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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

198 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 10

Two Seamen Drowned. Melbourne, Monday

North West Champion · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 2

Two Norwegian seamen were cap sized in a dinghy while returning Saturday night to their ship, was lying at Geelong. Both [?]…

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Man Drowned at Walcha. Wa[?]ha

North West Champion · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 2

The boyd of George Jones. a married man, was found in the river here yesterday…

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Yarraman Tragedy. Coroner's Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

North West Champion · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 4

An inquest into the circumstances of the death of John Eric Alexander last Saturday on Yarraman reserve, was held by the Coroner. Mr. W. C…

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Italy Celebrates Entry Into War [?] and Injured LONDON

North West Champion · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

Australian Press Association [?] from Rome says that many [?] killed and wounded in fights which occurred during the celebration…

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Moree Fatality

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 7

At the inquest into the death of John Eric Alexander, age 16, who was shot on Yarramon reserve recently the Coroner, Mr. W. C. Moodie,…

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Footballbrs Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

Several players were Injured when taking part in football matches in Sydney on Saturday. A. Blair, captain of the South…

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Heroic Mother Drowned in Quarry Effort to Save Child

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

A double drowning fatality occurred in a quarry at Gladesville when a mother lost her life in an attempt to rescue her little son, who fell into the…

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Colliery Explosion Two Killed, Many Injured SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 1

At Hobart, Arthur Beams, 35, was killed, and Joseph Lester and Preston Dixon seriously injured at North Lyell colliery yesterday afternoon. It is…

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Fatality at Steel Works. Newcastle

North West Champion · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 2

Victor Warner, 33, employed as a rougher in the rolling mills at the Broken Hill Steel Works, was stepping over some live rolls last night when he…

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Queensland's Big Railway Fatality. 9 Killed—55 Injured. Brisbane

North West Champion · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

The mail train which left Brisbane on Monday night for Rockhampton met with disaster at two o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the engine…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

There was a collision in Sydney Harbour this morning off Peacock Point, in which the tug Eclipse was sunk. The crew was picked up by a…

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Train Fatality Caught in a Tunnel SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

With his head severed, and one leg badly smashed, the body of an unknown man was found in a tunnel near the Newtown Railway Station…

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Big Railway Smash Over Thirty Injured Nine People Killed BRISBANE

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

The mail train which, led Brisbane on Monday night for Rockhampton met with disaster at two o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the engine…

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Miner's Accident. Broken Hill

North West Champion · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

John Cooper, after lighting a fuse in a South Broken Hill mine at the thousand feet level, signalled to be drawn up. The cage became jammed, and his…

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Car Accidents. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 2

In addition to three motor car accidents Reported yesterday, another motor accident occurred last evening, when a picnic lorry overturned on the…

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Dingo Trap Fatality. Albany

North West Champion · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 2

Wounded by the explosion of a charge Andy Ronald tried to save his life by amputating his leg. He was a trapper, and was setting a spring…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

Mr keith ("Soapy") Veness son of Mr and Mrs S. W. Veness, [?] with a couple of accidents on Saturday as a result of which…

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Motor Fatality

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 2

Walking to tho station on Tuesday morning, John Murray, was billed by coming into contact with a motorcar driven by Mr. James O'Zanne…

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Collision with Car. Narrabri Man Killed

North West Champion · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 2

George Hurray, who had been an inmate of the Narrabri hospital, and who was discharged, when returning to the Court House Hotel came into…

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More Home Accidents! Sudden Cuts, Burns and Scalds Emphasize Daily Need of Zam-Buk

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 5

More accidents occur in the home than anywhere else. This fact emphasizes very forcibly the necessity of having the hand box of Zan-Buk with…

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