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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Big Smash. Sensational Collision. Two Killed—forty Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

ADELAIDE Monday.—A sensational railway smash occurred just outside the Adelaide railway station to-day. when trains from Kapunda and…

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Holiday Fatality Two Men Drowned a Woman Rescued Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Hundreds of holiday makers witnessed a drawning tragedy at Hampton this afternoon, when two men lost their lives and a woman was resued at the point…

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Two Boys Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Ernest Wilson, of Malvern, aged 16, and Robert Alway, 16, of the same place, were drowned in a rough sea on Monday at Hampton Beach, reports a. Melbourne…

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Two Men Drowned an Awful Tragedy

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Hundreds of holiday makers witnessed a shocking drowning tragedy, at Hampton this afternoon when two men lost…

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Threshing Machine Fatality Body Thrown in the Air Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

John Suge, of Ruby, Gippsland, was killed while working a threshing machine. His leg was caught in a pulley and severed at the thigh, and his body was…

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Trains Bump. Two People Injured. Scared Passengers Leap From Train

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—A train accident occurred at Parramatta last night. A passenger train empty. [?]s shunted into the rear of a…

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Train Smash Outside Adelaide Station Two Killed, Forty Injured Adelaide

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

A sensational railway smash occurred just outside Adelaide railway station to-day, when trains from Kapunda and Clapham collided…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

A little boy named Norman Woodward, whose parents reside in Goldsmith-street, was on Thursday knocked down by a bicycle, ridden by a…

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Crashed Into Bridge. Motor Accident on Bungonia Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Last Friday evening (Anniversary Day) at seven o'clock the driver of a ! brand new motor car had a remarkable escape from crashing over…

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CASUALTIES. Week-end Accidents

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—While walking inher sleep last night, James Grant. 56, of Princes-street city, fell down stairs and injured his ribs and head…

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Possum Shooting Fatality

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 1

An inquest was held before the City Coroner at the Melbourne morgue on the body of Charles Athlee Kent, furmer, of Narre Warren. Evidence was given to…

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University Lecturer Drowned in Rapids LAUNCESTON

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 2

A parly of five men, including Dr. J. L. Glasson, of the Melbourne University, were returining from a successful trip to the rapids on Arthur…

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River Fatality

Young Witness · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 4

A party of five men including Dr. J. L. Glasson of the Melbourne University were returning from a successful trip to the Raplds on the…

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Serious Accident

Young Witness · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. (Norman Trussell of Parkerstreet, Cottamundra, met with a serious accident on the racecourse Norman was engaged exercising a…

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Eve Accidents

Young Witness · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 2

During last week a singular coincidence occurred, whereby two men in tho Barry district received injuries to an eye. One of them was Mr…

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Wombat. Accident

Young Witness · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 4

The little [?] of Mr and Mrs Wilson of Wombat met with a nasty occident a few days ago. Mrs Wilson had been washing and after taking…

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Car and Motor Cycle. Collision Causes Serious Accident

Young Witness · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

NEWCASTLD, Friday.—A motor car and motor cycle with side car collided near Broadmeadow. John Thomas McClure, 47 a Salvationist…

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Accident Averted

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 2

Yesterday afternooon, at ten minutes to 4, a pony attached to a sul[?] belonging to Mr. G. Cant, Auburn-st., was standing in Moutague-street, when…

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Drowning Case at Binalong

The Yass Courier · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 3

A Sad drowning fatality occurred at Binalong yesterday when Kenneth Weekes, aged 20, went, out of his depth and was drowned…

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Arm Crushed Engine Reces to Sydney with Injured Shunter Aboard Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 4

An engine raced four miles yesterday afternoon, from Enfield to Auburn, carrying a man who had his arm crushed badly in the Enfield railway yards…

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