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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Jockey Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 4

Gharles Davis was thrown while riding Sweet Airs over the hurdles at skull. His condition is critical…

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Constable Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 4

Constable Thomas Fi[?]herty, who was felled with a half-brick by a gang of larrikins who were attempting to rescue a woman that he was attempting in…

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Injured Constable. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 3

The condition on of Constable Flaherty, who was brutally assaulted on Wednesday night, is still critical and only slight hopes are entertained of his recovery…

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Fatal Accidents. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 4

A men named F. Godtrey, 40, residing in Franklin-street, was knocked down in Elizabeth-street on Saturday evening by a motor car, driven by F. Longmo[?]…

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[?] Killed; 26 Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 2

The Press Bureau states that air raid casualties are now estimated at 11 killed and 26 injured. The damage was insignificant…

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Serious Railway Accident. Three Persons Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 3

The Midland express, which left Perth (W.A.) last night, dashed into a huge break in the track caused by heavy rains. The sleeping-car, two…

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Accident at Quarry. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 4

Owing to a cap at the top of a jib on a large steam crane at a quarry at Pyrment giving way the jib fell between 30 and 40 feet on to a pile of stone…

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Fatal Accident at Illabo. Victim Succumbs Tuts Morning

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Curry, aged 32, a railway fettler, on the Bethugra to Illabo length, and a very decent, sober, industrious and esteemed…

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Railway Fatality at Illabo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 4

On Thursday night. Mr. Thomas Albury, a well-known fettler at Illabo. lost his life by being run down by a goods train at a point about four miles…

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Injured by Swinging Door. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 7

Three passengers on a train from Sydney to Hurstville had their right arms broken as a result, it is presumed, of being struck by a swinging…

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Injured Sydney Jockeys

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 4

The rendition of C. Barren and L. Bragg, two of the jockeys who wore injured in the accident at Canterbury on Saturday, showed no improvement at a…

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Illabo Railway Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 2

The father of Mr. Thomas Curry, the victim of the railway fatality near Illabo as reported in last Saturday's issue, was not also killed in a…

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Four Horses Fall. One Jockey Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 4

Just after the field left the straight at the Epping trotting races to-day, four horses fell. Fl[?]tfoot (Eddy) was first to fall. Flying Bells (Shea), Yundah…

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Drowned. Whilst Out Duck Shooting. Sad End of Mr. Arthur Loiterton

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 2

One of the most esteemed residents in the district, Mr. Arthur Loiterton, aged 44, of West Jindalee, was drowned on Saturday evening, about 5 o'clock…

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Engine-driver Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 2

Just as a train was nearing Marrickville yesterday afternoon a full bottle of beer was thrown from an overhead bridge at the engine-driver, who was…

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Fatal Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 2

On Tuesday evening (about 7 o'clock) a resident of Barelhan, Mr. Robert Campbell, met with an accident which resulted in his death. The…

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Seven Horses Fall. Jockey Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1917 · page 4

At the Moorefield saces this afternoon seven horses fell in the [?] Race numely, Singular, Dowdy, R[?] Soldiers' Point, Lone Pine, Post[?] and…

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Accident at Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1917 · page 2

Mr. Mutch, M.L.A., stated that the Newcastle delegates reported a serious accident in the railway workshops there, as a result of which one man…

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23 Killed, 60 Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

The Press Bureau reports: The raiders caused considerable damage at Southend, where they dropped 40 bombs. The casualties at present reported are—8…

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Train Collision

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 5

A collision between an express aud goods trains between Petrograd and Moscow is reported, 60 people being killed and 150…

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