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Accidents, 1921

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Shunting Accident Goods Trains Collide. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

Thirty empty sheep trucks were in co[?]sion with twelve other empty trucks during shunting operations at the Enfield mars halting yards…

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Cycle Racing. Three Riders Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 3

There was a large crowd at the Sydney Sports Ground last night to witness the finish of the 24 fours' cycling race which commenced at 9.30…

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Cycling. 24-Hours’ Team Race Many Accidents. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 4

At the Sports Ground last night the 24 hours [?] race terminated before a large crowd. The race was full of events, several riders falling ,at…

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Leeton Motor Car Accident. Yanco Show Secretary Injured.'

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

After returning from the conference between the two show societies at Whitton, Mr. C. J. Lawson, secretary of the Yanco Agricultural…

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Goulburn Motor Cycle Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

The fatal accident in Goulburn was caused by a stray horse. Mrs Baxter and Miss Donnelley were being driven in a motor cycle by Mr Knight, and…

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A Peculiar Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

A father peculiar accident, which fortunately was not attended with any serious result, took place in Fitzmaurice street yesterday afternoon. A…

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A Sulky Accident

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a sulky co[?]taing three young ladies and a man was starting off from the front of the Wagga Post Office when the [?]fts…

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“Slippery Dip” Accident to Children. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 1

A contrivance known as the “slippery dip“ at Roseberry Park suddenly collapsed to-night and a number of children fall a distance of 40 feet…

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Driving Too Fast. Motor Cycling Fatality Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

At the inquest to-day into the recent motor cycle accident on the Windellims rod, in which Mrss. Blackett was killed, the Corner told Hubert…

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Fatalities and Accidents "Wheat a Fool I've Neem." Determined to Die. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

Hugh Hanfia, aged 26, a plumper, of no fixed abode, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital in an unconscious condition suffering from the effects…

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Dam Bursts. Twenty People Drowned. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

A message from Mexico City states that 20 people were drowned and many others injured through the bursting of a dam which supplies Pachuca, the…

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Senator Guthrie Injured Knocked Down by Car. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

Senator Robert Story Guthrie, one of the South Australian members of the Senate, met with a serious accident at the corner of Collins and…

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Fatalities and Accidents Through Revolver Falling. Bank Clerk Wounded. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

John Buchner, aged 17, of Jackson-street, Northcote, was placing some books in the strong room at the West Melbourne branch of the…

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Escaped From Gaol Drowned at Sea. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

The chaplain of a barge buts reported to the Brisbane police that he saw an aborigiana named paler, who escaped from St. Helena prison, floating on a…

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Terrific Storm At Cooma Bridge Washed Away Horn and Hitter Drowned SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 1

The Weather Bureau has been informed that a terrific storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning, occurred at Cooma yesterday…

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Fatalities and Accidents Fire Engine Capsizes. Two Firemen Killed. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

While rushing to a lire at a speed of 40 miles an hour at Hamilton a fire engine capsized, two firemen, Herbert Graham and George Price being…

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Senator Guthrie Death by Accident “Plimsoll of Australia” Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

Senator Guthrie was [?] in a tram accident last night und died this morning. A short service was held is…

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District News. Ardiethan. Fatal Burning Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at the wheat miles Ard[?]ban, about 8 a.m. on Saturday. A fire had just been its to heat the boiler of a [?]engine, and it…

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Another Accident Ardlethan

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

A man named Adams was passing between a waggas load of wheat and the stack to-day, in the railway yard. when a number of bags of wheat fell oh him…

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Royal Motoring Fatality. Belgian Child Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 6

Reuters' Louvain correspondent states that the King of the Belgians was motoring from Brussels, and while entering Louvain the car…

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