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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Clothing Found. Man Believed Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 3

The Randwick police are making inquiries concerning the finding on Cooke's Beach last night of a dark grey suit of clothes, white soft shirt, black tie,…

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Three Persons Drowned. Motor Car's Plunge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 3

West Maitland, Thursday—Three lives were lost at Raymond Terrace between 4.30 and 5 o'clock this afternoon through a motor car, owned and driven by Mr…

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Triple Drowning Tragedy Father, Son and Little Girl. Two Others Rescued. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 3

A motor car which was being driven by Arthur Hampton, an hotelkeeper, at Cessnock, plunged into the river off the punt at Raymond Terrace…

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Express Train Sensation Driver and Fireman Injured. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

A steam pipe on the engine of the Melbourne express leaving Sydney on Friday night burst, badly scalding the driver and injuring the fireman…

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Lost an Eye. Accident to Young Cherry. Picker

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

ORANGE.—Master Charles Parker, of Orange East, while angaged in picking cherries at an orchard on Bathurst road, met with a very…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Mr. R. Bogg, sub-foreman in the railway workshops, was the victim of an accident on Friday. As an weigh-bridge was being tested the gantry,…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. a Returned Soldier and Civilian's Gallantry

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

Three lives were lost at Raymond Terrace on Thursday last between 4.30. and 5 o'clock through a motor car, owned and driven by Mr. Arthur…

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Rescued from Drowning. Young Man's Plucky Action

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 6

Prompt action on the part of a fellow swimmer in the river at Kenmore on Sunday saved the life of Mr. Mick O'Grady, of the Railway…

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Accident at Galong

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 3

Seventeen trucks of a goods train which left Goulburn at 1 o'clock on Monday were derailed at Galong, according to information received by…

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Bigga. Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 3

An unfortunate accident happened to a man named Nobes who was tiding in one of the races at Bigga sports on Friday, 31st ultimo. Dr. McCarthy…

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Accident to Melbourne Express Steam Pipe Bursts Driver's Promptitude

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 6

The Melbourne express which left Sydney on Friday night had an exciting experience between Douglas Park and Maldon and it was only through…

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Terrible Drowning Fatality. Family Wiped Out

Young Witness · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

An Adelaide message states that Fred Marshall and his wife and three children, of ages ranging from ten years to eleven months, were crossing…

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Plucky Swagman's Death Double Drowning Fatality

Young Witness · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

DENILIQUIN.—At the Coroner's inquiry into the double drowning fatality in the Edwards River, it was [?] ted that Elizabeth Jean Kelly, only…

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Double Drowning Fatality A Boy and Girl

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

The Newtown police were notified this morning that a young boy and girl had been drowned in Spear's brick pit, St. Peters. The pit is said to…

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Sensation and Fatality

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

The Sydney polios made an arrest at Redfern on New Year’s Eye. Two detectives went to a church were a wedding was about to take place…

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Three Girls Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

Charleville, Wednesday.—A drowning accident occurred to-day in Middle Creek, 27 miles from town. Mr. Switzer, a selector near Box Creek,…

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Mother and Three Children Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

Adelaide, Tuesday.—On New Year's Day a tragedy was reported from Orroroo. Fred Marshall, with his wife and three children, drove to the…

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Seventeen Trucks Off Line. a Galong Accident

Young Witness · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

A railway accident occurred at Galong on Monday night, when seventeen trucks were derailed. It appears that a goods train after leaving…

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Accident at Bigga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

An unfortunate accident happened to a man named Nobes, who was riding in one of the races at Bigga sports. His injuries Include severe…

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Accident at Galong

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

Seventeen trucks of a goods train which left Goulburn at 1 o'clock on Monday were derailed at Galong according to…

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