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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Peculiar Series of Fatal Accidents

Young Witness · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 4

OTTAWA, March 21.—A particularly sad chapter of accidents has befallen the family of a man named Henri Tremblay who lives at…

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Riding Fatality Muriel Christie Succumbs

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 2

Muriel Christie, daughter of Mr. V. Christie of Wheo, who was previously reported to be critically ill as the result of a fall from a horse,…

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Child Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 6

At Narrendera the two year old son of Mr and Mrs. Thomas Ryan, of Mdgeion road, was drowned through accidently falling into…

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Jockey's Death. Accident at Kensington

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Jockey L. O'Connor, who was severely injured. when Linora Smile fell at Kensington pony races on Wednesday, last,…

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A Brisbane Fatality Cut to Pieces Brisbane

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 2

John Collier, a widower, was clearing [?] between the lines at Roma Street [?] to-day when an engine cut him to [?]…

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Another Railway Fatality Near Burwood Station Man Terribly Mangled Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 2

A man whose body is unidentified was killed on the railway between Burwood and Strathfield to-day. The man was seen to fall between…

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Fatal Riding Accident. Death of Miss Muriel Christie

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 2

A very distressing accident happened at Wheeo on Wednesday last, resulting in the lamentable death of Muriel Christie, daughter of Mr. and…

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One Killed, Three Injured. Fatal Collision

Young Witness · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—One man was killed and three others injured in a collision between a motor cycle and sulky at Broken Hill…

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Drowned in a Tank

Young Witness · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 8

George Wright, aged 20, was drown ed at Mr. Levi Death's property at Carroll in Gunnedah district, on Sunday, Deceased had been in the…

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Injured by Explosion

Young Witness · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 6

On Sunday morning Mr. W. Mansfield of Exeter was helping to unpack a case of detonators. They were packed in sawdust that had…

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Motor Accidents a Woman Killed Miraculous Escapes Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 2

A fatal motor car accident occurred at Ermington to-day, when an unknown woman was killed and five others [?]red. The car was rounding a turb, when it…

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Dreadful Burning Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon of last week a fatel burning accident, occurred at Tantulean; about three miles Mongarlowe the victim being Mrs. Willlam Jonas,…

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Goulburn Boy Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 2

Harry Piggott, aged 12, a resident of Goulburn, was the victim of a serious accident in Sydney on Monday. He slipped and fell beneath a tram…

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Motor Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 4

A motor car turned a complete somersault on Friday afternoon in Marsden-street, Ermington. Mrs. Elizabeth Lawless, of Bankstown, was…

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Paris Motor Accident Hope for Princess Kitcharakave Paris

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 1

Prince Aska is out of danger, Pri[?] cess Kitcharakava's cond[?] is unchanged but t[?] is some [?] of saving her life…

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Accident at Tarlo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 2

A correspondent informs us that a party from Goulburn had an accident at Tarlo on Good Friday. A motor lorry, belonging to S. A. Burns and…

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Accident

Young Witness · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

On Sunday morning last whilst Mr. Fred Wales (of Cootamundra), and Miss Wiggins (of Wambanumba) were driving over Short street Bridge in a…

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Dashed Into A. Rope. Motor Cyclist's Sensational Accident. Two People Injured

Young Witness · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.— A motor? cycle and side car was travelling along Liverpool road to-day when it dashed into a rope which was being used…

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Caught by Rope Cycle and Sidecar Elderly Woman Badly Injured Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 4

A motor cycle and sidecar travelling along Liverpool Road to-day dashed into a rope being used to move seme electric light poles…

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Accident Boy Thrown From Horse

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 1

Edgar Frey, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Frey, of Parkesbourne, met with a serious accident on Saturday morning…

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