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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Local and General Accident on Gundagai Road

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 April 1924 · page 2

A motor cyclist named Jones, residing at Coolac, was trying to pass Mr Scott's car on the Gundagai road and crashed into a sulky driven by…

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Hospital Scenes. Terribly Injured Victims

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 1

A dozen burned and blackened firemen lay in Adelaide Hospital on Sunday with groups of anxious relatives waiting elsewhere in the institution to…

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Disastrous Fire on Ship Four Lives Lost. Many Reported Injured. Terrific Fight with Flames at Port Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 1

As was briefly announced in the "Daily Advertiser" yesterday, the steamer, City of Singapore, 6567 tons, owned by the Elleman and Bucknall…

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Fatal Collision One Killed, One Injured. Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 1

A collision occurred at Toowoomba yesterday between a 5-ton motor, lorry and a Ford truck. Frederick Meibusch, a passenger on the truck, was killed…

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Crushed to Death. Motor Works Fatality. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 6

Walter Lewis (48), a married man with two children, was killed to-day at Holden's motor works. He and another man were starting a huge…

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Motor Vehicles in Collision. a Passenger Killed. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 6

A collision occurred at Toowoomba yesterday between a five ton motor lorry and a motor truck. Frederick Meibusch, a passenger on the truck, was…

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A Sad Fatality. Motor Car Turns Over. Miss Eileen Scott Killed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 2

When the news reached Wagga late yesterday afternoon that Mr. J. J. Scott and his family, of The Rock, had been visited by a dire misfortune in the…

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Accident with Needle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 2

While Mrs. W. J. Whittackers, of "Redlands," Tootool, was doing some crochet work on Saturday afternoon, she ran a steel crochet needle through…

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Collision with Cow. Melbourne Suburb Fatality. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3

A motor cycle and-side-car, driver by Mr. A. J. Peterson, collided with a cow at Balwyn yesterday and capsized. Peterson's wife was killed and his…

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Artist's Accident. Collision with Motor Lorry. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

Aston Webb and Luke Fildes were motoring home from a Royal Academy banquet when their car collided with a motor lorry. Both were taken to a…

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A Funeral Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

An accident attended with regrettable features occurred on Saturday afternoon at kensington. A funeral was proceeding along the street when…

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Knocked Down by Car Whilst Alighting From Tram. Young Lady's Accident MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 1

Miss Daphne Alcorn aged 22 was knocked down by a car, while she was alighting from a tram at South Yarrs. The driver of the car did not stop,…

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A Motoring Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 2

The Junee police received word yesterday afternoon that John Fuller, 24 year of age, a fitter at the Junee Loco, Works, was killed near Jugiong, whilst…

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Sad Fatality Wagga Girl Killed

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 6

Mr. J. J. Sco[?] of the Rock, his daughter Eelen, as well as Mr. R. J. Goodwin, railway clerk Miss M. Cooper, and Miss A. Butler…

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Motor Car Fatality Wagga Girl Killed

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Scott, of The Rock, his daughter Eileen, as well as Mr. R. J. Goodwin, railway clerk, Miss M. Cooper, and Miss A. Butler, members…

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Panic in Picture Theatre Several Badly Injured. Caused by Outbreak of Fire MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 1

Several persons were badly injured and others suffered from shock, as a result of a panic in a picture theatre at Port Melbourne, following an…

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Dreadful Accident. Foot Almost Severed. Caught in Circular Saw

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

A dreadful accident happened on Tuesday to Mr. George Mobbs, of Bongongolong. He was engaged cutting wood with a circular saw,…

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A Fatal Accident. Death of Joseph Hallam

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 7

The death of Joseph Hallam has robbed Hillston of a well-known and highly respected resident. Last issue we briefly mentioned that deceased…

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Kerosene Lamp Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 4

Alfred Basset was using a kerosene lamp to fix up his motor cycle preparatory to taking his wife for a spin last night at Morec, when he acidentally…

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Man's Eye Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Mr. J. Melday, barman at the Pastoral Hotel. When engaged in opening some boxes on Thursday a piece of…

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