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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Boy Found Drowned. TAMWORTH

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 3

Norman Chaffey (8), nephew of the Minister for Agriculture, Capt. F. A. Chaffey, was found drowned in a lagoon near his home late on Thursday. He…

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Mine Fatality. Fall of Rock at Ardlethan. Ardlethan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 2

James Lattin, a miner, was fatality injured while working on the 200 foot level in the Carpathia tin mine, Ardlethan…

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Motor Smashes Collision with Pole. Car Occupant Killed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 2

Captain Bugle, son of a well-known Commonwealth public service officer, residing at Brighton, was found dead in a motor car on the St. Kilda road,…

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Three Men Injured. Two May Not Recover. Chinaman Runs Amok. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 2

A Chinaman a Innisfail, Queensland, attacked three of his compatriots. The assailant, whose name is alleged to be Chong Foon, armed himself…

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Fatal Accident at Mirrool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 2

An accident followed by fatal results happened to Thomas, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Heir. well-known residents of Mirrool and…

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Motor Car Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

Daphne Allcorn, who was severely injured after being knocked down by it motor car alleged to have been driven by Leslie ("Squizzy") Taylor, at St…

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Prisoner Found Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

When the case of Dominico Berlingo was called on in the Supreme Court in Adelaide on Wednesday the Crown prosecutor explained that the man…

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Sydney Harbor Sensation. Two Children in the Water. Baby Drowned in Front of Mother. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 6

A woman whose named is believed to be Elizabeth Cohen was discovered this Morning waving here hands excitedly in the vicinity of Man o' War…

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Motoring Fatality. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 2

A collision between two motor cycles on the Western-road, Rooty Hill, last night, resulted in the death of John Inglis (37), a clerk, of Parramatta…

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Peculiar Mishap Woman Severely Injured Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 1

Mrs. Agnes Brown, a resident of Mascot, was driving home with her husband in a Ford motor lorry last night, when the tail light of the…

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Motor Car and Cycle. Collision in Macquarie Street. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 1

A collision occurred in Macquarie street this morning between a motor car and a motor cycle. The impact was most severe. The occupant of…

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New Zealand Storms British Squadron Delayed a Sailor Drowned. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 2

Owing to heavy gales and torrential rain the departure of the visiting British navy squadron from Auckland was postponed until to-day. One…

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Fatality at Molong. MOLONG

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

John Leatham (59), part proprietor of the Molong "Express," was found dead on the main road at midnight on Saturday. He is belived to have been…

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Wires and Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by Any Other Paper Till To-morrow Sensational Motor Accident. Taxi Plunges Into Raging Torrent Driver's Exciting Experiences. Auckland

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 1

A sensational motor accident occurred near Waihi, when a ar containing a taxi driver named Burt, plunged into a raging torrent, turned a…

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Girl's Fatal Accident Stick Through Abdomen. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 1

While the deaf and dumb twin daughter of Mr J. Lynch, of Botobolar, near Mudgee was chasing a fowl from a room with a long narrow stick,…

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Tokyo Railway Collision Over Fifty Casualties. Tokyo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 2

Late last night two cars on the Tokyo to Yokahama electric, railway collided. A motorman was killed and fifty passengers were injured. Some…

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Fatality at Bathurst. Sad End to a Day's Outing. Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 2

A fatal shooting occurred in a lonely part of Anderson Brothers' Killongutta estate late on Sunday night. According to the story told to the coroner…

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Tragedy at Avalon. Fisherman Drowned in Surf. Fish Hook Saves a Life

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 1

Tragedy visited a party of fishermen swiftly at Avalon on Monday when two of their number were washed from the rocks into an eddying and swirling…

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Over a Precipice Man Frightfully Injured Queer Story. Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 1

A man, named Arthur Ingram, was found on the rocks frightfully injured near Howard Smith's wharves at Brisbane. He explained that he had…

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Doisy Beaches Shanghai. Machine Injured in Landing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 2

Lieutenant Doisy has arrived here. His flight from Canton, about 800 miles, occupied nine hours ten minutes. The landing was witnessed by large and…

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