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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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An Injured Miner Refused Bus License Paxton

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 6

The attitude adopted by the Reursley bus committee in regard to the granting of a license to a member of Paxton Lodge was severely…

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Preventing Accidents and Deterring Road Hogs

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 43

After taking things quietly for a considerable time the public is at last waking up to the fact that there are many matters of administration of traffic law which require betterment, and that prove and vital…

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Accident on Farm. Man's Terrible Injuries. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 17

A young farmer received shocking injuries whilst working on his father's farm about 20 miles from Wagga. Phillp McDevitt, aged l8 years, was feeding a chaffcutter, when a piece…

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Two Lives Lost. Motoring Accident. Car Crashes Through Bridge. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 15

A message from Innisfail states: Racing along at a terrific speed a motor car crashed through the railings of Babinda Creek bridge at 1 o'clock this morning, and two of the…

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Man Drowned. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 12

Michael Henry Archer, aged 21 years, was drowned when he endeavoured to cross Dumaresq Creek, at West Armidale, in order to bring back the child of a friend who was…

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Schoolboy Drowned Bisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 1

Dallen Lang, 8. schoolboy. while bathing yesterday afternoon with other school boys in a creek at Kallnga Park, near Toombul, slipped into a deep…

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£75 Damages Picnic Party Collision

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 13

A collision between a motor car and a motor lorry took place in Ocean-street, Narrabeen, on October 16 last, and Mrs. Ruby Fisher, of Belmore, was…

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Man Injured by Fall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 15

John Famolo, aged 27, plasterer, living at McKenzie-street, Bondi Junction, fell 15ft from a ceiling to the floor while at work at Murdoch's new premises in George-street…

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Motor Collision Claim for £400 Damages

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 7

Damages laid at £100 were claimed in [?] District Court before Judge [?] yesterday by Mrs. Ruby [?] of Belmore from Albert James Palker, Empire…

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Two Youths Drowned Melbourne Tragedies Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 13

FALLING from the pier at Point Lonsdale and in [?] his skull Walter [?] 19 was d[?]woned last night. His body was recovened by the [?]house…

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Victims of Car Smashes Old Man Killed Boy Badly Injured

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 6

AN elderly man was killed, and a child seriously injured, as the result of being run down by cars, last night. Strangely enough…

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Eva Novak's Husband in Bomb Explosion Two Others Injured Flesh Stripped From Hands

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 13

ORANGE, Thursday. WILLIAM R. REED, husband of Eva Novak, the film actress, Cocil Hargraves, of the Hollywood-on-Holidays days Picture Producers, and Michael Folkhardt, of Orange, suffered terrible burns when a flare bomb…

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Flesh Off Bones Movie Bombs Explode Three Men Injured Eva Novak's Husband Orange

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 13

Shortly before 8 o'clock lest night, sensational explosions occurred in front of the Australia Picture Theatre in Lord's Place…

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Blasting Accident Laborer in Hospital

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 11

WHEN a charge of dynamite expie[?] sewerage works off Miller-street North Sydney, to-day, Alfred Baker, 42, labores, of Kurrabs-road , Neural Bay,…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 15

A message from Longreach states:—According to information received by the police, Frederick James Taylor, 28, single, grazier, was accidentally shot dead this afternoon…

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Probably Drowned Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 5

It is believed that Cedrte John Pen[?]on 16. of Box Hill, was last night, drowned at Surrey Dive, a favorite Upper yarra swimming hole. The body…

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Drowned in Flooded Creek

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

When Henry Francis Archer, aged 21, attempted to swim his horse across the flooded Dumaresq Creek near Armidale on Tuesday he was swept away…

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Fatal Street Collision. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 12

As a result of a collision between a motor car and a bicycle, Clifford Pearson Short, [?] years, has died in hospital from a fractured skuil. The boy, who was a son of Mr. Benj[?]…

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Doctor Killed. in Motor Accident. Woman Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 12

A message from Hamilton states that a motor car owned by Dr. R. O. Douglas, of Hamilton, was found in a damaged condition on the main road about nine miles from Hamilton…

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Jack Roberts' Injured Hand

Arrow · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 6

Jack Roberts' hand will not have to be operated on so that the heavy-punching lightweight will start training in a fortnight. Roberts is a great…

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