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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Man Drowned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

With a life-saving body hook tied round his neck, Albert George Wishart, a returned soldier, was found drowned in the sea near the pier at Point Ormond, Elwood, yesterday…

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Country News. Cramp Causes Drowning. Narromine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 12

The funeral of Vivian James Coram [?] a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coram, of Chelsea Pork, who was drowned in the Macquarle River, near Wambianna…

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Injured in Car Smash

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

Nellie Walker, aged 23 years, residing at Endeavour Street, Sans Souci, received abrasions to the face when a motor car and a taxi cab collided in…

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Two Injured Car Skidded

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 16

Keith Stimson (35), residing at North Richmond, and Harry Timmins, (33); also of North Richmond, were travelling along the Western-road in the vicinity…

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Superworth Injured at Rosebery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 36

While running in the third division of the Flying Handicap at Rosebery on Wednesday, Superworth was badly cut on one of her tendons. It will…

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Collision on Harbor Oil Tender Damaged

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

The [?] tender [?] was badly damaged in a collision with the North Coast steamer [?] on the harbor between Goal Latherd and Water…

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Railway Inspector Injured. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 12

Inspector A. Morris, of the Railway De. partment, Newcastle, had one of his legs caught in the clutch of a motor truck an which he was riding, and received a cut 10 inches…

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Miner Is Injured Ltihgow Thrusday

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 10

At the State mine this afternoon. D Lovell, miner was struck in the face by a lump of coal, and was removed by the ambulance…

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Car and Motor-Cycle Collision at Intersection

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

All the intersection of The Avenue and William-street, Granville, about 6-45 p.m. yesterday, a motor-ear, driven by Charles Linkenbagh, of Rose-street, Parramatta,…

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Drunken Driver Sequel to Collision Dubbo

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 7

Following a collision between two cars on Narromine-road the police arrested Richard Samuel Nixon; of Tomingley, and charged him with…

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Fell From Tram Man Badly Injured

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 11

Arthur Bidolph, 32, of Schuller-street, Marrickvills, fall from a tram in Enmore-road Marrickville, last night. He was taken by the Newtown-Martickville…

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The Turf. Vitality Amiss. Injured Shoulder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 14

After Vitality had cooled down subsequent to his gallop at Randwick yesterday. It was discovered that his near shoulder was affected, seemingly through an injured muscle…

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Harbor Tragedy Cause of the Collision Marine Courts Finding

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

The judgment of the Court of Marino Inquiry, which inquired into the cause of the collision between the ferry steamer and the Union…

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Motoring Mishaps Car Overturned One Killed; Five Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

The blowing-out of a front tyre caused a motor-car to overturn near St. Mary's (N.S.W.) on Sunday afternoon, as a result of which Martin…

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Launch Ablaze 2 DROWNED: 36 Burned Petrol Explodes "New" Special BERLIN

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 11

ONE of me great motor launches used to convey Hamburg's dock laborers to work, caught fire in the river Elbe to-day, as a result of an…

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Church Hall Burned Worker Injured Collapse of Chimney Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

The Presbyterian hall at Armadale, a huge wooden structure, and a four-roamed weatherboard cottage adjoining were totally destroyed by…

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Injured Fliers Will Carry on Receive Treatment at Singapore SINGAPORE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

Captain Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller, who were injured when their aeroplane crashed while on the way to Batavia, in continuation of the flight…

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Motor Accidents Record of States

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 17

Allowing for this State's greater density of population, especially in Sydney, the number of motor accidents in New South Wales compares favorably,…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Land · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 14

William Maloney, aged 10, of Kangaloon, picked up a pea-rifle on Tuesday, unaware that it was loaded. It exploded, the bullet lodging in his…

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Motor Cycle Accident. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 12

Albert Ransanny (28), believed to be a resilent of Laurence, had three toes torn off his left foot in a motor cycle accident on the Glen innes road yesterday. Ransanny was…

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