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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Motor Smash Men Injured at La Perouse

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 6

Three men were Injured in a motor smash at La Perouse early today, when in attempting to avoid a collision with another car the taxi-driver pulled over…

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Gun Accident at Harden. Boy Wounded in Thigh

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Walter Williamson, aged 18, the son of the postmaster at Murrumburrah, while rabbit-shooting in company with two…

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Peculiar Accident

The Young Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6

Master Vincent Rowe, son of Mr. and Sirs. F. Rowe, of Gollan, met with a serious accident whilst motoring with his father on Saturday, says…

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"Special" Runs Amok Alleged Assault with Baton Man Badly Injured MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 8

H J. Stackpool, the well-known Williamstown tailor, while riding his bicycle last night, was felled to the ground by a blow from a baton,…

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Man Drowned Woman Rescued. Melbourne

Daily Witness · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

Two boys were fishing at St. Kilda pier on Saturday night when they saw a man and woman suddenly go over. The boys rescued…

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Match Factory Ablaze. 16 KILLED, 17 Injured. Rome, March 17

Daily Witness · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

Sixteen were killed and seventeen injured by an explosion in a match factory at Corio. The victims were buried in the…

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Wallendbeen. Accident

Daily Witness · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 1

Early this morning Mr. L. Troy was thrown from his horse; he received a kick in the face and was conveyed by car to Cootamundra…

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Drowned at Maroubra. Sydney

Daily Witness · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

A man named Alfred Gane, aged 32, was carried out by the underlow at Maroubra yesterday afternoon while surfing and drowned…

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Gun Accident. at Tubbul Road Quarry

Daily Witness · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

On Thursday last Mr. G. Lacey a railway employee met with an accident, and had the top of his little finger blown off. It is stated that…

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Collision a Submarine Sunk. Forty Seven Drowned

Daily Witness · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 2

Tokio, March 19.— Submarine 43, with four officers and 43 men, was sunk in a…

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Tramway Employee Injured Police Arrest Motor Driver

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 2

The police arrested the driver of the lorry which knocked down Rede O'Brlen, a traniway employee; in George-street' late last night…

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Old Shell Case Explodes. Boy Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Witness · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 2

Gerald Muddyman, aged 8 years, was severely injured by an explosion at Newington Magazine yesterday. Whilst playing in the yard where his…

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Motor Runs Off Punt Two Passengers Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 2

A man named Joseph Faydon and girl named Beryl Clanyton were injured last night when a motor car which was being driven by the former, ran…

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Ploughmen's Serious Accident

Daily Witness · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 1

Captain Richard Stanley was driving a team of ten horses in a disc plough on F. G. Cattle's property in the Wyalong district. He called…

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People Swarm on the Warships. Several Accidents. Melbourne

Daily Witness · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

Huge crowds continue to inspect the visiting warships. They, swarm aboard in hundreds and in the crush clot[?] is [?] and…

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BIMBI. Accident

Daily Witness · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 1

Mr. S. Hope, of Quandialla, was returning home from Gr[?]ell during the early hours of Tuesday morning. When about a m[?] and a half from…

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Express Train in Collision. Eight Killed, 10 Injured. London, March 24. (Reuter.)

Daily Witness · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

The International Express train from Ostend to Bale collided with a goods train at Bensdorf at night-time. Eight…

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Fatal Collision Eight People Killed LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

The international express from Ostend to Eale collided with a goods train at Bensdorf at night time. Eight people were killed and ten injured…

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Indian Officers In Serious Motor Accident DELHI

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 6

A report reached Delhi to-day that Messrs. Wilson and Johnston of the Administration in the Mabha State, met with a serious motor accident in…

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Car Somersaults. Accident Near Harden

Daily Witness · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 1

When returning from Binalong races last night, a motor car driven by F. Clark, of Harden, turned a complete somersault. There were…

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