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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

203 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 11

Riding Accident

North West Champion · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 2

Miss Oliver, who is in the employ of Mrs. J. Williams, of Carroll, was out riding yesterday afternoon when the horse stumbled. Miss Oliver was…

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Tram Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

A tram car accident occurred in Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, yesterday. Three sisters named Nestor, [?] 10 and 11 years of age, were crossing…

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Woman Killed—husband Critically Injured

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 1

A motor, cycle and side car, containing Alice Read and her husband, crashed through a fence near Campbelltown yesterday, after a picnic…

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Motor Cycle Fatality. Aftermath of a Lively Night, West Maitland

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

A motor cycle and side car containing Alice Read and her husband crashed through a fence near Campbelltown yesterday, after the couple A lively night out occurred at Clarence Town on Friday night. A dance was being held at Glenoak Hall. when a disturbance occurred and a…

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Sad End to Picnic. Wife Killed, Husband Injured. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

A motor cycle and side car containing Alice Read and her husband crashed through a fence near Campbell town yesterday, when coming from…

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To-day's Wires. Suburban Train Smash. Several Injured. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

Another serious train collision occurred last night at Mortlake, in the outer suburban area, when a passenger train from National Park crashed…

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Cyclone at Geelong. Boy Killed; Others Injured. Storms In W.A.

North West Champion · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 5

A terrific storm struck the Geelong district late on Thursday afternoon, when a boy was killed, and three other persons were injured. The wind…

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Late Telegrams. Mortdale Train Accident. a Serious Smash Averted. SYDNEY

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

Another serious train collision occurred last night at Mortdale, in the outer suburban are [?] when a passenger train from National Park crushed…

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Head-on Collision. Melbourne

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 2

Held in his mother's a [?]. a four months old baby was killed instantly when a milk waggon and motor truck collided in South Richmond last night…

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Weekend Motor Accidents

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 2

Two people were killed, twelve injured and one taken to hospital in a critical condition as the result of motoring accidents in and around Sydney…

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Motor Smashes Result of Week-end Motor Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 1

Althogether three persons were killed and fifteen were injured in motor accidents during the week-end…

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Father Murders Children. Three dead--Two injured Melbourne Tragedy

Manilla Express · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 2

A frightful tragedy occured at East Prahran on Monday, when Sydney Oakley, a gardener, murdered three of his children, cut…

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Indigo Dye Story of Lucky Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 4

For thousands of years indigo, that rich blue coloring matter, was got from a plant, isatic tinctoria, grown first in Europe and then in India…

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Boy Badly Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 2

Young Richard Cecil Edward Locke, aged 10 years, if he recovers—and it is to be sincerely hoped that he will do so—will never forget his first ride…

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Lad Badly Injured

North West Champion · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 2

Richard Cecil Edward Locke, ten years of age, ventured to mount a 'horse yesterday for the first time. Unfortunately his ride ended most…

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Accidentally Drowned. Wagga

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 2

Within the view of hundreds passing along the Wagga main street, the dead body of William Williams lay for weeks, mistaken for a heap of old…

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To-day's Wires. Cobham at Melbourne. Immense Crowds Bush Machine. Many Persons Injured. MELBOURNE

North West Champion · Monday 16 August 1926 · page 2

In mad rushes 60,000 people greeted Cobham on his arrival at Essendon aerodrome yesterday afternoon at 3.50 p.m. Between 40 and 50 persons…

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Drowned in Namoi River

Manilla Express · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 2

A Boggabri message states that the dead body of a man was discovered by a fishing party in the Namoi River, near Boggabri…

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Drowning Fatality

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 August 1926 · page 7

An inquest was held at Boggabri into the death of Walter James Hanscombe, who was foun drowned in the Namoi River recently…

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Gold Mine Fatality Sydney

Manilla Express · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 2

Two men were killed yesterday by another fall of earth in Ivanhoe gold mine. They were sent to the mine to timber up…

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