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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Two Men Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 2

Two men were drowned in Botany Bay on Monday owing to a motor launch capsizing. Threo convalescent inmates of the Coast Hospital-Henry…

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Short Story Published by Special Arrangement. Lady Christie's Christmas An Accident and its Sequel. Continued

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 6

Lady Christie lay on a couch drawn up to the glowing fire of logs. By a little clover management the room was made to wear by day the…

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Serious Motoring Accident. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

Alfred M'Ewan, of Petersham, was driving a motor car along Broadway, near Sydney, when he tried to avoid running into a sulky which was in…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Accident at Yabtree

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

A sad Christmas Eve happening, which had a fatal termination, occurred at Yabtree homestead in the latter part of the day. A fine…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Accident at Yabtree

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 1

A sad Christmas Eve happening, which had a fatal termination, occurred at Yabtree homestead in the latter part of the day. A fine…

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Drowning Fatality at Albury. Young Girl the Victim

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Nellie Roach, a girl 13 years of age, only daughter of Mr. Peter Roach, of Lavington, was drowned while bathing in the Murray River on Sunday…

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Sad Fatality. Little Girl Drowned in the River

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

A SAD fatality occurred on Friday night, and a dark cloud was caste over our town when a messenger came galloping for Dr. Gabriel to…

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Found Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

While a man named Finn, and his son were cutting a tree that had been brought down the river by the recent flood, at the bend opposite the Black…

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Painful Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Jean M'Lelland, aged 4 years, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'M'Lelland of Tumbarumba, met with a painful accident yesterday at her parents' home…

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The Drowning Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

A magisterial inquiry was opened yesterday afternoon by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. F. C. Stellway, into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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Rolling Stock Damaged. Accident at Central Station. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

A collision at the Central railway station in the early hours of this morning resulted in some damage to rolling stock but luckily no person was…

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Sad Fatality. Girl Drowned in Murrumbidgee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 1

An 11-years-old girl, Jean Bruce, was drowned on Friday night at the swimming place at South Gundagai. It appears that Mrs. Bruce and Mrs…

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Albury Drowning Tragedy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

The body of the girl, Nellie Roach, who was drowned in the river at "Brighton Beach," Albury, on Sunday night, was discovered on Tuesday…

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Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

On Friday last, Ross, the seven-year-old son of Mr. F. Helson met with a serious accident. He was playing with another boy when both fell to…

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Fatal Accidents. Disaster to Pionic Party. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 4

George [?] of High street, Armadale, died at the Alfred Hospital as the result of injuries caused by being knocked down by a motor…

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Drowning at Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

Two little girls, daughters of Mr. Parnell, engineer, were fishing for yabbies in a dredge hole in Tumblong Creek, Gundagai, when Jessie Parnell,…

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Returned Soldiers Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

William Pickering was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having maliciously thrown upon a returned soldier, Private Wilkins, a quantity of…

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A Girl Drowned. Fishing for Yabbies. "Jessie's in the Water."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 5

Little Jessie Parnell, aged 6 years, and her 4-year old sister, Isabella, went yabbie-fishing in a dredge hole in Adelong' Crossing…

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Enemy Policy. German Moderates' Defeat Proclaimed Successful Air Raid on Karlsruhe. Bombardment of Yarmouth. Three Killed, Ten Injured. Splendid Exploits in Palestine. German Crisis. Diplomatic Consultations. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

The "Times" Amsterdam correspondent states that Berlin talk is full of rumors showing the severity of the crisis. The Kaiser summoned Count von…

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Drowning Accidents. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

Robert Gould, aged 8, and Clifford Graham, aged 11, both residing at Banksia, in company with two other boys, went swimming in Cook's River…

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