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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Painful Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Kook, of "Rockmount," Inverell, was the victim of a painful accident on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that he had tied his horse up to…

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Accidents

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 7

Last week an employee of Laura Station Mr. W. Hole met with a pain [?] accident to his head while leading [?] for Laura at the [?]alla railway…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

Several passengers were injured in a railway collision on the Manawatu line (New Zealand). Two were admitted to hospital…

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Drover Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

John Thurlow was driving a mob of sheep into Goulburn when one got into a water-hole. He -swam in after it. When in the middle of the stream,…

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Found Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 10

Mrs. Fred R[?]man of Dugong, was found drowned on Friday night in a lagoon adjacent to the Williams River, and near the boundary Ten[?] [?]een the properties of…

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Railway Accident. Three Persons Injured Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

Three persons were injured in a railway accident at Harefield. It appears that the coupling on a mixed train gave way and two cattle trucks were…

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Two Killed Five Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 7

Le[?] C[?]gs and N[?]man [?] were killed, and [?], Norman Cla[?] C[?]ars, [?] and [?] seriously injured in a…

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Patal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—[?] [?] [?] [?] 23. a [?] [?] who had [?] at the [?] was terribly [?] of the [?]…

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Floods in New Zealand Family Washed Away. Mother and Three Children Drowned

The Inverell Times · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

A serious position of affairs is disclosed by additional particulars of the floods at Paparoa, North Auckland. A railway worker named Matthews…

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A Fatal Accident

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 2

Mr George Oliver Jones died at Tenterfield on Saturday last, March 27, as a result of injuries received in an accident on the…

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Sad Fatality

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 2

On Friday of last week Mr George Jones, Tenterfield, met with a sulky accident which ended fatally, death taking place on Saturday last. It…

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Drowning Fatality a Sad Case. Death of Mr. Ken, O'sullivan

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 4

The many friends of Mr. Ken, O'Sullivan, and his respected parents, received a shock yesterday morning when the news was made known that he had…

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Accident at Guyra

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 2

A serious accident occurred to Mr. "Dick" Moore on Saturday last, as a result of which he will be laid up for some months. Mr. Moore had been…

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Feet 75 Feet. Accident at Delungra

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 4

On Monday afternoon, about g p.m., whilst unpaged in repairing a pump in a well at the Hotel Delungra, Mr. W. R. Roberts met with a very serious…

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Burning Accident Mrs. Dunman Badly Burned

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 4

An accident happened at Dunmore Park, Ashford, on Saturday last as a result of which Mrs. Dunman, wife of Mr. J. T. Dunman, is lying in a…

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Sad Drowning Case

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

The announcement on Sunday that an exceptionally fine, young local boy, James Kenneth O.'Sullivan, had been the victim of a sad…

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Boating Accidents. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 4

A launch containing three men broke down off Long Beef yesterday. The steamer Pulganbar, succeeded in towing her into port…

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Accident at Delungra FELL 75 FEET

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

On Monday afternoon, whilst engaged in repairing a pump in a well at the Hotel Delungra, Mr. W. R. Roberts met with a very serious…

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Cricketing Fatality. Motor Lorry Disaster

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 4

A motor lorry, carrying 27 persons returning from a cricket match in the Darling Ranges, near Fremantle, got [?] of control and struck a tree. The…

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Motor Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 4

Three persons were killed and several seriously injured when a motor lorry got out of control in the Darling Ranges, West Australia…

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