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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Bus Capsized 10 Passengers Injured SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

Ten persons were injured when a motor bus overed and last night while returning from Prospect. All were mostly young picnickers, and they…

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Motoring Notes Diminishing Accidents. Co-operation of Every Driver Essential

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 4

Unfortunately there has far a good time past been a tendency on the part of certain sections of the press grossly to magnify the disast[?] and…

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Peculiar Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

A man named New [?] ful accident in a peculiar manner whilst riding a motor cycle along the Bonshaw road…

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Tragic End. Little Boy Drowned

North West Champion · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 3

On Saturday last a party of Yendaites journeyed to the Murrumbidgee, near the Whitton punt, to spend the week end (says the Griffith "Area…

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To-day's Wires. Motor Car and Train Collide. Father Killed. Wife and Two Daughters Injured. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

A motor car collided with a train at Dee Why yesterday. The car was overturned and wrecked. Thomas Glover, 37, of Turra Murra, was killed…

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Victim of Motor Accident. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

Charles Blower, of Randwick, was standing on the footboard of a motor car yesterday when it collided with a telegraph post at Daceyville. The…

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Late Telegrams. Drowning Fatality. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

Ernest Hayes was drowned and two other young men narrowly escaped a similar fate at Collaroy Bench yesterday while surfing…

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To-day's Wires. Drowning Fatality. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

Four bathers, all men, got into difficulties at Collaroy Beach yesterday. Ernest Hayes, 20, of Beecroft, disappeared. He was either drowned or…

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Motor Accidents. Melbourne

North West Champion · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

The week-end was marked by three fatal motor car accidents, in which several—persons were injured…

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Woman Severely Injured. Melbourne

North West Champion · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

Suffering from extensive [?] about the head, Mary Kirkiand, wife of George Kirkiand, a second-hand Sealer of Brunswick, was admitted to…

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Scalding Fatality Victim in a Critical Condieion. SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

Trapped in a prison of boiling water and steam yesterday, Ernest Hodson, 37, a marina engineer, was frightfully nodded. Hodson was adjusting and…

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Scalding Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

A marine engineer named Hudson was working inside a boiler on the steamer Canadian Trooper at Prymont last night when the steam was…

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Drowning Fatality Rescuers Have Narrow Escape SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 4

At a harbour plenle yesterday, [?] Murphy 21 of Darlingourst [?] off launch [?] com[?] dived and supported him but a motor boat…

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Harbour Picnic Fatality

North West Champion · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 5

At a Harbour picnic yesterday GEorge Murphy, 21, of Darlinghurst, fell off a launch. His comrades dived in and supported him, but the motor…

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Car Overturnes Woman Killed, Seven Injured SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 1

At Adeli[?]de a bursting tyre is believed to be responsible for the death of a woman when a car overturned and seven other passengers were…

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Two Drowned While Handling Stores SYDNEy

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 1

At Melbourne, two of the crew of the steamer. Lady Loch, chief officer Robertson and seaman Barton were drowned when the surf boat…

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Young Man Drowned Newcastle

North West Champion · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

A young man, Alfred Arnold hired mat to go fishing at noon yesterday [?]An hour later the boat was seen [?] one in it. The Police were…

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To-day's Wires. Motor Fatality in New Zealand. Two Deaths. Auckland, (N.z.)

North West Champion · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

As the result of a motor fatality at He[?]tia, Bruce Graham, ago 40 and died. A young daughter who accompanied them was taken to…

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Motor Car Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

An Auckland message states that Bruce Graham' and his wife were fatally injured through their motor car upsetting at Horotiu. Their young…

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Motor an Cycle Collide. Child Killed—Others Injured

North West Champion · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

A motor car and motor cycle with side car collided head on at Brightonle-Sands last night. H. Smith, 36, his wife and two young daughters, who…

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