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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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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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Plane Crashes. Smash at Boulder City. Parer Again Injured. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

The following telegram has been deceived at Melbourne from Boulder City (West Australia): Aeroplane in which R Parer and his cousin, Mark…

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Cycle Accident. Coroner's Inquiry. Victor Windle's Sad Death

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 2

ON MONDAY Coroner Weekes held an inquiry into the cause of death of Paul Victor Stanislaus Barker Vendre Windle, who was accidently…

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Serious Accident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 4

Mr. David Curtain, who is a native of the Tarcutta district, not with a serious accident on February 2 last. He was on the bank of the Dramond Creek…

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Could Not Swim a Boating Fatality Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 4

Three men went fishing at Port Hacking yesterday. The only member her of the party who could not swim, William James Hillman, .35, Kathleen…

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Items of News. Serious Motor Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 2

Mr A. M'Donald, formerly a well-known farmer at Eurongully, near Junee, and now of Griffish, who is over 80 year of age, was late on Friday…

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Gassed Goulburn Quarry Fatality. Goulburn

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 1

The fumes generated in the North Goulburn Railway Quarry, have claimed another victim, Prederick Bankmore having died to-day. The…

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Fatal Wedding Day 25 Drowned Driving Over Frozen River LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 1

Budapest correspondent. A wedding party in five carriages, was crossing the frozen Theiss river when the ice broke midway and 25…

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Value of Wireless. Ship's Messages at Sea . Injured Sailor Saved. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 2

When the mail steamer Narkunda was three days out from Colombo, a wireless message was picked up from the steamer Madras City, 300 miles…

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Pope Plus Xi. Drowned on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

By Roman Catholics Pope Plus XI is regarded the 260th sucessor to St. Peter. The first Pope Plus, who was a martyr, occupied the Papal chair…

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Coraki Tragedy Mysterious Accident Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 4

A tragic happening, occurred at Corakl last night. when Mrs. Dagg. Miss Dagg and the former’s two children aged 2 years and 10 months,…

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Coraki Drowning Three Bodies Recovered. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 4

At Coraki over fifty residents are engaged in dragging the river for the bodies of four people who were drowned yesterday. Thus far the bodies of…

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Artillerymen Drowned. In Jordon. Whilst Watering Horses

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 1

Nine British artillerymen were drowned in the Jordan. It is believed they were caught in the current while fording the river…

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A Peculiar Accident

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 2

A peculiar accident occurred yesterday morning shortly after 9.30 o'clock. Most Wagga people have noticed the method employed in erecting the…

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Local and General. Motor Accident

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 2

An accident resulting in Dr. Alfred Nathan receiving severe injuries about the face occurred in Gurwood Street yesterday afternoon. It…

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Nine Artillerymen Drowned. Cairo

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 2

Nine British artillerymen have been drowned in the Jordan…

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Garthforce Safe Collision with Iceberg Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 2

According to information received to-day by the Sydney .Marine Underwriters, the ship Garthforce, which struck an iceberg . on her voyage from…

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Down a Lift-well. Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 2

Norman Russell, aped 27, was found lying at the bottom of an unused lift well at Mona Flats Surry Hills, this morning. His right arm was broken…

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Bad Tram Accident Man Terribly Injured Not Expected to Recover SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 1

Ernest Kanalford was knocked down by a tram in George street this morning and his right leg was cut off below the knee…

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Fatalities and Accidents Found with Throat Cut Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 4

A fire was discovered on the ground floor of a house in Young-street, Annandale, early this morning. Later the owner. William Jeffkins, was…

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