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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Accident at Randwick Jockey Halden Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 6

When negotiating the first hurdle out of the straight at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, Tuckbridge, ridden by J. Halden, fell and two other horse came…

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Accident at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

While returning home on Saturday night to the Royal Military College, two employees were run over by a motor car. One of them, Mr. A. Bean, a married…

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Head- On Collision. Two Cars Crash

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

During the busy period of motor traffic to and from the racecourse on Saturday afternoon last two cars came to grief at the corner of Colyer and…

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Collision Near Heads. "Wight Have Been Worse," SYDNEY

Daily Witness · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 3

Just after daybreak to-day a collision occurred near Sydney, Heads between the French freighter St. Jospeh and the pilot steamer…

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Injured While Trying to Smash Record

Daily Witness · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 2

Paul Rematey, an American crack road motor cyclist, lies in Gundagai Hospital nursing bad injuries to his knees, and having a deep gash in his…

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Fatality Near Nubba. Fettler Killed by a Train. Wallendbeen

Daily Witness · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 1

A terrible accident occurred this morning, when J. Pearce, a fettler, was instantly killed by a goods train near Nubba…

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Collision at Sydney Heads Pilot and French Steamer Bump Latter Gets Worst Of It

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 1

A sensational collision occurred at Sydney Heads this morning between the pilot steamer Captain Cook and the French steamer St. Joseph as the…

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The Duntroon Accident

The Yass Courier · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

At Queanbeyan on Monday Mr. John Gale, Coroner, held an inquiry concerning the death of Augustus Bean, who was killed through a…

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Motor Fatality

Daily Witness · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

A motor car and motor cycle col[?]d near Kandos, and a man named Ch[?]s. Devine was killed…

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Motor and Buggy Collide. Accident in the Dark. Fortunate Escapes

Daily Witness · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

When returning last night from "Greunbank" in his Buick car, Mr. Jack Stewart had the bad luck to collide with a buggy, driven by Mr…

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Road Accident. Car and Buggy Involved

The Young Chronicle · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

An accident occurred on the Thuddungra Road last night when a Buick car, driven by Mr. J. Stewart, of Young, and a double-horse buggy,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Yass Courier · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

Paul Remaley, the American, crack road motor bikist, lies in Gundagai Hospital curbing bad injuries to his knees, and having a deep gash in his…

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Two Drowned. Mother and Daughter. Brisbane

Daily Witness · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 2

A double-drowning tragedy occured at Bribie Island, a few miles down Moreton Bay yesterday morning. Captain Laidley of the steamer…

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Cycle Strikes Post Five Men Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 6

A motor cycle with trder's box attached, containing five persons, collided with a verandah post near the intersection of Parramatta-road and…

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Little Boy Drowned Dragged Into Water by Dog

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 6

That a dog is not always man's best friend was proved at Manly on Sunday, when a little boy, aged 9 was dragged into deep water in the Manly Lagoon…

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Father's Terrible Discovery Two-year-old Child Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 1

A terrible discovery was made by man named Boyden at Lindfield on Saturday night. He found the body of his two-year-old daughter, Marcella,…

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Scalding Accident. Mrs. Sutherland Sen. Hurt

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 2

A painful accident befel Mrs. Alice Sutherland of "Mountain View," Bendick Morrell, on Saturday. Mrs. Sutherland attained her 81st…

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Darling Harbor Collision. Steamer Damaged. Sydney

Daily Witness · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 2

The steamers Whaugape and Kooyoug collided at Darling Harbor yesterday. The former was serious ly damaged…

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Detonators Explode. Two Men Injured Sydney

Daily Witness · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 6

An explosion of about thirty detonators at the old State quarry at Kiama yesterday afternoon severely injured Edward McKenzie, a…

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Seven Killed; 11 Injured. Lahore, Feb. 28

Daily Witness · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred on Friday, a goods train being derailed on a bridge between Amhesar and Pandakil, on the…

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