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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

223 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 9 of 12

Violent Burglars. Postmaster Badly Injured. Victim's Condition Critical. Thieves get Small Return. MELBOURNE

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

While Constable Halloran was passing the branch post and telegram office at Commerce House, Filnders Street, at two o'clock this morning he saw the door…

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Accident to Footballer

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 1

Mr. T. Tansy, Narrabri's star five eight (and skipper of the Narrabri team which play [?] Moree on Saturday) met with a pasty accident…

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Collapse of Brick Structure. Serious Accident to Little Boy INVERELL

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 1

A serious accident, happened to Jack the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. II Wilien, of High-street. Ross Hill, or saturday afternoon. It appears that the…

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Motor Fatality One Killed, Several Injured. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 7

A motor car containing five persons capsized last night at Mount Victoria, after striking an electric light pole, resulting in the instantaneous death of…

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Salvage Boats Capsize. Three Men Drowned. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

During salvage work on the wrecked steamer Hua[?] near Gisborne N.Z. two boats capsized, and three men were drowned. They were Captain Anderson,…

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Riots in Egypt. Military Called Out. Several Killed and Injured. Europeans Stoned. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Rome correspondent wired a friday: Serious rioting has occurred [?] the v[?]lty of the ministries. It is [?] connected with the…

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Shocking Accident Dragged for 200 YARDS. Tamworth Boy Killed by Horse

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 2

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of Aubrey Milton Cameron, aged 11 years, occurred in Tamworth on Saturday afternoon…

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Fatal Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 2

News reached Moree yesterday afternoon that Miss Dorothy Slater, third eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Slater, of East Moree, had me' with…

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Fatality at Tarmworth

Manilla Express · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 2

Mr T J Arneil met with a fatal accident at Tarn worth on Friday night. He was sleeping in a bedroom on the third…

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Riding Fatality. Girl Teacher Killed at Bundarra. BUNDARRA

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 2

One of the saddest events in the history of Bundarra took place on Sunday afternoon, and as a result, a young woman named Dorothy Slater died in the…

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Electric Light Pole Snaps. Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 2

Herbert Prondfoot was working at the top of an electric light pole at Manly, when the pole, which was old and decayed, snapped near the ground,…

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Horses Rush into River. Twenty-one Drowned. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 1

This morning a consignments of 81 horses arrived from Queensland for safe at Maitland. They were being taken to the paddocks at Melville when a…

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Shocking Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 1

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of Aubery Milton Cameron, aged 11 years, occurred in Tamworth on Saturday afternoon…

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Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

On Thursday last Mr. Raymond Gills met with rather a painful, if not a serious accident. It appears he was driving one of Mr. E. J. De Witt's…

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Fatal Accident at Moree

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

Miss Dorothy Stater, third eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Slater, of East Moree, met with a fatal accident at Bundarra. Miss Stater had…

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Shocking Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

A shocking gun accident occurred at Bon. Accord, near Inverell. It appears that Mrs. Reeves was bathing her boys before putting them to bed,…

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Railway Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

A railway accident occurred at Kelso, near Bathurst, yesterday. Several trucks were smashed to pieces. The driver of the train and two…

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Motor Accident. Two Person Killed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at Nowra yesterday, when, a motor car containing four persona capsized. Patrick Caffery and a young woman…

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Fatal Gun Accident Boy Shoots Brother

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 1

A and gun accident took place at the residence of Mr. Frank Reeves of Ben Ac[?] Myill Crock on Saturday night when his son aged 5 1/2 years…

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Aeroplane Fatality SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 2

On Saturday two people were killed at Gloucester in a flying accident They were Capt. H.R. Hawkins M.C. and Mr. T. A. Laurie, of Gloucester…

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