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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Man Drowned. Wife and Family Spectators. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

George Budd, 36, was drowned in the Nepean at Wallaci[?] yesterday in the sight of his wife and children. He was swimming when he suddenly became…

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Few Accidents Railways Issue Report Canadian and American Figures. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

A statement was issued by the Railway Commissioners to-day showing that compared with other countries, the number of fatalities and accidents are very…

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Railway Smash Injured Passengers Recovering Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

All the persons injured in the railway smash on Wednesday night, are progressing favourably. It was stated by the railway, officials…

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Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. J. Barrie met with a nasty accident recently. While mounting a spirited horse the oilskin he was wearing flapped and frightened the…

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Australian Wrestler Injured. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

A Spokane message says Arnie Arthurs, claimant of the Australian middleweight wrestling championship, is in hospital suffering from injuries to the head and…

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Motors Collide Five Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

Five persons were injured, two of whom were admitted to Parramatta Hospital, as the result of a head on motor collision on the western road near…

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Accidents Motor Car Accident. Woman Killed. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

In attempting to avoid a collision on a steep road the driver of a motor car lost control and the vehicle fell 150 feet over the bank. Mrs. Tyler, one of the…

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Hobbs Another Century. Australia in Winning Position. England All Out for 365 Ryder Takes Charge of Bowling. More Injured Players. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 5

Australia was in a good position at the close of the play to-day in the third test match. They have a lead of 335 runs and have 8 wickets in hand. England 's first innings closed for 365, so that Australia was…

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Aeroplane Accident. Two Officers Killed. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

As a result of an accident to British aeroplanes in Ismalia two officers were killed and one seriously injured…

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Motor Car Accident Brakes Fail to Act. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

A motor party was descending the Bulli Pass yesterday when the brakes of the vehicle failed to act with the result that the car dashed into an…

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Strange Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. Hugh Thornburn met with a remarkable accident at Toowoomba. While watering his horses at a trough, a cart loaded with hay came along,…

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Fractured Skull. Accident at Lawrence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Miss Ida Barnier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Barnier, of Lawrence, was yesterday found in a paddock at her home unconscious…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 2

As the result of a motor cycle and sidecar skidding near Boyd's Bay early on Monday afternoon, the three occupants were thrown out and badly injured…

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Accident Results Fatally . Death of Miss Ida Barnier

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

The death occurred yesterday at. 3.30, of Miss Ida Barnier, aged 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Albert Barnier of Lower Southgate. As reported in yesterday's…

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Concrete Tracks. Minimising Accident Risks. Engineer's Scheme. to Be Tried in Tweed Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 3

With a view to minimising the risk of accidents at sharp road bends by preventing motor cars and other vehicles from keeping to the inside of the curve, and…

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"I Kicked Her In" Brisbane Drowning Case. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 5

The sordid Margaret street pontoon tragedy on January 5, wherein Mary Walden was alleged to have lost her life through being kicked into the river was…

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Man Drowned. Washed Off Rocks. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 2

A man named Thomas McCarthy, a train driver, whilst fishing with some friends at Long Bay was swept off the rocks by a huge breaker…

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Man Drowned Washed Off Rocks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 5

Thomas McCarthy, tram driver, while fishing at Long Bay, was swept off the rocks by a huge breaker. He was carried into the blowhole and drowned. His…

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Accident at Circus. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 5

While the staff was dismantling the lions cage at Cole Bros. Circus at Granville last night Thomas Scott caught one foot, in portion of the ironwork, and…

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Steamers in Collision. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 2

The steamer Surrey collided with the steamer Cooma at Howard Smith's wharf this morning. The oversea steamer Surrey was being towed downstream. The flood…

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