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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

4,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 237

Man Drowned. Collapsed While Bathing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 16

John Livingstone, aged 36 years, of Elfred-street, Paddington, was drowned in about five feet of water at Clovelly yesterday afternoon…

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Injured Airmen. Lose Their Memories

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 16

Although perfectly conscious yesterday morning, both Robert Somerville and Leslie Milgate, the pilot and mechanic of the 'plane, [?]ould not remember the disaster…

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Not Yet Statements From Airmen Windsor Fatality

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 17

Richmond police have mode several unsuccessful endeavors to intrrview Air-Pilot Robert Somerville and Air-Craftsman…

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Tragic Panic 200 Pilgrims Drowned Boats Capsize Calcutta

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

Two hundred lives were lost during a big religious fair at Saugor, at the mouth of the Hooghly…

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17 KILLED, 15 Injured Bellevue (Ohio)

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

Seventeen persons, including four women, were killed and 15 injured when an electric interurban car and a motor-'bus collided in a blinding…

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48 Drowned in Less Than Month New Zealand's Ominous Record

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 10

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--It is estimated that 48 people have been drowned in New Zealand since Christmas Eve, a remarkable record for a…

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200 Drowned When Boats Capsize Indians Get Panicky in Rough Sea CALCUTTA

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

During a big religious fair at Saugor, at the mouth of the Hooghly, 200 lives were lost. Twelve boats, carrying 700 pilgrims,…

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Alison K's Splendid Win at Brisbane Takes Foundation H'cap Easily Rider Injured and Horse Cut About : Only One Favorite Wins

Referee · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 6

[?] patronage was accorded the first day's racing on Saturday of the Queensland Turf Club's January meeting. The humid conditions that prevailed culminated in a storm just about the time the last race was run. Totalisator investments came to a trifle over £7000 on a seven-event…

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Fortunes by Accident

The World's News · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 9

THE maker of a fortune usually credits his success to hard work and judgment. But I have come across several instances where at…

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Drowning Accidents. Tragedy at Wagga. Girl Loses Life. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 12

The third drowning fatality within 10 days occurred in the Murrumbidgee to-day, when Miss Joyce Harris, 18, lost her life. Accompanied by Miss Edna Corbin, Miss…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

Roy de Wer, 26, labourer, of Titanla-street, Randwick, was seriously injured yesterday morning when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a motor car in Belmore-road,…

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Third Drowning in Murrumbidgee Plucky Rescue Attempt

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

WAGGA, Wednesday.--The third drowning within five days on the Murrumbidgee, near Wagga, occurred this morning, when Joyce Harris, aged 18,…

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Injured on the Wharf

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 5

James Fa[?]oner, or we[?] Street, waterloo, suffered severs scalp wounds when he fell 20 feet from the gantry at 8 wharf Bay…

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Great Fortitude Cyclist Terribly Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

At about 9 p.m. on Saturday, Stanley Hannell (26), of Woodward-avenue, Strathfield, met with a very serious accident near Casula on the Great…

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Fall of 40 Feet. Labourer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 11

Frederick Fairlie, 43, a labourer, living in Kent-street, Belmore, received severe spinal Injuries yesterday as the result of falling 40 feet from a bo'sun's chair in which he was…

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Horse Disembowelled Collision With Cycle Danger of Straying Stock

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

The danger of straying stock was exemplified at Granville last week. At 4 a.m. on Thursday morning, John Thomas, of Lewis-street, Granville, who…

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Lawson Tragedy. Sequel to Collision. Motorist Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 12

At the conclusion of an inquiry into the deaths of Annie Christina Haigh and Isabel MacFayden, who were killed when a motor coach in which they were travelling collided…

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Thrown From Trotter and Injured Maitland

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 3

While exercising a trotter at the Show Ground to-day. Cecil Mend. 30, of Rub warm, was thrown and received a fracture to the right collar hone. He was…

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Girl Drowned in River Third Case at Wagga Wagga

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 3

Another river tragedy occurred early this morning-- the third within a week at Wagga,…

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Under Rock Little Girl Injured Saved by Tree

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 9

Ada Muriel Goulder, aged 7, who lives with her parents in Cheltenham-avenue, Cheltenham, narrowly escaped being crushed…

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