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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Railway Collision Denied. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent says that a semi-official statement issued from Dusseldorf denies the report of a fatal railway collision at Freimersheim…

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Injured by Gun Report. Unusual Ground for Complaint. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

A case of an unusual nature at West Maitland was heard before Mr. Crane, P.M., when Clara Markham claimed £10 in the Small Debts Court from Frederick…

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Motor Accident. Man Killed. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 2

A motor car containing several persons overturned near Birchip (Victoria). One man named Denehy was killed…

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South Arm. Exhibit for Maclean Show. Farm Worker Injured. South Arm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 4

A meeting was held at the Tyndale Public School grounds on Tuesday morning to decide whether or not to go on with the staging of an exhibit from this…

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Fatal Accident. Young Man Killed at Lismore

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred at Muldoon's Sawmill, at North Lismore, on Wednesday afternoon, the victim being Francis John Rogers (23), a married man residing a…

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Boy Drowned. Caught in Undertow. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 5

A drowning fatality occurred at Manly this afternoon, when Leonard Morgan, 11 years, of Victoria, who was holidaying at Manly with his parents, lost his…

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Knocked Down by Train. Level Crossing Fatality. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 4

Edward James Lee, aged 8 yearly residing at Coburg, was knocked down by an electric train at the Barron street level crossing, and died from…

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Drowned in Water Hole. a Little Girl's Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 5

Cecil Marshall was fishing at Terrical when he heard some children crying out in distress 50 yards away. He ran to their assistance and found that two of them,…

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Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 5

Mr. Hugh Thion met with an accident whilst ascending our tortuous mountain road. It is not known how he met with the mishap, but he was…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 3

Frank Jenkins, while riding a motor cycle at, Bondi last night, collided with a motor car and was thrown heavily. He was removed to hospital with a…

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Racing Smash. Three Horses Fall. Jockey Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 1

Eudid, Dunkinty, and Last Damsel fell at the five-furlongs post in the second division of the Park Stakes at Roschill yesterday, and Dunkinty was…

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Casualties. Fatal Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 5

Douglas Whinnen, aged 19, died at Broken Hill from injuries received in collision with a motor car and sulky has night. His companion, Leslie Whitting…

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Railway Fatality. Man Shockingly Mutilated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 5

A man, whose identity has not been established, was killed on the railway between Burwood and Strathfield this afternoon. His head was' severed and…

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Dragged on Ground. Driver Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

William Maddocks was driving along the road at Hurstville when his horse fool fright and bolted. He was thrown out and, in falling, his legs became entangle…

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Killed by Motor. Accident at Mosman. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 2

Two children were knocked down by a motor car in Military Road, Mosman, last night. One of them (Jean Noble), aged…

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A Lucky Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 7

Many of the most important discoveries in science and engineering have been made almost by accident. There is now in general use a process known to the…

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Prince's Mishap. Pluck Is Admired. Accidents Cause Public Uneasiness. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 5

According to the papers Little Cristy, the Prince of Wales' mount in the Ladies Purse, was brought down at the first fence by Sundown, which baulked. The…

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Shooting Gallery Accident. Passer-by Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 3

Arthur Johnson was passing a shooting gallery at the Show Grounds last night when he was accidently shot in the buttock. After treatment be was…

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Car Somersaults. Occupants Thrown Out. One Killed, Five. Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 3

A woman was killed, and five people were injured when a motor car skidded in rounding the corner off Marsden road at Ermington, near Dundas, yesterday…

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Serious Accident. Smash in Pony Trot. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 3

Up to the present nearly 300,00 persons have visited the Royal Show. Saturday's attendance was 105,000, which is 3000 more than on Easter Saturday 1922…

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