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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

5 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Sensational Accident. Car Crashes over Cliffs. Miraculous Escapes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

Last week-end was one of intense anxiety for many a home in Katoomba. On Friday evening a party of young men, seven in number,…

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Unbeaten Tracks. Leura Falls Fatality. Boys Will Be Boys

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

On Wednesday morning, at Katoomba, Mr. H. Judges (Penrith and District Coroner) held an inquiry into the circumstance of the death…

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Injured Footballer

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

Members of the Federal Football Club, like true sports, are engaged in various ways in an endeavor to put their club mate. Roy Hicks, on…

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Accident at Hartley

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

A serious and somewhat unusual burning accident occurred at Hartley recently, the victim being Kenneth, the seven-year-old son of Mr…

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Accidental Majorities (Published by Arrangement.) Should Not Control Liquor Decision Should Be Based on Substantial Vote

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 7

In the course of a loading article, anything but friendly to the liquor trade, the Perth "West Australian" puts forward a logical case against…

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