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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Wires and Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by Any Other Paper Till To-morrow the Recent Collision. Bodies Unrecognisable. London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

At the inquest on the five victims of the Matatua disaster, it was stated that the bodies were terribly mutilated, and were unrecognisable…

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Fatal Collision. Arrest Follows Inquest Adjournment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

An Inquest concerning the death of Barbara Cox, a young girl, in a collision between two motor cars near Lidcombe, on February 16, was…

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Drowned in St. Kilda Baths

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 2

While bathing in Kenny's Baths, St. Kilda on Saturday morning two young men saw a man's body floating in the water. As the police were taking it…

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War Souvenir Explodes. a Woman Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 2

On Thursday last, Mrs. Weekes, wife of Mr. Wally Weekes, of Garratt's Hotel, Market street, was burning some old clothing in the yard of her…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 2

On Saturday morning Fred Day was driving Albert Lee in a car from Dooberoi to Condobolin. When about four miles from Dooberoi Station Day…

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Man Found Drowned. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

The body of Percy Woods (40) was found floating in Woolloomooloo Bay this morning. Later his clothes were found under some rocks near the…

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Woman and Girl Injured. Mysterious Victorian Case. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 4

Mrs Dodds and her little girl were found in their home at Armadale (Vic) aerly this morning in a serious condition, both having been gashed with a…

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Railway Fatality. Driver "Denny" Faulkner Killed. Cut Up by Albury Mail

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 2

Charles Arthur Faulkner aged 34, familiarly known at "Denny" came to a frightful end on Saturday night. It was his habit to go to the engine…

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Shocking Fatality. Enginedriver Killed. Cootamundra Level Crossing Tragedy. Dennis Faulkner the Victim

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred on Saturday night at Cootamundra when the well-known driver, Mr. Dennis Faulkner, about 38 years of…

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Two Men Injured. Motor Cycle and Sulky Collide. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 1

One man was critically injured another seriously when a motor cycle and side car collided with a sulky at Plumpton, near Riverstone, late last…

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Sensational Motor Accident. Passengers Hurled Into Sea. Launceston

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 2

Near St. Helens, on the east coast, last night, a motor car was being driven to Anson's Bay, when the driver mistook the road and, on endeavoring to…

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Sunk in Collision. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 4

Two Frech steamers [?]ollsded in a fog off Brighton . The St. Anne was sunk but all her crew were picked up by the other Steamer, the Blois,…

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Wife's Heroic Ride. for Help for Injured Husband Orange

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 4

William Glawson, boundary rider on Kstella Station, left his lonely home last Friday' to catch a horse to carry on his work. He did not return for some…

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Collision at Port Phillip Heads Steamers Dilkera and Wyrallah Latter Sinks Seven of the Crew Missing. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 1

The steamers Dilkera and Wyrallah collided at the heads at Port Phillip about 10.30 last night. The Wyrallah sank to three quarters…

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The Turf. Jockey Injured. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 1

The well known jockey, A. Orrell was riding Ballambi in a gallop at Randwick to-day, when the horse swerved and threw him against the fence…

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Ex-policeman Injured. Found on Railway Line in Critical Condition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 3

Mr. Reid, formerly a policeman stationed at Young, and late of Gundagui who resigned from the force a fortnight ago, boarded the express…

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Steamers in Collision Disaster at Port Phillip. Six Seamen Reported Missing. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

The steamers Dilkera and Wyralluh, collided at the heads at port Phillip at about 10.30 last night, send the Wyralluh sank in threequarters of a…

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Fatal Accident Near Collingullie. Mr. Charles Taylor Killed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 3

An accident, which proved fatal, happened to Mr. Charles Taylor, Oak Farm, Collinguille on Tuesday night as he was returning from the Wagga…

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Extraordinary Accident at the Rock. Pole Collapses with Linesman on It

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

A serious accident happened at The Rock on Wednesday afternoon at about flour o'clock, when a telegraph linesman named Sylvestor Finn, 35,…

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A Serious Accident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 4

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Heffernan, of "Ballingoarrah," Junee, will regret to learn that their son, Patrick Heffernan, is still in a…

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