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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Street Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 4

A collision occurred between a motor car driven by Mr. Petersen, of Cathcart-street, Lismore, and a sulky owned by Mr. Pearce, at the intersection of Conway and Keen…

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Found Drowned

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—At an inquest concerning the deaths of Andrew Sands and Mary MacKenzie, whose bodies were found in Dunsdale Riper, it was stated…

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Cycles Collide One Man Killed, and Another Injured. Two Girls Receive Minor Hurts

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.--Jack Henrys (22) died in the Perth Hospital to-day from injuries received in a motor cycle collision early this morning. It…

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Gymnastic Horse Frightened Animal Jumps Onto Crowded Lorry, But No One Is Injured

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--While a party of Pomona residents was driving in a motor lorry to Tewantin to-day a straying horse was frightened by the…

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Bomb Outrage Innisfail Rocked by Terrible Explosion. Building Wrecked, But No One Injured. Foreign Element in Fear

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

INNISFAIL, Wednesday.--A dastardly bomb outrage was perpetrated in the early hours of this morning at Innisfail's Chinatown, causing a good…

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A Lucky Accident

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 5

Recently the widow of a Monaro selector was driving her spring cart at Bungary Plain, when it capsized. A stranger…

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Lismore Street Collision

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

A collision occurred between a motor our driven by Mr. Petersen, of Cath-cart-street, Lismore, and a sulky owned by Mr. Pearce, at the intersection of…

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The Daily Collision

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday--Two motor buses collided on the St. Kilda road last, night. All the passengers were injured. but none seriously…

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'Bus Passenoers Injured

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday..—Two motor thuses collided on the St, Kilda rond last night. All the paasengers were injured, but none seriously. Both of the buses were…

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Picnic Party Injured

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Nine people wereinjured, a number of them seriously, when amotor lorry capsized at North Syduey this morning. The occupants were all members of…

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Man Drowned

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.—E. Curnow (20) when resting a lifeline apparatus at Glenelg yesterday swam out about 250 yards and while being hauled in disappeared…

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Two Injured Explosion at Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.—An explosion. which insulted in injuries to two men, occurred this afternoon at the rear of premises occupied by the Murwillumbah branch…

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Life Saver Drowned Young Man Meets Death While Testing Life line

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--While testing the life-line apparaus of the Glenele brach of the local Life-saving Society at Glenelg to-day. E. Curnow (20), of…

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Crashed Into Bridge Two Men Injured While in Motor Cycle and Side Car

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Aruthr Selby and John Anderson were riding in a motor cycle and side car on the Western road yesterday when it crashed into a bridge…

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Lucky Escape Two Men Injured in Explosion at Soldier Settlement Branch, But Not Seriously

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

While burning papers and rubbish in an iron copper stand at the rear of the Soldier Settlement office, Wollumbin-street, Murwillumbah, yesterday…

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Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Last Sunday Mr. J. Maidment, of Cedar point was thrown from his horse, and rendered unconscious. He was conveyed to Kyogle Private…

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Motor Car Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

On Sunday evening Mr. F. Green, driving the Buick Six service and mail car belonging to his brother, met a thrilling experience at…

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Motor Fatality. Farmer Killed and Three Others Injured Near Rylestone

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.---In a motoring accident on the Glen Alice road, near Rylestone, yesterday Mr: Frederick Willis, a farmer at Mount Mirden, was…

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Two Men Drowned. Big Flood at Orange

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Heavy storms, have visited parts of the country. At Orange the Gosling Creek overflowed, and two travellers were drowned while…

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Lucky Escape. Two Men Injured in Explosion

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

While burning papers and rubbish in an iron copper stand at the roar of the Soldier Settlement office, Wollumbin-street, Murwillumbah, on Friday…

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