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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Horse Drowned in Peel River. Where is the Owner?

Daily Observer · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

A small sized bay horse, with saddle and bridle, was seen floating down the Peel River, near the viaduct at about 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The…

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Accident to Royal Train Prince Uninjured. Escapes Through Overturned Carriage Window. Urgent Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. 10 a.m

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

Two saloon carriages of the Royal were derailed, and toppled down an embankment near, Bridgetown, West Australia…

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Fatal Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

Matthew Scott (60) while driving from Lismore to his work, shortly before dawn, mistook the track and went over on embankment. When…

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Currabubula Rainfall. Narrow Escapes from Drowning

Daily Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

Our Currabubula correspondent writes: We have had about five Indies of rain since 10 a.m. on Monday June 28, and it is still raining with every…

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Serious Railway Accident. Vancouver

Daily Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

As the result of a railway accident in Pennsylvania, 26 people were killed, and 100 injured…

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Boy Injured

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 2

At Bective on Monday Albert Chesworth. 12. fell off a horse which fell on top of him as well. He was taken to the Tamworth Hospital and was operated on last night…

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The Floods. Gunnedah's Experience. Families Rescued. Big Mob of Sheep Drowned. GUNNEDAH

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 1

The nood of 1920 will long be remembered in Gunnedah for despite the fact that the waters only reached the 1908 level, which is about four feet below the…

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Accident to Royal Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 5

Regarding the overturning af the Royal train at Bridgetown, West Australia, on Sundaylast, Admiral Halsey states the accident occurred at 3…

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The Prince Accident a Thrilling Escape

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 5

Two saloon carriages of the Royal train were deralied and toppled down an embankment near Bridgetown (W.A.), 172 miles south of Perth. The…

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Tamworth News. Axe Accident

Daily Observer · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 1

At the High School, Tamworth, yesterday morning Robert Webster (13) was hit with an axe and received a wound in the forehead. Several boys were cutting…

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Youth Seriously Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 2

Roy Riffered, 16 an apprreatice having at Sunderland, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital in a critical condition suffering from a punctured wound in…

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Plasterers Injured. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 1

A board on which five plasterers were at work at the Pacific Hotel Manly, broke, and all were precipatated to the floor, and more or less seriously injured…

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Naval Officer Drowned. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 2

Sub-lieut Ferguson was returning on board the mines-sweeper Veronica late last night, when he slipped on the gang­way, and fell overboard. He struck…

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Accident to Shamrock. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 2

A New York message says it was discovered that the Shamrock broke her bowsprit iron on Thursday, which might have disabled her had the…

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Constable Dangerously In­jured. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 2

Constable Toohey, who was assaulted while arresting a man, is in a critical condition. Very slight hopes are held of his recovery…

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Fatal Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

An accident, which resulted fatally, took place at the residence of Mrs. F. J. Kelly, of Newtown, last night. It seems that Mrs. Kelly's grandchild…

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Boating Fatality Feared. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 1

Details regarding the discovery of the boat found wrecked on Frazer Island recently indicate three lives having been lost…

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Fights in Ireland. Serious Riots in Belfast. Three Killed, Thirty Injured. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 2

Serious rioting in Belfast broke out late on Wednesday night. The police and military were called out, Sinn Feiners, attacking the police with stones and…

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The Newtown Fatality

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 2

The particulars of the accident by which a child named Alfred Holland Haynes, aged three years and nine months, met his death, are as follows:…

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Fatal Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 2

An old man named Mr. John O'Connell met with an accident which proved fatal, at Nemingha station on Tuesday last. The deceased was…

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