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Accidents, 1922

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Railway Accident Near Newcastle Engine Leaves the Line Thirteen Persons injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 1

The engine of a train left, the rails near Newcastle, overturning the front carriage, which contained 60 passengers, 13 of whom, were injured, four of…

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Fatal Driving Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

A shocking tragedy occurred on Wednesday afternoon last on the main bridge between Corowa and Wahgunvah, when a well known resident of…

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Accidents at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

On Friday last, whilst returning from Yenda, Mr. Jno. McLean's car when approaching a culvert along the main Yenda road, skidded and ran…

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Family Tragedy French Farmer’s Crime Four Children Drowned. Paris, Jan. 30

The Daily Express · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

A farmer, near Dinen, drowned its four children, whose ages ranged from 8 years to 20 months, one by one in a pond near the farm house and then…

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Soorak Injured His Racing Nipped Doubtful of Autumn Engagements SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

While running in a paddock at Richmond, the unbeaten two-yar-old, Soorak, njured his hind legs. It is doubtful whether he will be able…

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Carriage Overturned. Tram Accident at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

The engine of a tram left the rails near Newcastle, overturning the front carriage, which contained 60 passengers, 13 of whom were injured,…

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Dual Drowning a River Fatality. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 1

A report from Nowra states that [?] Sunday Mr. Kenneth Mackenzie and his daughter Helen, aged 12, were drowned in the Shoalhaven River,…

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Linesman Injured

The Daily Express · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 2

About five o’clock yesterday afternoon, Wilfred McGonagle, a linesman, ascended an electric light, pole near the, Lagoon at the corner of the police…

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Accidents That Happen First-aid in Housewife[?]

The Daily Express · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 3

In a household that prides itself a its [?] it [?] to provide for emergencies of all kinds as affecting [?] and…

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[?]WAY [?] [?] Two Injured [?]Way Vehicles Crash. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

A disastrous railway [?] between [?] and [?] Saturday morning, between two [?] trains. The 8.15 through…

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Attacked by a Shark Fatality at Coogee Beach. Youthful Bather's Terrible Experience. Gallant Fight with a Man-eater. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

A young man named M. Coghlan, son of the Randwick Postmaster, was attacked by a [?]ark in the Coogee su[?] yesterday afternoon. Two men hastened…

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Accident on Gundagai Bridge Side Car Wrecked One Killed GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 1

Paul Windle, of Sydney, and Roy Musgrave were crossing the Kimo Bridge Gundagai on a motor-cycle and sidecar, when the connecting rod broke…

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Cootamundra Smash. Shocking Railway Accident Recalled. the Story Retold

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

On January 26 last we published an account of the Cootamundra railway accident of January 20, 1883, and in connection wiht this we have…

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Railway Smash. Fatal Accident in Victoria Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

Owing to the couplings of a heavily laden goods train snapping a serious accident occurred on the railway line between Macedon and Woodend…

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Terrible Accident. One Man Killed Outright. His Companion Badly Injured

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

A very sad catastrophe happened on Saturday evening, between 5 and 6 o'clock, to two returned soldiers, resulting in the one being, killed…

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Adelong Splashes Mining Accident

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 4

It is some time since Adelong had to record a mining accident, chiefly, probably, on account of such little mining going on, though some…

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Fatalities and Accidents Head Smashed In. Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

Paul Windle of Sydney, and Roy Musgrave, were crossing Kimo Bridge, Gundagai, on a motor-cycle and side car, when the connecting rod…

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Vehicle Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

During the last two days three traffic accidents have occurred in Wagga. The first was on Sunday, when Mr. Peter Brennan, an old resident of the…

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Circular Saw Accident Man Bleeding to Death. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

At the State [?] afternoon a circular saw few from [?] and struck William Cook in the neck, severing the [?]…

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Brick Wall Collapses Two. Laborers Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

A brick wall collapsed at the works of the Australian Glass Manufacturing Co., Redfern, this morning, with the result that two laborers we partly…

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