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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Shooting Accident. Boy and Girl Injured. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

Lanea Buckley, a 7-year-old boy, was accidentally shot through the chest by his brother, aged 10, at Morwell to-day…

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Fatal Result of the Brungle Shooting Accident, Death of Thomas Slavin

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

The lad Thomas Slavin, 16 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Slavin, of Brungle, whose hand and biceps of the right arm were terribly…

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Shocking Accident. Lad's Hand and Arm Shattered. Victim Succumbs to his Injuries

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

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

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Brungle Shooting Accident. Death of Thomas Slavin

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

An inquest touching on the cause of death was held at the Tumut Hospital by Mr. Groves, Coroner, when the following evidence was…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

On Thursday last, Jean Evennett aged 11, residing with her parents in Avenue Road, Mosman, Sydney, was knocked down by a tram in [?]ary…

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Show Horse Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 8

On Friday night someone broke the fastenings, sneaked into the stable at one of the Wagga hotels and docked the tail of Mr. tom Dwyer's champion…

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Accidents Aged Man Injured, Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 4

William Datson aged 81, a watchman, fell overboard from the tug Stormcock to-day at Dawes Point. He was admitted to hospital suffering…

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Tram Fatality Man’s Leg Severed. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 1

Harry Page, laborer, jumped from a moving tram in George Street last night, and tell underneath it. The front wheels passed over his legs,…

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Power House Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

The Coroner’s inquiry into the death of four men who were killed owing to the collapse of a well at the City Council’s electric power station…

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Brawl in Sydney. Chinese and European Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 4

As the result of a brawl in a Chinese restaurant in Sussex-street on Saturday day night, two Chinese and one European were injured. The latter, James…

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Motor Car Fatality. Jury Disagrees. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 1

After having been locked up all night the jury in the case of Septimus Hirschman, who was charged with manslaughter in connection with…

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Italian Earthquake. Towns Wiped Out. Dead and Injured Increase London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

The earthquakes in Tuscany and Lombardy are worse than was at first believed. The number of dead and injured is increasing hourly, and…

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Italian Earthquake Six Towns Destroyed Many Dead and Injured. [?]Me, Sept. 8

The Daily Express · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 1

The Italian earthquake has destroyed six towns and [?] villages, including several in the vicinity of the [?]rrara marble [?]es. The people…

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Aeroplane Fatality Man Struck by Wing. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 1

A man named Arthur Tuttle was killed at [?] this afternoon. He was attending in front of the place taking a photograph of it,…

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Mother and Baby Injured Parkes

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 1

Mrs. W. G Davey, wife of a well-known farmer, was thrown from a sulky through the horse slipping, she was kicked on the bend. She…

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Collision in the Fog. Big Steamer Damaged. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

The Orient Company's vessel the Konigin Luise, bound for Australia, collided with the steamer Loughborough in a thick fog off Lisbon…

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Channel Air Flights. One Accident in the Year. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

The Paris-London air service carried 4339 passengers during the year ended on August 31, the monthly number rising from 35 in January to 933…

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Football Riot Youth Badly Injured Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 1

A riot which followed a football match at Blrdigrove Oval on Saturday resulted in a youth being sent to hospital. Many others who…

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Woman Injured Shot From an Air-gun. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 1

Mrs. Smith, living at Bondi, received a severe injury to her aye yesterday owing, It is thought [?] boy [?] a shot from [?]…

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Cootamundra Carnival. Successful Sports Day. "Ocean Wave" Accident Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

The sports carnival held to-day instead of the annual Show was a distinct success. It was for the purpose of helping to wipe off the debt of…

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