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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Footballer Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. J. Grob, a west Glen Innes representative had the misfortune to nave the four main bones in his right hand broken in the match at Ben…

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Washed Off Rocks Young Man Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 4

White a number of persons were fishing from the rocks at Avalue Breach yesterday afternoon, Cyril Parsonal 17) and James Dickens 28) were…

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Caol Riots Twenty Prisoners Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 4

It transpires now, that over twenty prisoners were more or less injury) in Saturday night's riot at the Bathurst Gaol. It is stated, also, that one…

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Bowling Green "Accident."

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 7

Bowls is notoriously a dangerous game. A curious accident happened on the Victor Harbour bowling green (South Australia). Two opposing…

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Harbor Drowning Fatality. Mother Remanded

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 4

Isabel Cohen, aged 23, was charged at the Central Court, to-day, with the alleged murder of her children, Emanuel and Jean Cohen, who were pulled out…

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Gored by Cow. Constable Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 4

Yesterday morning Colin Campbell, a mounted policeman flying at Henley, was gored by a cow in a paddock near his residence. He was taken to…

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Crushed To Death. Fatal Accident at Kyogle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at Munro and Lever's sawmills at Grevillia, near Kyogle, last week. A bullock waggon, carrying four…

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Bowling Green "Accident."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 6

Bowls is notoriously a dangerous game, A curious accident happened on the Victor Harbor bowling green South Australia.) Two opposing skippers…

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Launch Swamped Passenger Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 4

The launch "T[?] was swamped at Lyttleton (New Zealand) yesterday and a passenger Clarence Barter drowned while two Maoris narrowly…

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From Everywhere a Double Drowning

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 9

Charles Alfred Chairman and his sun, aged six years, were [?] in the Hunter River at Bengalla, about seven miles from [?] at…

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Bowling Greek Accident."

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 8

Bowl is notonously a dangerous game. A [?] accident happened on the Victor Harbor bowling green [?] Australia Two opposing skip…

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Fatally Injured Woman Knocked Down by Car. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 4

An unknown woman was knocked down by a motor car at Petersham last night and fatally injured…

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Cycle and Tram Collide Two Men Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 4

A collision occurred at Belmore last night between a motor cycle with a side car attached, driven by J. Kennedy and a tramcar. Kennedy and…

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The Two Drowned Children

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

At the inquest on Wednesday concerning the death of the two children who were taken from the water near the Man 'o War Steps on May…

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A Sad Fatality. Cart Overturns

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 7

Albert Herman Foelz, aged 18 years, residing at Coulsou, near Boonah, and employed by Fred, Ritcher a farmer in that district, was says the…

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Sad Accident

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 6

What engaged in play at the Empire Day picnic on the racecourse on Friday last one of the children Grace Carpenter, fell on a horse[?] which…

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Ferocious Boar Horses Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 4

A boar which broke out of a dock near Grafton, attacked a mare in foal. The, racehorse won" and a pony brood…

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Buggy Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 10

Mr. A. Jackson was driving in a buggy drawn by one horse on Thursday last, and had gone as far as the Church of England, when the horse…

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Peculiar Accident. Railway Traffic Blocked. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

Suburban railway traffic was seriously dislocated last night by[?] unusual accident. Albert Neil. [?] of a five-ton motor lorry, in…

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Gun Accident. Boy Killed. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

The body of a boy named Fellows with part of his face blown away was found at the stable-do[?] of farmer named John Wallace, at…

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