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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Local and General. Drowned on New Year's Day

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 4

It is with deep sympathy that we have to chronicle the sad death by drowning, yesterday, of Mr. and Mrs. John Doylo's little daughter, Darcy…

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Infant Injured. Run Over by Truck. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

While Mrs. Davis was hanging out clothes near the railway line between Sandgate and Hexham near Newcastle her 12 months old daughter crawled…

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Arm Badly Mangled. Accident at Junee Station

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

Whilst the paper train was moving out of the Junee Railway Station yesterday evening, a young man. Amaredio Ferrarie, fell down between the train…

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Tragedy at Cootamundra Little Girl Drowned. Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

A girl named Dorothy Doyle, aged 11 years, was found drowned in the silo at the railway station at 8 a.m. yesterday…

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Drowning Accident. Fatal Attempt at Rescue Fremanile

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

A man named Gambridge White, lost hit life inthe river at North Fremautle yesterday while endeavoring of re[?] a little girl who had fallen…

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Aeroplane Smash. Machine Overturns. Two Men Injured. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

After a successful flight from Sandringham to Frankston and tack yesterday, the Sopwith Gnu aeroplane, carrying newspapers for places between…

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Accident at Junee Station

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

Whilst the paper train was moving out pf the Junee Railway Station the other evening, a young man, Amaredio Ferrario, fell down between the train…

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Tram Accident. a Woman Killed. Body Badly Mangled. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 3

Adele Christen, 47, a single woman, was crossing Elizabeth-street this morning when she was run over by a tramcar. When extricated, all her limbs…

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Storm at Goulburn. Woman Drowned. Taxi-cab Mishap. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The heavy storm at Goulburn on Saturday night was the indirect cause of the death of Mrs. Irene Stewart. A street bridge had become chocked…

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Barracks Raided. Several Persons Injured. Report From Cork London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

Raiders blow up the police barracks at Carrington Hill, Cork, and the resident sergeant and his family were injured…

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Accident at Junee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 1

Shipping between the platform at Junee railway station and te moving "paper train" on Thursday evening a young returned soldier named…

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Bicycle Accident. Woman Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

At the Newtown Police Court to-day Arthur Hallora, 16, was committed for the trial on the charge of having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Mrs…

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A Peculiar Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

Private McCallum, of Illabo, met with a nasty accident. He in company with several others after attending the Welcome home to Sapper Orchard,…

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Serious Accident at Bethungra

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

Miss Catherine Whittaker, of Mitta Mitta, met with a very nasty and painful accident last Monday morning. At an early hour Miss…

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Railway Collision. Result of Floods. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 2

Two trains on the Versailles railway collided at St. Cloud Bridge, where a single line is being worked owing to the floods…

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Motor Car Accident. Child Killed. Cooma

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

John Thornton was driving a party of six persons from Cooma in a car to-day. The car was heavily laden with…

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Fatal Drowning at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

On Saturday, December 27, a returned soldier, named Joseph Neefs, was accidentally drowned in the main canal at Griffith, while attempting to…

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Schoolboy Drowned. a Deewhy Happening. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 1

George Back, a schoolboy, aged eleven years, was drowned while surfing at De[?]why yesterday. The body has not been recovered…

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Lopping Trees. Man Fatally Injured. Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 6

While James Owens was lopping trees near Wellington, be slipped and fell to the ground, where he was struck by a falling limb, which broke…

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Railway Collision. Mishap at Marinna. Stock Train and Goods Train

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

A head on collision occurred at Marinna 5 miles on the Sydney side of Junee, yesterday between a goods train and a stock train…

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