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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Fatality at Galong

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

Mr. Thomas O'Neill, of Galong, was killed instantaneously last Saturday. The deceased had been trucking some sheep at Galong. Subsequently he…

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Killed by Motor Car. Verdict of Accidental Death. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth King, who died from the effects of injuries received…

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The Pea Rifle Fatality. (To the Editor.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 3

Sir,—The report and findings of the coroner's inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a little boy, which appeared in the last Irrigator,…

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Pea-rifle Fatality. a Boy's Death. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 4

While a number of boys were out shooting at Nellie's Glen, on the mountains, yesterday, Lewis Miles, aged 15, tripped and fell. A pea-rifle he carried…

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Peculiar Accident

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 2

An accident of a peculiar nature happened to a young man named Mr. Gow, of Coolamon, on Monday evening. He was driving from Coolamon…

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Fatal Bomb Explosion. Accident at Scout Camp. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

A number of Boy Scouts, spending Easter week at the Trentham Camp, made an experiment in bomb manufacture, with the result that one of…

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Verdict of Suicide Peculiar Shooting Fatality. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day in connection with the suicide of William John Bailie whilst being takes to the police station under arrest. The…

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Serious Collision. Eleven Children Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 1

A motor car and sulky collided at Lake Kembla last night. The sulky was smashed and 11 children injured. Two children and an adult were…

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Accident at Uranquinty

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

A serious accident befel John Wylie M'Kenzie Lee, a railway guard, at Uranquinty just before 11 o'clock on Monday night. He was starting a goods…

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Street Fatality. Claim for Compensation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 4

James Henry Ward claimed £2000 compensation in the Supreme Court to-day in respect to the death of his wife, who was killed in a street accident by…

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Bomb Outrage. Senator's Wife Injured. Murder by MAlL. VANCOUVER

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 3

Senator Hardwick's wife was burned and a negro servant had a hand blown off by an infernal machine received by mail this morning. The bomb was…

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Items of News. Injured Guard

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 4

The railway guard, 'John Wybe M'Kenzie Lee, who met with a serious accident at Uranquinty on Tuesday night, is still in the Wagga District…

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Injured in Riots. Army Tanks Brought Out. Cleveland

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 4

More than forty were injured in a series of riots incidental to the Socialist May Day parade. The police and reserves and army tanks were…

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Accident. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 1

While three laborers and a man named Keel were on the new railway line at Annandale a temporary wooden bridge collapsed, and a…

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Driving Fatality. Wife Killed and Husband Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. J. Rogers, accompanied by his wife was driving to Glen Innes in a sulky, when the horse, bolted and threw both of them to the roadway…

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Accident at Old Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 2

Thomas Roach, lessee of the Government Tank at Old Junee, met with an accident about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. While he was driving in a…

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Man Missing. Believed to Be Drowned. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 4

Martin Dignan, a resident of Auburn, is supposed to have been drowned in Duck Creek. He was seen on Monday evening transacting some business in…

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Another Aerial Accident Pilot Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 4

The machine which was conveying Sir F. H. Sykes, Controller-General of Civil Aviation, crashedd own at Kenley. The pilot F. M. Sir F. H…

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Painful Accident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 4

An accident of a painful nature happened to Miss Muriel Catlin, aged 17 years, at Grong Grong on Tuesday morning. The young lady, who is…

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Accident at Uranquinty

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. Michael Waldron, of Uranquinty, met with a serious accident on Friday, resulting in a broken arm. Mr. Waldron was engaged caring gravel, managing…

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