More than $1m has been donated to the families of children killed in a jumping castle accident at Devonport, as investigations continue into what happened.
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Five children killed in Tasmanian jumping castle accident named
Five children killed in a horror jumping castle accident at a primary school in northwest Tasmania have been named. The Year 5 and 6 students died after a sudden wind gust lifted the castle 10m into the air at Devonport’s Hillcrest Primary School on Thursday.
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Devonport locals flock to support Hillcrest Primary School following jump castle tragedy
The community is dealing with the tragic news that five children have died, and three remain in hospital in a critical condition.
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Australian sporting codes rally around Tasmania after bouncy castle tragedy claims lives of five children
Australian sporting codes are rallying around Tasmania following the bouncy castle tragedy in Devonport that claimed the lives of five school children on Thursday.
Read More »Five Children Killed In The Unthinkable Tasmania Jumping Castle Tragedy Have Been Named: Here's Everything We Know
Five school children were tragically killed in an unthinkable jumping castle incident in Devonport, Tasmania on December 16. Now, Australia is rallying around the families affected. The event occurred around 10am Thursday morning when a jumping castle was lifted into the air by a gust of wind while carrying several school …
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Devonport Hillcrest tragedy sparks ban on jumping castles in Tasmanian state schools
The Department issued an email to all teachers about 4pm on Friday, a day after a tragedy at Hillcrest Primary left five children dead.
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Devonport community shares condolences for children in Hillcrest Primary School tragedy
There are few challengers greater for emergency service responders than the scene they met at Hillcrest Primary School on Thursday. That's according to Ambulance Tasmania chief executive Joe Acker who has extended his condolences to the family and friends of the five students who have died following an incident involving …
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The one jumping castle question police refuse to answer
When a jumping castle was swept 10 metres into the air from the ground of Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, many children were hospitalised and five children lost their lives. The members of the school community were holding a "Big Day In" to celebrate the end of the 2021 school …
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Jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania: Heartbreak and grief as Devonport locals mourn children who died
Grief grips the north-west Tasmanian city of Devonport as it comes to terms with the loss of five children who died in an end-of-school jumping castle accident.
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Sylvia Jeffreys tears up during interview about Tasmanian tragedy: 'Gutting'
Today's Sylvia Jeffreys became emotional as she spoke to a tearful Jacqui Lambie about the horrifying jumping castle tragedy in Devonport. .
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