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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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A Shocking Tragedy. a Mother's Action. Four Children Drowned. AUCKLAND, N.Z.

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1922 · page 3

A shocking tragedy occurred at Epsom. A woman named Thornton drowned herself and four children. He husband made the terrible discovery on…

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Run Down by Car Accident at North Sydney Two Men Hurt SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 May 1922 · page 1

Joseph Lee and Edward Kain, 50 and 70 respectively, were knocked down by a motor car in North Sydney. Lee sustained a broken hip, besides…

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Motor Accident Cars in Collision

The Daily Express · Friday 19 May 1922 · page 2

Two large motor [?] Fitz[?]ice street, Wagga, [?] the [?]o[?] office during the [?] of traffic after the [?]…

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Laborer Injured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 May 1922 · page 2

While working at some excavations on Wednesday afternoon, being carried out by the Trust, Mr. Percy Smith was seriously injured by a fall…

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Fatal Collision. Motor-cyclist-before the Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 4

Kenneth Ritchie, aged 18, a grocer's carter, of Peakhurst, was charged at the Criminal Court to-day with having slain Thora Martz aged nine…

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A Street Collision

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1922 · page 2

A nasty accident, but without serious consequences, occurred at the intersection of Gurwood and Trail-streets at dusk on Saturday evening…

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Street Accidents

The Daily Express · Monday 22 May 1922 · page 2

A narrow escape was experienced about 6 p.m, yesterday by the occupants of a [?]ulky being driven along Gurwood-street Mr. J. Mackie, who…

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Man Overboard. Moreton Bay Passenger Drowned. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 3

As the Commonwealth steamer Moreton Bay was slowing down outside the Heads, to pick up the pilot, a passenger was leaning over the rail…

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Steam Collier Sunk Collision Off Newcastle All the Crew Safe SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 1

The steam collier, Meinderry sunk through a collision with the steamer Wallesend, off Newcastle this morning. The vessel managed to reach the…

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P. AND O. Liner Sunk a Collision in a Fog. 36 of Crew and Passengers Lost. Lascars Fight for the Life Boats. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 2

The P. and O. liner Egypt (7941 tons), from London to Bombay, sank in a collision with the French steamer Seine. Part of the crew and…

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Sank in Twenty Minutes Disaster Off the Coast of France Liner Sunk in Collision During Fog Lascar Crew Disciplined at the Revolver Point London, May 21

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 1

The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship “Egypt” when off Brest, bound for Bombay, collided with the cargo s.s. “Seine” in a for, 22 miles north…

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Collier Sunk. Collision Off Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 3

The steam collier Meeindery was sunk through a collision with the steamer Wallsend off Newcastle this morning. All the crew were taken…

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A Callous Driver. Woman Injured by Motor Car. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 4

Mrs. Hilda Cardwell who was knocked down by a motor car at Rockdale on Sunday night, still in hospital in critical condition. The…

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Railway Fatality Tenterfield

The Daily Express · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 2

The body of Thomas odven[?] aged 40, was found mangled on the railway the at Walangtrra. He was over carried by a goods train from…

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Motor Fatality Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 1

A Melbourne motor car with fire people overturned dear when returning from the Naval Depot. Albert Norman Charles Thomspson,…

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Fatalities and Accidents Tram Conductor Killed. Run Over by Motor Car. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 2

Thinking the prostrate form of Hubert Bailey, a tram conductor, who had fallen from the footboard of a tram in Parramatta-road, was a bundle of…

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Collision at Sea a Steamer Sunk San [?]Sco May 29

The Daily Express · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 1

The steamers Welsh Prince and lowan collided of the Washington State coast. The Welsh Prince sank and seven of the crew were killed,…

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Railway Smash. at Central Station. Five Person Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 2

Five people were slightly injured in an accident at the Central Railway Station this rooming when a train from Canterbury over-ran itself and heavily…

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Fatality at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 2

On Tuesday at the railway bridge, Broad-street, Albury, Frederick P. Miles was killed by falling through to the permanent way, a distance of 19…

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Motor Car Collision

The Daily Express · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 2

Two motor cars, belonging to Mr. W. Ditchfield and Mr. Macklvor respectively, collided on the way back from the Lockhart races yesterday,…

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