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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Drowning Fatality. at Woolgoolga Jetty

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 4

John Beattie, an invalid pensioner, 51 years of age, was accidentally drowned by falling off the jetty at Woolgoolga on Wednesday night. Beattie and an…

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Rider Injured Serious Accident at Alstonville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 4

Miss Minnie Gibson, daughter of Mrs. James Gibson, of Alstonville, met with a serious accident on Monday in the vicinity of the Alstonville butter…

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The Cypher Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 5

The Cypher was interfered with in the Australian Cup and injured…

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Drowned in Tub. Mother's Sad Discovery

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 3

At Lithgow yesterday, while the mother was absent from the wash tub for a few minutes, a four-year old child, Dulcie Turtle, fell in and…

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Seelands--whiteman Creek. Accidents at Southampton Punt

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 4

Since I have acted as district correspondent I have repeatedly drawn the attention of both the Nymboida and Copmanhurst Shire Councils to the bad state…

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Three Persons Injured. Explosion at Darlington. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

An explosion this morning in the building occupied by Motors Specialities, Ltd., at Darlington, resulted in three persons being injured, and portion of…

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Sensational Collision. Between Ferry Steamers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 3

A sensational collision between the ferry steamers Kiandra and Kanimbla occurred this afternoon on the harbor at the entrance to the Circular Quay. A…

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Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

Mr. T. Albert and daughter, whilst driving a car along the Yamba-South Arm road, in trying to avoid a collision with a sulky, ran over an embankment…

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Thrown From Sulky. Serious Mullumbimby Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

Mrs. Joseph Crompton, of Mullumbimby Creek, was driving to the Mullumbimby show in a sulky in which were also her [?] and two young children…

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Run Down by Train. One Man Killed, Another Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 5

Two men working on the Camberwell railway were caught by a fast electric train to-day. John Wright (50) was killed, instantly, and Thomas O'Donoghue…

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Train Smash. 4 Killed, 25 Injured. Calais Express Derailed Engine and Carriages Overturn. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 5

A disaster to the Calais-Ventineglia express occurred at Grandsoilets, where trains have recently been diverted to Lasbrotteaux…

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Serious Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 2

A man named Virgin, driver of the Shire Council steam waggon, met with a serious accident on Monday, when a valve blew out, so…

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Telegrams. Ships in Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

The Marine court found that the collision between the steamers Whanghape and Kooyong was caused by an error of judgment on the part of the master of…

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Ship Sinks After Collision. Two Members of Crew Drowned London

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5

A message from Flushing states that the Dutch steamer Abbekirk, when leaving Antwerp for Australia, collided in the Scheldt with a Dutch auxiliary…

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Cyclist Injured. Struck by Special Constable. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 5

H. J. Stackpoole a well-known Williamstown tailor, while riding a bicycle last night, was felled to the ground by a blow from a baton allegedly delivered…

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Four Deaths. Week-end Tragedies. Cycle Accidents and Bolts Man Decapitated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 3

The number of week end tragedies in Sydney was more than has been the case for some years. No less than four persons lost lives in various parts of…

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Shooting Fatality Trigger Slipped From Grasp. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 5

Garnet Pennicott (25), a carpenter, of Oatlands, was accidentally shot by his cousin, Bertram Pennicott, yesterday. They were fitting down resting with…

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Finger Severed. Accident at Tullymorgan. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

While log hauling at Tullymorgan a man named Short, who was assisting Mr. Munns to "snigger" a log on to the wiggon was guiding a wire rope over…

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Injured by Detonator

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 4

A serious accident befel Roy Anderson, one of the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Anderson, of Rockdale Orchard, Bundarra. He was engaged on a…

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Surfer Drowned. Taken Out in Undertow. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 5

Alan Gane, aged 33, was carried out to sea by a treacherous undertow while surfing at Maroubra. Although brought ashore in an exhausted condition, all…

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