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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Jumped Off Ferry. Man Drowned in Harbor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

An unknown middle-aged man jumped overboard from the Manly steamer, Bellubra, last night, while the vessel was crossing the heads. The engines were…

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Twenty Injured 'Bus and Tram Collide. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

Twenty persons were injured in a collision between a bus and a tram at Broadmeadows this afternoon. The vehicles struck head on. The injured…

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Motor Car Capsizes. One Killed Four Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

A motor car capsized at Brunswick to-day following the bursting of a tyre. One passenger named Rankin was killed outright. Four others received serious…

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Accidents to Twin Brothers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

Strangely coincidental were the circumstances associated with accidents which befel twin brothers during the past couple of days. On Tuesday, night at about 7…

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District Court Accident at Shark Creek Claim for Damages

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 3

An action for the recovery of damages for injuries sustained in a motor cycle accident at the bridge over, Shark Creek on December. 22 was brought against the…

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Drowned at Flooded Crossing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 4

At Patterson's crossing near Tenter field on Wednesday a young man named Goodwin was drowned. The flood rains had made all the crossings in the district…

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Motor Car Accident. Wealthy Grazier Killed. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. W. F. Edwick, a grazier, of Tocumval, New South Wales, was killed at Murchison East, Victoria, when a motor car in which he was…

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Killed in Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 4

W. F. Edwick, grazier of Tocumwal, was killed at Murchison East, Victoria, when a motor car in which he was riding left the road and struck the fence. The…

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Cyclists Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

While competing in a cycle race at Auburn Park yesterday, seven riders fell. Three were admitted to hospital suffering from lacerations and bruises while one…

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Drowned in Five Inches of Water

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

At Currawara, Narandera, a well-known farmer, Mr. William H. Rowe, lost his life in peculiar circumstances. Mr. Rowe had been missed by the neighbors for a…

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Cars Collide. Two Men Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

Two men were injured when a motor car in which they were driving collided with another car at Mascot to-day. Their names are Percy Hammond, 32, wool…

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Surfer Drowned. Outside Safety Zone Tragedy at Collaroy Beach. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

Ernest Hayes, 20, residing at Beecroft, was drowned and two other young men narrowly escaped a similar fate at Collaroy beach this afternoon…

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Communist Meeting. Police Draw Revolvers Six Killed, 36 Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

Six were killed and twenty-three seriously injured and thirteen others slightly injured in a collision between the police and Communists at Halle, a city in…

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Train Hits Car Sensational Accident. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

There was a sensational accident at a railway crossing near Hove station last night. A man na[?]ed Bagshaw, with his wife…

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Lorry Out of Control Two Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

While descending Bulli Pass on Saturday night a motor lorry containing Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson arid their two sons and daughter, got out of control as…

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Chapter of Accidents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

A chapter of accidents occured at Singleton last Tuesday. Roy Cook, 16, of Whittingham, was riding a bicycle alongside a Ford motor lorry in George…

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Remarkable Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 4

A remarkable accident befef a youth named Erne Brown, at Terranora, on Saturday. He was leading a strong calf through a gate with a rope. At the…

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Man Drowned. Washed Off Rocks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

An unknown man was drowned at Ben Buckler, Bondi, to-day. He was standing on a rock when a huge wave enveloped him and carried him out to sea. The…

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AWARDED £1600 Farmer Injured by Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

The case in which Stanley Mattinson, a crack rifle shot, and farmer of the South Coast, sued the Railway Commissioners, claiming £2000 damages for injuries…

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The Dog Knew Brought Aid to Injured Master Molong

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

An extraordinary story of canine sagacity comes from Molong. W. Gadd, of Mullengeen station, was dismounting from a horse in order to open a gate…

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