Pole. Four Nurses Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 16

Pour nurses attached to the staff of the Coast Hospital were injured last night, when an ambulance waggon on which they were riding got out of control, and crashed into…

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Oysters Cut Air Pipe Diver Drowned at Jetty Queer Fatality at Darwin Darwin

The Sun · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 7

During repairs to the jetty this afternoon Diver Louis Romans, when working at a depth of 40ft. on the new piles, met his death when an air pipe…

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Carter Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 19

Harry Marsh, a carter, of Regent-street, Summer Hill, received shocking injuries at Haberfield yesterday, when the wheel of a van passed over his face…

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A Tail-on Collision

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

Head on and hend-to-tail collisious between motor cars are fairly common, but a tail-on collision is very rare, particularly when the two cars are bent…

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Boy Drowned. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 16

While playing on the bank of Lavended Creek last night with his sister, aged 6 years, Robert Pylc, 8 years, overbalanced and fell in. His sister told the parents, but no sign…

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Double Drowning Children in Creek WARIALDA

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 17

A double drowning fatality occurred yesterday afternoon, the victims, being Gwen. Skippen (10) and Gordon Skippen (8), children of Mr. and Mrs…

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Miner Injured. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 16

Whilst working at the Tyldesley colliery to-day, H. Charman, of Portland, was caught between a skip and the pithead timber, sustaining a compound fracture of the leg…

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Man Killed Three Injured Penshurst Smash

Evening News · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

WHEN a motor car capsized at the corner of Bassett-street and Forest-road, Penshurst, this afternoon, Duggan, of Martin…

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