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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Italian Troop Train. Accident Near Trieste. 20 Soldiers Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

It is reported from Milan that a troop train, alter climbing a steep ascent till it had readied a height of 13,000 feet, near Trieste, detached…

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Shooting Fatality. Willman Discharged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquiry concerning the death of a school girl named Fan[?]ie Howard, who was shot through the head…

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Collision Off New York New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

The Aquitania, on arriving at the entrance to New York Harbor, rammed the steamer Lord D[?]fferin passing the stat[?]e of Liberty. The Dufferin sank…

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Items of News. Sulky Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. W. Locke[?], of Trail-street, Wagga, met with an accident yesterday afternoon. While they were driving along Fitzma[?]-street in their…

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Mysterious Fatality. Bethanga Farmer Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 4

Particulars reached Albury on Sunday of a mysterious fatality near Bethanga, an old mining settlement about 16 miles from Albury. A…

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Coogee Beach Mystery. Supposed Drowning Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 4

An unknown man in believed to have been drowned at Coogee on Thursday evening last. When told there was a dangerous sea running…

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Fatal Accident. Man Falls 30 Feet

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

At about 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon an accident occurred at the new bridge construction works which resulted in a…

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Serious Accident

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 2

Little Miss "Biddy" Roche, 8 years of age, daughter of Mr. W. Roche, auctioneer, of Adelong, was dangerously injured on Monday…

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Local and General. Sad Accident to an Infant

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 2

The sympathy of the community is with Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Gill, Hurley street, in the sad loss of their child, aged 6 months. On Sunday morning…

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Trains in Collision. Engine and Waggon Damaged. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

A train collision occurred last night at Wolston. A shunting engine and Several waggons were damaged, but an engine and carriages attached to a…

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Three Killed in Motor Car. Accident. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 1

A shocking motor accident occurred about a mile from Alstonville early this morning. A party left Lismore for a trip to Ballina…

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Train Fatality

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 3

George Hill, his wife and dau-ghter-in-law were run down by a train while crossing over a railway crossing at Albert Road,…

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Collision at Flemington. Sir Carl Destroyed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 4

While working on the tracks at Flemington this morning, Sir Carl, who was to be started in to-day's Caulfield hurdle race, collided with Negambo, and…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 1

Becoming alarmed at sparks and smoke issuing from beneath a tramcar in Malvern, Melbourne, yesterday, several people jumped from…

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Correspondence. the Boree Creek Accident to the Editor

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of 26th Feb., I note Mr W. Orme's attempt to excuse his conduct on the occasion of Miss Graham's accident. I know…

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Frightful Accident. Girl's Hair Caught in Belting. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 4

Alice Jones, aged 16, was working in a clothing factory at Glebe, when by some means her hair became caught in the belting of a machine…

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Items of News. Accident at Matong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 2

At Matong yesterday morning the 5-year-old son of Mr. J. Logan, of the Matong Hotel, fell off a balcony and was seriously injured. He is not…

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Our Wires. Harbor Fatality Five Boys [?] Sydney This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 3

A naval culler, containing 29 boys and four petty officers from the Tingara, capsized oiT Duboyle Point, Sydney Harbour,…

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Jockey Injured. George Cail's Skull Fractured. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 4

The jockey, George Cail, who fell with Percolator in the Hurdle Race a Flemington yesterday, is suffering from a depressed fracture of the skull, and…

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Boy Badly Injured. Jumped From Moving Train. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 2

Jack Purcell, aged 8 years, was getting off a moving train at Canterbury station when he slipped and fell between the carriage and the platform…

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