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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Motor Car Accident. Young Man Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

As a result of a motor-car colliding with a tree in Boylis-street, Wagga yesterday afternoon, a young returned soldier, Mr. W. Lindon, nephewe of…

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Items of News. Accident at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

James Hurley, aged 73, was found near the sale yards this morning in a serious condition. It seems that the was thrown out of his sulky on…

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Street Collision. Three Men Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 4

A motor-car and a sulky collided at a late hour last night in Parramatta road, with the result that three men were more or less seriously injured…

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Sensation in Tram. Revolver Shots. Woman Killed. Man and Another Woman Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

While a tram was passing Grace Brothers, in George-street West, this afternoon, an argument occurred between two women and a man. It was…

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The Accident to Cold Coat

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 1

At Cootamundra District Court last week, before Judge Bevan, Thomas Piper sued Stephen Lolterton and Leslie Sanderson v same…

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Alarming Accident. Live Wire Falls. Woman's Fatal Jump. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

There was an extraordinary accident in Parramatta-road last night. A double tram was travelling along the road when a five wire fell on to the…

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Melbourne Accidents. Two Men Injured. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

To-day Hugh Coleman, 57, a plate layer, engaged in the railway department, and residing at Kensington, was run over by a tram car at North…

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Airmen Injured. Later

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent in a telegram last night staled that the, Silver Queen crashed when starting for Pretoria yesterday morning…

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Collision in Harbor. Motor Boat Sinks. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

A motor-boat collided with the training ship Tingira at Rose Bay this afternoon. The former sank in a few seconds…

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Car Falls Into River. Two Men Drowned. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 1

A sensational motoring accident [?] reported from Pacroa. The span of the bridge had been opened to allow a steamer to pass, when a car, with…

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Sad Fatality. Little "Charlie" Hogan Drowned

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

QUITE a gloom was cast over the town at lunch hour yesterday (Monday), when the report rapidly spread that the dead body of little "Charlie"…

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Accident at Canning Factory

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

Bill Freeman, a promising local boxer, who was matched to meet Bob Alexander at Leeton; on March 27, met with a painful accident at the…

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Drowning Fatalities

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

As a result of the heavy floods on Saturday two persons are reported drowned. Miss Nancy Glennan, of Marengo…

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Railway Appeal. Marrina Collision

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 3

As a result of the appeal of three railway night officers who were suspended on account of a collision between two trains at Marrina in…

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Drowned at Palm Beach. Unknown Man. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 1

A man whose name is unknown was found drowned in the surf at Palm Beach yesterday afternoon. Among other things in his pocket…

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Drowned in the Storm. Young Girl's Fate. Young

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 1

In the storm on Saturday. Nancy Glenuon, 15, was caught in a watercourse on Marengo station and washed away before the eyes of her parents…

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Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

A painful accident befell the 13 year old son of Mrs. Cavanagh, of Cooper street, this morning, at the De La Salle school. Young Jack was…

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Accident on the Track. Two Horses Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 4

On the Randwick training tra[?] this morning an unnamed gelding came into collision with Satin Bird Both horses fell, and the gelding was…

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Boy Drowned. Fell Into a Creek

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

Dear little "Dumps" Hogan (his real name was Charlie) has gone He was Host Arthur Hogan's third boy— a bright,…

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Items of News. Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

Whilst riding a bicycle in Baylis-street, Wagga, yesterday morning. Mr. J. J. Sheedy received a nasty fall through the fork of the machine…

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