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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Serious Riding Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

A well-known equestrienne. Miss. M. Slade, daughter of Mr. E. H. Slade, of "Clarendon" dairy, Wagga, met with a serious accident on…

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Local and General Accident at Nangus

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

A somewhat serious accident happened on the Nangus road on Friday afternoon to Mrs. Allan Hunt, who was driving home in a sulky with her…

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To Our Subs[?] and Advertisers. Machinery Accident Delayed Publications

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

We regret having suffered a bad breakdown of our printery. A vital part of the big printing machine broke on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Man Found Drowned. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

The body of an unknown man was round floating in the sea at Bondi early this morning. In a pocket was found an envelope containing £15 in notes and…

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Italians Drowned at Corowa. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

The polite to-day received a message from Albury stating that two Italians, recent arrivals from Italy, Ragani Abordi; (24) and Bertalat…

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Fatalities and Accidents Motor Cars Collide. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

Four people had a miraculous escape from death last night, when two motor cars collided on the Liverpool-road, near Warwick Farm. Both drivers…

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Accident at Cricket Ground

The Daily Express · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

A serious accident was narrowly averted at the Wagga cricket ground on Saturday, afternoon during the progress of the match between South…

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Accident to Letter Sorter

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 2

Last night Mr. Ern Ratcliffe met with a mishap whilst sealing up the mail bags, when using an improvised method of melting the war during…

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Shunting Accident. a Guard Killed Moree

The Daily Express · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred in the shunting yards at Mungindi station. Andrew Murphy, a railway guard fell under a truck and had one leg…

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Motor Accident Near Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 2

Yesterday a telegram readied this office from Balaclava, South Australia, from Mr. E. H. Koth, of Uranquinty, stating that his wife, Mrs. Hermann…

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Series of Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 4

About four o'clock on Saturday afternoon some boys in the vicinity of the Government Tank, at Marrar, noticed a sulky overturned and a horse…

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Railway Collision. Pointsmen's Fatal Error. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Maycu[?] correspondent states: It is reported, in consequence of a mistake by the pointsmen, that one person was killed and…

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Painful Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 2

A very painful accident befel Will Moore yesterday morning, while engaged planing a piece of timber at Owen's workshop, Leeton on a…

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Railway Collision. Mayence

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 4

In is reported in consequence of a mistake thirteen persons were injured in a collision between the Cologne and Osuabrueck express and a…

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Rescue From Drowning

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 4

Shortly after 6 o'clock last night bathers who were in the vicinity of the beach were startled by cries for help from two boys who were in the…

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A Cricketer Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 4

A young man, C. Iverach, of Coolamon, whilst playing with a team from that town against The Hill team at North Wagga yesterday afternoon…

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Accident to Soldier Settler

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 3

Mr. W. P. Ryan, one of the earliest soldier's to take up a block on the Kunama Soldiers' Settlement, Batlow district, and who lately invested in a…

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Nose-dived Another Air Fatality New York, March 4

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 1

An army bombing plane nose-dived from 500 feet into a muddy field, injuring —perhaps fatally—Major Folett Rradley and Lieutenant Stanley Smith…

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Gasworks Explosion. Seventeen Men Injured. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

Seventeen men have been badly injured by an explosion at Saltley gasworks, Birmingham. A metal flange weighing a ton and a half was blown…

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Accidents

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

Mr. Jas. Buf[?]rey had the misfortune to have his arm broken on Thursday as[?] through the engine of his motor car backfiring while he was Cranking…

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