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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Injured by Tram. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

R. Henson was knocked down by a tram at the corner of Market and George Streets, and sustained a fractured skull…

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Found Drowned. Ex-Tamworth Resident's Death. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 1

Vivian Cox estate agent, of Cabramatta, was found drowned in a creek near Liverpool last night. Cox, who comes from the Tamworth district, had…

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Harefield Railway Accident. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

There persons have been injured in a railway accident at Harefield. It appears the coupling on a mixed train gave way and two cattle trucks…

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Drowned at Sea. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 3

During the voyage of the steamer John Craig from Newcastle to Russell, New Zealand, one seaman was washed overboard, but was rescued, while another…

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Serious Accident. Railwayman's Skull Fractured. At Werris Creek

Daily Observer · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 1

A serious accident happened at Werris Creek railway steam sheds yesterday, resulting in George Randell, chargeman of the loco department, sustaining a…

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Woman Found Injured. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 2

Mrs. Violet Daniels was found in a house in a serious condition. It is alleged she had been brutally beaten by a man…

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Werris Creek Accident

Daily Observer · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 4

George Randell, who was so seriously injured at Werris Creek last Wednesday while in charge of the engine turnable, is making satisfactory progress in…

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Motor Lorry Runs Amok. Picnickers Injured. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 2

A Ford motor lorry, with a party of picnickers, at the entrance of the National Park, suddenly sot out or control and left the road. After narrowly…

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Brother and Sister Drowned

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. A girl named Doldisson fell in the river at Mildurn. Her brother, aged 14, plunged in after her and made a gallant…

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Racing Accident. Jockeys Injured and Horses Killed. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

Six jockeys were injured in the Caparinga races at Adelaide yesterday, while two horses were killed in the steeplechase…

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Motor Overturns. One Occupant Others Injured SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 1

A party of Sydney visitors was returning from Mount Wilson yesterday. When nearing Mount Victoria their motor car skidded and overturned. The…

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Serious Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at Werris Creek railway steam sheds on Wednesday, resulting in George Randall, chargeman of the lose department…

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Fatality on H.M.A.S. Australia. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 5

George Johnson fell from the crusier Australia a distance of thirty feet on to a stone platform in the Sutherland dock and died shortly after…

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Mountain Fatality. Boy Falls Three Hundred Feet. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

A 14-year-old boy over the Bridal Falls, Leura, a distance of about 300 feet, and was killed instantly, practically every bone in his body being…

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Lucky Accident. Soldier Recovers Power of Speech. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

Herbert Daly, a returned soldier, of Dalgety, met with a gun accident when a shot entered his left side. Prior to the accident he could only speak in a…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. C. Pearse was motoring down Bulli Pass with his wife and eight-year-old child in a motor cycle and side car, when the brakes failed, and all were…

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Drowning Fatality. Inverell

Daily Observer · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 1

Ken O'Sulivan, of Inverell, was drowned in a lagoon near Boggabilla. He was driving a mob of cattle when several broke away and swam the lagoon…

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FELL 75 FEET. Serious Accident at Delungra. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 2

Whilst engaged in repairing the pump on a well at the Hotel, Delungra, Mr. W. R. Roberts met with a serious accident. While being hoisted to the surface, he…

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Double Fatality. Sister's Death Kills Brother. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Observer · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 6

After returning from a motor ride, Mrs. Tilsley, of Auckland, went to the bathroom, where she was later found dead in the bath…

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Botany Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

During a squall on Saturday a boat caps-zed in Botany Bay. Its two occupants. Claude marquet, the well-known cartoonist, and Henry Palmer,…

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