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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Marine Disaster Reservists Drowned Near Home. 200 Sailors Missing. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

At Stornaway naval base the ship [?]olairo, formerly the steam yacht Alathaer, was driven on the rooks and wrecked as she was entering the harbor. About…

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Railway Accident. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

While a goods train of six trucks, containing coal, and a brakevan, were being shunted at Valley Heights, early this morning, the train ran back and…

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Motor Car Accident. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

A motor car, containing Miss Eme[?] [?]oilnt a well-known actress, her [?]usband and two friends, crashed over in embankment near Palm Beach…

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Fatality at Broken Hill. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

James Whitelaw, employed on the De Bavay plant, at Broken Hill, was burled under several tons of skimps. He died from suffocation…

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Tram and Train. Collision at Rockhampton. Fourteen Persons Injured. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 5

A sensational collision between a tram and train occurred at. Rockhampton late last night, its a result of which 14 persons were more or less seriously injured,…

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Explosion in Pittsburg. Many Killed and Injured. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 2

A Pittsburg report states: Twenty persons were killed, mostly women and girls, and a score were injured, in an explosion which wrecked the film…

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Accident to Teamster. Warialda Resident's Leg May be Amputated.WARIALDA

Daily Observer · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 7

A serious accident occurred yesterday when a teamster, Peter Daley, who had been employed by Dangar Brog., at Yallaroi Station for some years, was on his…

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Some Bad Luck. Rescued from Drowning; Injured in Collision. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Pte. Gorman, 21. after being rescued from drowning at Melbourne yesterday, was being taken to the hospital in a motor ambulance, when a collision occurred…

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Premature Explosion. Two Men Injured at Aberdare. MAITLAND

Daily Observer · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 1

Two miners, named John Bland and Arthur Willmost, received serious injuries owing to a premature explosion of a charge in the coal face at Aberdare…

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Fatal Trolly Accident. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

John Perkins was riding on a trolley with his tow sons near Clifton (Q.), when they collided with a goods train. One of the boys was thrown under the…

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Enemy Raids on England. Numbers Killed and Injured. London

Daily Observer · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

An official return shows that during the war period 50 airship raids over Great Britain killed 498 and injurei 1236 civilians. They also killed 58…

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Accident in Brisbane Street

Daily Observer · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 3

George Keiffer, a butcher's assistant, in the employ of M. Hennessy, of Tamworth, was riding along Brisbane-street last night when his horse took fright…

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Motor Car Accident. Occupant Injured. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

A motor accident occurred this morning on the Waterloo Range, between Inverell and Glen Innes. As a car which belonged to N. J. Dunstan, of Tingha…

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Another Surfing Fatality. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

[?] During at Collaroy beach on Saturday evening, two surfers were carried out in the undortow. One of them, James Frederick West, was…

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Soldiers Injured. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

[?] the Journey number of returned soldiers front Melbourne, Sargeant rosier sustained a broken arm and abrasions on the forehead,…

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Fatal Shunting Accident. Melbourne

Daily Observer · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

Thomas Welsh 53, a railway employee, was crushed between the buffers of two trains whilst shunting, at Upper Fern Tree Gully. He died in Melbourne…

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Late Telegrams Bathing Fatality. Sydney, Monday, 6 p.m

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

While bathing at Collaroy two surfers were carried out by the undertow. One of them, James Frederick West, was drowned. The other, Miss…

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Caught by Undertow. Surfer Drowned. Gallant Rescue of Lady. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 2

While bathing at Collaroy on Saturday evening two persons were curried out in the undertow. One, James Frederick Rest, was drowned…

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Deadly Pea-rifle Again. Accident at Glen Innes. Glen Innes

Daily Observer · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 5

An unfortunate pea-rifle, accident occurred at Walters' property, Fladbury, yesterday as the result of which a lad named Bowling, from Emmaville, was…

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Railway Fatality at Attunga

Daily Observer · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

Albert Henry Gallagher, a single man and a railway employee attached to the Atluhga railway station, was killed at Attunga on Monday afternoon while…

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