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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Motor's Toll Car Somersaults Many Accidents

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1928 · page 2

Motor cars were involved in a heavy toll of accidents yesterday. Four were injured when a car, driven by Eric Goss, aged 43, of…

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Motor Accidents. Four' People Injured. Collision with Post

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 12

Four people were injured yesterday afternoon) when a motor lorry in which; they were travelling collided with a lamppost in Woodville-road, Granville. They were:—Rita Le…

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Bathing Fatality. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 12

Joseph William Gale, aged 19, Bon of Mr. C. B. Gale, of Howlong, met his death at Noricut Park bathing reserve, on the Murray River, yesterday evening. Gale was a member of a…

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Youth Drowned. Warren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 12

Vincent James Coram, (19), a son of Mr, H. Coram, Cholsla Park, Narromine, was drowned in the Macquarie River between Warren and Trangie. Accompanied by Ernest…

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Fatality at Adelaide. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 11

Fraser Home, aged l8, a prefect of Scotch College, dived into shallow water in the Victor Harbour baths on Saturday. Striking his head he became semi-conscious. He was…

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Boy Killed. Level-crossing Collision. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 12

Richard John Sorenson, aged 15, was killed when a motor car and a train came into collision at a level crossing near the Sandgate terminus railway station yesterday morning…

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Collision with Giant Sunfish Impaled on Steamer's Bow

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Sunday.--A collision with a giant sunfish, 14ft. long, is reported by the Kairanga. The vessel, when a day out from…

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Shallow Diving. Bather Injured at Neilsen Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 11

Arthur Goddard, aged 25 years, a porter, of Hartley-street, North Sydney, was injured yesterday afternoon when he dived into shallow water near the jetty at Nellsen Park…

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Dived on a Snag Young Man Drowned Albery Sundar

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 5

Joseph William Gale. 19, employed by W. Malcolm, baker, of Albury, and Si Whose people live in Howlong. 18 miles distant, was drowned on Saturday…

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National League Baseball Two Waverley Players Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 29

Baseball of a high standard was witnessed at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday when the National League's competition was resumed…

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Rail Car Catches Fire Driver Injured Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 5

C. Footer, driver of a rail car on the Adelaide-Angaston run, received slight injuries when the woodwork of the vehicle caught fire at Gawler shortly…

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Lightning Flash. Strikes Telephone. Girl Severely Injured. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 12

A telephonist attached to the staff of the Wagga exchange had a narrow escape from instant death. Miss Jean Drummond was seated at the…

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Toll of the Motor Week-end Smashes Crash at Granville Four People Injured

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

WHEN a motor lorly containing a picnic party swerved and crushed into a lamp post on Woodville Road. Granville, early yesterday, four…

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Two Young Men Act Mysteriously After Conveying Injured Boy to Hospital Police Want Names

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 9

The police are anxious to obtain the names of two young men who, some time after they conveyed little Douglas Haden (8) in their car from…

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Dived on to Snag in River Youth Injured Head[?]Was Unable to Rise Died After Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 23

ALBURY, Sunday.--Joseph William Gale, 19 years of age, son of Mr. Charles B. Gale, of Howlong, lost his life while diving in the…

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Express Held to Pick Up Injured One Killed and Three Hurt When Car Overturned Family Party

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--When the wheel of a motor car collapsed near Broadford, early yesterday morning, the car overturned, killing one of the…

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Street Accident Taxi Driver Charged

Evening News · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 11

WALTER Tilton Cunningham, 34, motor driver, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having caused grievous bodily harm to Frederick Lionel…

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"An Accident" "Snowy" Cutmore's Death Shooting Recalled Cocaine for Horses

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 12

An echo of the sensational shooting affray in Melbourne in which the notorious "Squizzy" Taylor and a man…

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Lost Overboard. Sailor Drowned. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 12

Captain Thomson, of the barque Garthpool. which has called at Semaphore for orders, reports that on December 14 James Maddock (18), a native of Dublin, was aloft lowering the…

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Miner's Hand Injured Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 8

Fred Bekford, miner, was packing a skip at the State Mine, when his hand was jammed and badly [?]rated. He was [?] by the ambulance, and an…

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