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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Rosberry Ponies Extraordinary Accident Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 1

In the Roseberry [?] second division of the [?] five [?]jury…

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Motor Fatality. Driver Committed. Sidney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

The inquiry concerning the death of Ada Howitzki, who was killed by being knocked down by a motor car in George-street recently, was continued…

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Another Shunting Collision. Carriages Damaged. Jump for Safety. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

A railway collision occurred at the Central station this afternoon. Although there were some narrow escapes no one was injured. The…

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Hurstville Accident No Critical Cases. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 1

Inquiries at St. George’s Hospital to-day [?]ted the information that the persons injured in the Hurstville railway [?] are doing well, and…

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Local and General. Accident

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. Thos. McAuliffe, of Glenroy, was recently thrown from his horse and injured through the animal falling on…

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Tram Smash. Collision at Redfern. Passengers Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 2

A tram bound for Botany jumped the rails at the corner of Redfern and Regent-streets, Redfern, this afternoon and collided with a tram bound for…

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Car Accident Five Persons Injured. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 1

Five people were Injured through a motor car turning over in Concord-Street, Burwood, last-night. The car was travelling along the street when…

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Not Seriously Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that the official bulletins issued show that only two bullets hit M. Venezelos and one of them merely grazed him…

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Fatal Accident Man Falls on Kers. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 1

A man named Peter [?] was [?] injured in the city [?] night He was [?] by a [?] when he [?] to the…

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Motor Car and Sulky Collision

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

A collision occurred between a motor car, driven by Mr. E. J. Maher, of the Wynyard Hotel, Tumut, and a sulky the occupants of which were…

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Steamers in Collision. Panic Among Passengers. Quebec

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Tunisian came into collision with a large ocean liner in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Saturday. Fifty feet…

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Dublin Firing Several Person Injured. London. Aug. 4

The Daily Express · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 1

A party of soldiers in Dublin on Saturday night were subjected to potty annoyances by the crowd. They, fired volleys along Capel Street, and…

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Barge Destroyed Several Persons Injured. London, Aug. 14

The Daily Express · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 1

While the large [?] was carrying to Woo[?] of petroleum, both the [?] and the barge were destroyed by an [?]…

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Gun Accident

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a lad, Thomas Slavin, of Brungle, aged about 15 years, was getting through a fence, and carrying a loaded double…

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Accidental Deaths. Two Women Gassed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death from coal gab poisoning won recorded at the inquest to-day on the bodies of Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Dorothy Rankin…

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Aeroplane Crashes at Cootamundra the Prince's Mail Aboard Machine Damaged No One Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

Two 'planes, one piloted by Lieut. Briggs, with Mr. C. de Garis (who had been instructed by the Prince to carry his English mail from Adelaide)…

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Shocking Accident. Lad's Hand and Arm Shattered

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

At noon on Wednesday last Thomas Slavin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Slavin, of Brungle, was out shooting cockatoos in McKinnon's paddock,…

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A Night of Pain. Injured Man Abandoned. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 2

Heartless conduct by a motorist has been alleged in connection with an accident on the Bulla-road, Keilor, last night, as the result of which Victor…

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Gun Accident. Boy's Hand Shattered. Death After Amputation

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 2

Our Brungle correspondent, writes:— At about 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning a serious…

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Shooting Fatality Young Boy Accidentally , Killed. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 1

[?] aged 7 years was [?] by his brother aged [?] (Vic.) He had been given a gun to carry while going…

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