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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Motoring Accident

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

A motor car driven by Mr Frank Benfield, of Wagga, and carrying five passengers three of whom were ladies collided with a sulky 2[?] miles…

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North Sydney Tram Smash. Injured Doing Well. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

Thomas Greenaway, a tram driver, who was injured in the tram collision at North Sydney yesterday, regained consciousness to-day, and his…

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Fatalities and Accidents Fell 35 Feet. Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at Demondrille. George Cocks, employed on the railway duplication works, while engaged in bridge…

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Gun Accident. Corowa

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a youth named Keith M'Donald was admitted to the Corowa Hospital from Lake Moodemere suffering from severe…

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Fatalities and Accidents Narandera Farmer Injured. While Harnessing a Horse. Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

In a semi-conscious condition, but standing erect, with severe injuries to be mouth and face, including a deep gash in the chin, Mr. Hop wood, of…

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Lady Rider Injured. at Sydney Horse Carnival Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

At the Sydney horse carnival to-night during the progress of the high jumping contest there was a series of accidents culminating in Miss Marcie…

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Motor Car Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

At the court on Monday, before Mr. Malone, P.M., W. J. Bell add Mrs. Bell each sued Naughton and Co. for £10 damages over an…

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Drowning Accident Rather Swept Away Fatality at Wantabadgery

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

Three young men named Joseph Newman, Frank Lyons and J. Keen left Junes at 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon for a swim in the river at…

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Young Man Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

About 6 p.m. on Saturday John Newman, aged 19 an employee of Wright Heaton and Co., of Junee, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee at…

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Three Persons Drowned. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 3

A party of young men and women from Footscray visited Hampton to-day in a furniture van. After lunch a number went bathing, and the…

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Fatalities and Accidents Lift Cable Breaks. Five Men Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 3

Owing to a lift accident early this morning at Foley Bros., Ltd., Sussex-street, five men were injured and had to he attended to at the hospital…

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Young Man Drowned

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 4

About 6 p.m. on Saturday John Newman, aged 19, an employee of Wright, Heaton and Co, of Junne, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee at Tenandra…

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Five Men Injured. by Bursting Ammonia Cylinder. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

A cylinder containing ammonia exploded at the A.U.S.N. Coy's. Lime-street wharf about noon to-day with the result that five men were injured…

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Fatalities and Accidents Body Recovered. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

The body of JohnNewman, who was drowned in the Murrumbidgee at Tenandra on Saturday was recovered from the river at 6 o'clock this morning. It…

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Fatalities and Accidents Dropped 25 Feet. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 1

Edward Ball, aged 28, a motor mechanic, engaged a room at a hotel in George-street late last night. At 6 o'clock this morning he was…

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Fatalities and Accidents Baby's Sad Death. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 2

The eight months' old infant daughter of W. Harkiss of Warwick(Q.), died under tragic circumstances. Mrs. Harkiss put her baby into a cot and…

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Motor and Tram. Parramatta Collision. Inquest Opened. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

An inquest was opened at Parramatta to-day into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Ambrose Whiting, William Whiting (his son),…

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Local and General the Accident at Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

Further particulars of Monday night's accident at Temora are to hand in the "Star" Henry R. McGuire, 59, laborer, had his foot badly injured at the…

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Prime Minister Hurt Cricket Field Accident. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 1

While playing cricket yesterday the Prime Minister [?] and severely injured his back. He was taken home and to-day was unable to attend his…

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Tram Accident Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 1

A boy named Gregeon, age 11 years, was knocked down by a tram at Gladesville to-night and [?] a fractured skull and a crushed leg. He…

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