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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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A Painful Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 2

A painful accident occurred yesterday shortly after mid-day to the well known sportsman, Mr. Jimmy Sharman, at the Pastoral Hotel. Wagga, Whilst…

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Painful Accident

The Daily Express · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 2

Jimmy Sharman, the trainer-manager. has met with a painful accident to the eyes, and will be compelled to remain in his room for the…

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Accident with Poison Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 1

[?] some water [?] shich it is alleged another gift took poison on the previous day. She is now in hospital in…

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Drowning Case Two Rescuers Overcome a Victorian Tragedy. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 1

Three men were drowned in a dent yesterday at Boyarra, a few miles from Kormburra, a Gippsland town. The victims were William Ernest…

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Canvas Ballroom Catches on Fire Four Men Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 1

While trying to subdue the flames from a fire which broke out in a canvas ball room at a carnival in Centennial Park, four men were burnt about the…

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Motor Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 2

On Sunday evening, a young man named Hereward Cummings, who has been employed at the Hume Weir, was admitted to the Albury District…

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Motor Fatality Smash Near Albury

The Daily Express · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon about 5 o’clock a motor accident occurred oh the Sydney Road, about three and a half miles from Albury, to a car driven…

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Body Found. Coolac Drowning Case

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 3

The body of Mr Waiter Stanley [?] of Muttama, who was [?] while bathing in the Murrumbidgee River, and Mingay…

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Drowning Fatality Walter Briggs' Death

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 2

On Tuesday morning the body of the unfortunate man, Walter Briggs, was found in the Murrumbidgee River about 20 yards below—where…

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Child Drowned at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 2

Marjorie Brownscombt, aged 2 years, was drowned in the main canal near Old Griffth, on Thursday. The poor little mite was the daughter of…

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Fatal Collision. Sulky and Motor Lorry Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 2

A smash between a motor lorry and a sulky at Young Wallsend this morning, resulted in the death of Stanley McPherson of Hamilton. His wife…

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Fatal Accident Mr. Victor S. J. Roberts the Victim

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 3

BY the breaking away of a dry limb from a tree underneath which he was working on Messrs McGruer Bros' Estate at Brungle on Monday…

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Fatal Accident

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. Victor Sydney James Roberts, an employee of Messrs. McGruer Bros., of Brungle, met with an accident, on the afternoon of Monday…

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Boy Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at Forest Hill yesterday afternoon, as a result of which Thomas Cowell, aged 7 years, of Forest Hill, is at present…

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Motor Fatality Newcastle

The Daily Express · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 1

The back wheel of a motor car came off on Tighe’s Hill last night and the car skidded, throwing out the occupants. Matthew Davis, a carpenter, of…

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Lure of the Surf Live-savers Busy Fatality at National Park. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 1

The stinging heat of yesterday lured thousands of people to the beaches and the life-savers, were tailed upon to rescue several persons from…

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Bather Drowned Picky Attempt at Rescue But the Clutch was Fatal BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 1

Mrs. Towkesbury, while bathing at Kowai, Queensland, got beyond her depth. Arthur Hoskins, who was also in the water of the time, went to her…

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Local and General Recent Motor Accident

The Daily Express · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was on Saturday returned by Mr G. M. Shepherd, P. M. in the matter of the death of Miss Amy Hall, which…

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Unusual Accident Several Persons Killed. New York, Jan. 29

The Daily Express · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 1

A heavy load of snow caused the collapse of the roof and wall of a picture show, catching 500 persons under the debris…

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Chapter of Accidents Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 4

An extraordinary scrims of accidents happened at Kogarah yesterday. After colliding, with and [?] a [?] the horses and [?]…

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