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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Child Drowned Bathing in River Dubbo

Evening News · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 11

While bathing in the river at Dubbo with several other children. Rou[?]d Keith Stenson, 6. was drowned. His disappearance was not discovered for…

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Three Drowned Holidays' Toll in Vic. Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 5

There were three drowning fatalities during the holidays. The victims were percy Schwab. 18. of Blackburn, Harry H Costello.26. of Ouyen, and…

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Motor Cycle Skids Two Injured BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 5

Thrown heavily against an Iron girder when their motor-cycle skidded on Victoria Bridge, City, last night, William White, Ipswich Road,…

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3 Drowned Two Die in Smash Melbourne's Week-end Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 9

DUDING the week-end three cases of drowning and some bad motor fatalities occurred. Those drowned were Petty Schawab,…

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Car Skids Slides Down Mountain Four Injured Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 10

Rounding a sharp bend near a bridge at Belgrave early yesterday morning a car containing two young men and two women skidded on loose metal,…

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Week-end Toll Many Car Smashes Big List of Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 5

There were many motor smashes in and around Sydney during the week-end, and one man was killed and many persons injured. A serious smash…

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How Earth Shook Off the Old Year Midnight 'Quake California Shaken Many Injured, Great Damage Reported San Francisco

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 1

Calexico, a town on (he border of California and Mexico, was .severely damaged by a series of earthquakes, lasting from midnight on Friday to…

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Cars Collide. Accident at Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 9

Bight persons were injured when two motor cars came into violent collision at the intersection of Macqunrie-street and Liverpoolroad, Liverpool, at 2 a.m. on Saturday…

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Other Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 9

Severe injuries, including a probable fracture of the shoulder and right leg, scalp wounds and concussion, were received by Michael John Scully, aged 19, of Riley-street,…

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Face Smashed by Heavy Beam Car Shattered Shocking Accident At- Wagga Wagga

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 5

A motor party returning to Waggo last night from Adelong races, had a terrifying experience, several men sustaining serious…

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Collision at Camperdown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 12

Two women were injured on Parramatta-road, Camperdown, yesterday, when a motor car driven by Alfred B. Robson, of Cromwell-street, Croydon, collided with a car driven…

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Fatalities and Accidents Swimmer Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 7

William Currie (29), laborer, of 104 Clyde Street. Granville, dived into shallow water in Parramatta Park yesterday afternoon, and injured his spine…

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Saved From Drowning. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 13

Scout Commissioner J. W. Gibson, who was giving swimming lessons at Crawley Beach on the Swan River, went to the rescue of a drowning boy, 50 yards away, in five feet of…

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The Port Hacking Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 1

The spot where Meruyn All[?]m was attacked by a shark at Port Hacking, yesterday, is about midway between the canoe and the shore. His father is in the canoe…

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Fatality at Junee. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 12

Stanley Baldwin, aged 6 years, and Clarence Fugger, aged 5 years, were running across Lorne-street on Saturday night, when they were struck by a car driven by Mr. B. Nolan,…

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Body Recovered Little Girl Drowned

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 11

The body of Norma Boland, aged 7, who lived in Canterhury-road, Bankstown, was recovered from George's River to-day a mile from the…

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Overturned Car Four Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 1

Whilst travelling citywards on the Great Western Road at Prospect yesterday afternoon, a motor car containing four men skidded and overturned…

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Car Overturns. Swerving to Avoid a Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 12

A motorist who was proceeding along the Great Western-road, Prospect, yesterday afternoon swerved to the side of the road to avoid a collision, and his car overturned…

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Car Somersaults After a Collision Riama

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 7

A [?] between two [?] south of [?] one of the [?] thrown up [?]…

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Man Injured. Diving in Shallow Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 12

Diving into the water in the swimming reserve in Parramatta Park jesterday afternoon. William Currie, aged 29 years, of Clyde-street, Granville, struck his head on…

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