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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Explosion in Kitchen. Girl Badly Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Snnday.—An explosion in the kitchen of a boarding house at Brighton Beach caused severe injuries to a girl named Molly Wren…

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Motor Cycle Fatality. Ran Into Embankment. Man's Head Smashed

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Paul Windle of Sydney, and Roy Musgrave were crossing the Homo bridge at Gundagai on a motor cycle and side car when the connecting rod broke…

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Farmer and Horses Drowned

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

A drowning fatality occurred at Karangi on Saturday afternon, when Mr. Fred Hoschke, aged 47, a member of one of the oldest families on the Upper…

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Motor Smash a Farmer Killed. Wife and Son Injured. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

A motor smash occurred to-night near Beaconsfield, resulting in the death of Edward Harrap, 54, farmer, of Stacey's Bridge, near Yarram, Gippsland…

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Brick Wall Collapsfs. Two Labourers Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A brick wall collapsed at the works of the Australian Glass Manufacturing Coy. at Redfern this morning with the result that two labourers were…

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Beach Fatality. Shark Attacks Swimmer. Gallant Attempt at Rescue

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 2

DURING the surfing competitions on Saturday a ghastly tragedy occurred, one of the competitors having been attacked by a shark…

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Motor Car Overturns. One Killed, Three Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Edward H[?]rrop was killed and three other persona injured through a motor ear overturning near Beaconsfield, Victoria…

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Treacherous Undertow. Young Lady Drowned. Body Washed Up on the Beach

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—While baffring at Lome, Victoria, yesterday afternoon [?]wo girls of a party of seven were car[?]ed out by the undertow. One was rescued, but…

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Small Landing Ground. Causes Aeroplane Smash. Two Aviators Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 3

BOULDER (West Australia), Tuesday.—An aeroplane in which R. Barker and his cousin, Mask Purer, left Melbourne last August, Crashed on the Boulder racecoursc…

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Railway Accident. Trucks Fall Over Bank. Carriages Remain on Line

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Four trucks of a newspaper train, three containing cattle and empty cream-cans, went over a bank at Dunster's Cutting, near Kiama, this morning, and…

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Aerial Accident. a Lieutenant Killed. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday—Flight Lieutenant R. C Jenkins fatally crashed at Farnborough. Such of the cable news in this issue as is so headed appeared in the "Times" and is…

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Bathing Fatality. Six Person's Drowned

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Friday.—Six persons, members of a large picnic party, were drowned while bathing at Reefton, in New Zealand…

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Drowned in Floods. Queensland Tragedies

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.—A message from Winton states that William Rhodes, of Mount Campbell, left Alb[?]ighton on February 2, when the flood was at its highest, to cross…

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Injured Dog Bites Benefactor

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

Mr. McDonald, senr., was going into Tenterfield with his champion Australian terrier when a lorry ran over the animal. He picked up the dog…

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Six Drowned. Tragedy in N.z

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.--An awful tragedy is reported from Greymouth. A big picnic party from Reefton visited the port and about a…

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Tweed Heads Sickness and Accidents

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 4

Tweed [?]eads has had quite an epidemic of sickness, accidents and operations, during the past week, and the local doctors have been busy night and day…

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Tirtschke Shooting. Father's Death Accidental

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Coroner of Maffra found that Charles Tirtschke, father of the murdered girl, Alma Tirtsehke, was accidentally shot by his…

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Death of Henry Tirtschke Evdence at Inquest. Verdict of "Accidentally Shot."

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.— After hearing evidence at the inquest this morning into the death of Charles Henry Tirtschke, father of Alma Tirtschke, the victim of the…

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Drowned at Port Hacking

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

Three men went fishing at Port Hacking yesterday. The only member of the party who could not swim was William James Hillman, 35, Kathleen Street,…

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A Youth Drowned. Unsuccessful Attempt at Rescue

Northern Star · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Walter Thomas Dower, 17, a resident of Kemp-street, Croxton, was one of a party of eight which went boating at Kew last evening. Some of the…

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