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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Tram Accidents. Excitement at Double Bay. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 4

Two sensational cram accidents occurred within a quarter of a mile of each other, at Double Bay, last night. Cars bound for the city…

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Quarry Explosion Two Men Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

At the State quarry, Kiama, yesterday, about thirty detonators exploded, badly injuring Edward McKenzie, a powder man. Cornelius Duggan,…

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Three Drowned. Car Plunge into River. BRISBANE

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

Three persons drowned at Innisfail (Qld) on Saturday, when a motor car phinged off the end of a punt into the Johnstone River…

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Week End Disasters Six People Drowned. More Car Mishaps. Terrible Affair at Maryborough

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

The week-end witnessed an unusually heavy list of tragedies in all parts of Australia, including a…

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Driving Accident

The Inverell Argus · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 12

Messrs. A. Foley and W. McKerihan left Glen Innes early on Thursday morning for Mr. H. Lennon’s place at Rocky Creek, where they had a…

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A Drowning Fatality

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

Henry Edmund Shields, youngest son of Mr. Robert Shields, manager of Edgeroi station, Narrabri, was drowned in what is known as…

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A Nasty Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 3

Mr. Duncan Campbell, who is in the employ of Mr. R. Pattison, butcher, met with a serious accident on Tuesday, while chasing a bull out of a…

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Cycling Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 4

Among the few accidents at the show was one which occurred to M[?] St[?]ley, junr. He was riding a [?] near the show gates and,…

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A Moree Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at Tellings on Friday afternoon, as the result of which Mr. N. L. Hill and Mr. John Forrester were seriously injured…

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Man Drowned. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 4

A man and woman were seen to fall into the water from St Hilda Pier on Saturday night. Two boys threw a life buoy towards the…

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Youth Killed. a Broken Spine. Fatality on Station Run

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 4

News has been received of a riding accident in Queensland which resulted in the death of Stanley Biddle, a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Harry…

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Two Men Killed. Motor Cycle Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 4

Leonard Wilson, 24, and Leslie Cole, were riding in a motor cycle and side car near Narrabeen Lakes yesterday, when the machine skidded…

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A Collision. Motor and Cab. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 5

[?] and a girl were injured last then a motor car ran off the Sydney punt and collided with [?] cab…

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Shell Explosion. Child Severely Injured. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

Gerald Muddiman, aged 71 years, was playing with a live shell salved from H.M.A.S. Australia. The boy was thrown several feet, and pieces…

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Car Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 3

A sensational car accident occurred Sunday last, on the Balala read, in the vicinity of the Kentucky Ck bridge. The car was Mr M. A…

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Burning Accident Girl Rescued by Sister

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 3

On Friday afternoon while burning some rubbish, Miss Ruth Andrews had the misfortune for the back of her dress to catch on fire, caused by…

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Car Dashes Into Sheep. Five Killed, Four Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 6

When a car topped a hill, near Armidade, on the Uralla road, on Wednesday afternoon, it ran headlong into a mob of sheep, and,…

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"Greater Love—" Man Saves Four Women. But Is Drowned. Perth

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 4

Four women were swept away in an undertow at Mandurah on Sunday. Arthur Lakcman husband of one managed to bring them all ashore…

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Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

John Daley (60), a drover, was found dead in the Moonbi Ranges, about one mile from Mrs Le Quesne's residence. The body was lying on…

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Accidents

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

A rather remarkable accident occurred last Friday on the Salisbury road, near Mr T. M. Heagney's residence. Fortunately, the four…

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