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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

58 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3

Accidents. Horse Bolts

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred to Mr. Fred Griffiths, an employee of Messrs. Hayes & Russell, Ltd., and as a result he is now confined to his bed…

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Injured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 8

"Were you in many engagements while in Prance?" asked the dear old lady. "Only four," answered the…

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Telegraphic News. SYDNEY. Monday, 4 p.m. Railway Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 7

A serious railway accident occurred in the vicinity of Springwood railway station early yesterday morning. A goods train, consisting of 26…

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A Remarkable Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 7

Six persons found themselves in an awful predicament on Saturday. Their car became tangled in the level crossing gates about a mile on the…

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Accidental Death. Recent Motor Car Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 2

The adjourned inquest touching the death of William Ryan, as the result of' the motor car smash on April 25, was resumed this morning…

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Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 2

While driving home from Braidwood in a sulky en Saturday Mr. J. Kennedy, junr., met with a serious accident. The horse he was driving…

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Another Motor Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 7

A motor car accident occurred near Grafton on Tuesday night, resulting in the death of the driver and a passenger. A tree, uprooted…

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The Blackheath Fatality

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 4

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Francis William Andrew Randall, who was in charge of the railway…

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N.z. Railway Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 7

The wreck of the main trunk express in New Zealand is attributed to a boulder that bad fallen between the lines. The gas from the…

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Drowning Fatality at Nerriga

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 7

Mr. John Donnelly, blacksmith, of Nerriga, was found dead lying partly in a stream of water near Nerriga on Wednesday afternoon. It appears…

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Another Motor Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 7

In connection with the collision between a motor cycle and bicycle on the Parramatta Road at Haberfield on Saturday evening the man…

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Railway Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 7

A cattle train ran into a dead end at Demondrille on Saturday. Heavy damage was done to the train. Several beasts were killed…

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Latest Cable News. Railway Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 2

A terrible railway accident is re-ported on the line between Sofia and Vana, in Bulgaria. Two passenger trains collided; 103 passengers were…

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Another Motor Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 7

One man was killed and seven others injured (two seriously) when a motor car skidded across the road-way and fell 40ft. over a cliff at…

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Railway Collision

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

Two trains collided near Hanover, Germany, with the result that 100 persons were killed and a similar number injured. The engine and ten…

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Accident at Trucking Yards

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

Last night at the trucking yards a nasty accident occurred during trucking operations and as a result Mr. Broadbent, of the firm of…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mr. T. Hartneady, of Larbert, had a rather sensational experience on his way to town; for medical treatment. His wife was…

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Accidents at Work. Zam-Buk Healing of Cuts and Wounds Saves Worry and Loss of Time

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 4

A simple cut or scratch in the workshop, a sore which is unattended, results say, in infammation, swelling or…

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Miners' Accident Fund

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 2

A cash balance of £67,418, it was stated in Parliament yesterday, exists in the Miners' Accudent Relief Fund…

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Sensational Tram Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 5

An electric tram car, pushing a dummy, collided, with a stationary tram on an intersecting junction near Flemington bridge, Melbourne,…

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