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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Fatality at Grafton Baths

The Uralla Times · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 4

The Grafton Examiner of 24th April thus refers to a fatality that occurred ct Grafton. The deceased was a grandson of Mrs Si. Rixon of…

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Schoolboy Seriously Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 4

Lee. Tobias, aged 14 years, a High School student, is in a serious condition in the Armidale and New England Hospital as a result of being knocked…

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Billiard Saloon Fatality Man Charged with Murder Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 4

Alfred Forgie (23) was remanded at the Central Court to-day, charged with having on April 25, at. Sydney, [?] oniously slain Harold James Maloney…

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Reporting Automobile Accidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 7

The recently-organised Traffic Planning and Safety Branch of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce (America) is attempting, as one of its first…

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Motor Accidents Increase

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 7

Without wishing to minimise the seriousness of the steady increase in the number of motor traffic accidents as reported it is not fair that too much be…

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Car Fatality. Young Girl's Death. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 4

Shocking motor car totality occurred at Wagga yesterday. A car containing a number of persons was being driven by Mr. J. J. Scott, when…

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City Collision

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

Three men were thrown from a sulxy which collided with a tran at Peters ham last night. Ernest Tayler (34) and his libs broken, Albert Flowe,…

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Road Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

A collision occurred on Saturday [?] about 1 p.m., on the Albion Hill then of the Glen Innes road, of [?] Mr. A. J. Toylor's residence…

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Car and Tram Collide Four Men Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 4

Four men were more or less seriously injured as the result of a collision between a train and cart at Petersham last night…

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A Sad Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 4

In a tiny boudoir, all pink and blue hangings, and decorated with as many pink roses as Osonebeer's famous "Pompadour," sat Mrs. Vansittart…

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Goulburn Tragedy Farmer Badly Injured

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

A well-known farmer in the Goulburn district was the victim of a serious assault on Wednesday. When the "Goulburn police received…

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Dying Depositions Taken Man Injured in Brawl. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 4

John Colgan, aged 36, an ablebodied seaman living at Miller's Point, was struck on the forehead with small sledge hammer during a quarred…

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Knocked Down by Car MRS. R. N. Hickson Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 4

Mrs. R. N. Hickson, well-known throughout Armidale and district, was knocked down by a car in Beardystreet on Thursday evening, and…

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Accidents

The Uralla Times · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 2

Driving into town on Saturday last, Mrs T. E. C. Munsie and her eldest daughter, Miss Una Munsie, had a narrow escape from serious…

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Railway Collision

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

[?] curve between the North [?] and ROyal Park stations (V.) on Saturday afternoon, an electric passenger from crashed [?] goods…

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Train Collision Miraculous Escapes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 6

Although buried in the wreckage of his van after a collision at Royal Park, Melbourne, on Saturday, the guard of one train was saved from death…

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Chinaman with Chopper. Three Celestials Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 1

A message from Innisfail (Q.) states: A sensational affray occurred at Chinatown, as the result of which there Chinese were wounded two being…

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Accidents

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 3

Fred Rixon, employed at Munro's Garage, while riding a motor bicycle home yesterday, after knocking off, ran into a spring cart near the…

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Shocking Fatality. Man Burnt to Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

A shocking burning, accident occurred at Moree a few nights ago, as the result of s which Mr. Arthur James Bassett sustained such fearful injuries that…

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A Baby Drowned

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 2

A woman whose name is supposed to be Elizabeth Cohen, was discovered on Friday morning waving her hands in the vicinity of the Man…

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