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Accidents, 1921

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Drowned in a Dam. Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

A sad drowning case occurred here yesterday, the victim being Kelly Christian, the 11-year-old son of Mr. J. Christian, of Tumbarumba…

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Three Persons Injured. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

An accident occurred last night at the junction of Windellima and Bungonia-roads, four miles from Goulburn. Mr. H. Knight was driving a motor…

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Three Drowned. in Irrigation Channel. Stanhope

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

Miss Bennett, of Stanhope, Miss Taylor, oT Queensland, and Frank Martin, of Melbourne, were drowned in the irrigation channel at Stanhope…

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Ten Drowned Appalling Disaster Large Pleasure Boat Sinks Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

One of the most appalling tragedies that has ever taken place in Australia occurred at Warrnambool on Sunday when a motor launch…

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Motor Accident at Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

Goulburn, Monday.—An accident occurred last night at the junction of Windellima and Bungonia roads, four miles from Goulburn. Mr H. Knight…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Gun Explodes. Two Boys Wounded. Toowoomba

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

Two cousins, Stanley Buckley and Victor Buckley, aged 13 and seven respectively, were out shooting with some men near Toowoomba, when in…

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Motor Collision

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

A collision occurred yesterday morning. In Fit[?]maurice Street, in front of Anderson's garage, between two motor cars. One car was turning in the road…

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Man Found Drowned

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

Richard Clayton, an elderly bachelro, was found drowned in the Indig[?] Creek, near his house (Chiltern, Vic.) on Monday morning. Lately he had…

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Motor Car Collision. Accident in Fitzmaurice-street

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morning a collison occurred between two motor cars in Fitzmaurice-street, near the intersection of Kincaid-street…

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Launch Fatality. Funerals of Victims. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

The bodies have been recovered of all the victims of Sunday's disaster at Warrnambool, when a pleasure launch packed with passengers sank…

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Fatalities and Accidents Goulburn Motor Accident. Death of Mrs. Blackett. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Mrs. Erroll Blackett, one fo the victims of Sunday night's motor cycle accident, died this morning. The condition of Miss Donnelly is still…

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The Goulburn Accident Death of Mrs. Blackett

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 1

Mrs Blackett, who was severely injured in the motor cycle accident on Sunday night. died [?] the District…

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Drowning Fatality Windsor

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

There was another drowning accident in the Hawkesbury River yesterday afternoon, when Frederick Calver lost his life, making the eighth [?]…

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Drowned Off Manly Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a man saw a body lying face downwards [?] the water off Manly. The police recovered the body, and it was taken to the…

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Fatalities and Accidents Death From Snakebite. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The death of a young man named James Castle from snakebite in lonely circumstances has been reported from Tweedvale, South Australia…

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Local and General. Local Drowning Fatality

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

The startling intelligence opened through the town [?] Peter was [?] in…

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Fatalities and Accidents Unlawful Killing Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

A man named William Kennedy, who died in the Perth Hospital last night, is alleged to have insulted a girl at the theatre. Her…

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Boxer Injured Fight Postponed. London, Jan. 13

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 8

Battling Levinsky was matched to fight Bombardier Wells at the Albert Hall to-night, but owing to an accident to Levinisky, while ball…

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