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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Late Telegrams. Accidentally Drowned. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

Ronald Bruce, aged 5 years, was drowned in Macquarie River at Bathurst yesterday. His little sister, aged 9 1/2, who was unable to swim, made an…

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A Trainee Drowned

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

Corporal John Henry Stokes, aged 19, a trainee at the Liverpool Camp. was drowned yesterday in the rivet which flows through the camp. The…

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Gun Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

Thomas Rossitter, aged [?] was killed at Lake Macquarie yesterday as the result of a gun he was carrying exploding. Two barrels of shot entered…

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Gun Accident Tragedy in a Boat SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 1

Thomas Rossitter, 16, died in the Newcastle Hospital on Sunday morning from the effects of a gunshot wound which he received on…

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Narrow Escape Man Badly Injured

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 2

Roy Murray, 30, fell between the train and the platform at Campsie Station last night. His head and arras wore on the track of the…

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Motoring Notes a Safe Holiday. Averting Accidents Not Due to Errors Of JUDGEMENT

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 4

At a previous date we discussed the question of dangerous driving and dealt with those accidents which were the outcome of recklessness or want of…

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Sad Drowning Case Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 1

At Wagga, the 14 year old son of Mr. J. Shepherd, a well-known farmer, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee. Another son was drowned last…

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Tram Fatality Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 6

Reginald Tost, aged 8, and his brother, John 7, fell off a moving tram's footboard yesterday at Annandale, Reginald was killed, and his…

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Railway Collision Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 2

A New Zealand suburban train collided with a goods train on Saturday, while shunting. The impact was a severe one, and one carriage…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 2

Mr. William Hall, an employee of the Shire Council, met Hall's Creek road yesterday While travelling on his motor…

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