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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Sydney Accidents. Sleep Walker Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 1

Frederick Keane, a resident of Globe, fell thirty six feat from the room of a house to the asphalt yard to-day. Fortunately a wire clothes line broke his…

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Accidents

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 5

The eldest son of Mr J. Dillon, ran into a barbed wire fence on the river bank last night, and so lacerated his that ten stitches were necessary…

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Collision at Albury

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 7

While Mr. J. T. Parnaby. of Leneva, was returning home after attending the sheep market at the Albury municipal saleyarus the sulky he…

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Injured by Hot Tar SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 4

Cecil Hill (21) was admitted to the North Shore Hospital this afternoon in a serious condition. He was driving a municipal tank filled with hot tar…

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Accident at Tarcutta

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 4

As the result of attempting to step his horse, which he had left, attached to a sulky outside a shop at Tarcutte on Wednesday. Mr. T. Winterbottom,…

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Police Sergeant Drowned

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 2

A boat containing a fishing party capsized at Shell harbour yesterday. The occupants, numbering five, were thrown into the…

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A Terrible Death. Fatality at Junee. Young Shunter Run Over

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at Junee on Saturday in sad circumstances, a young man named George Tolhurst, while engaged in shunting…

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Week-end Disasters. Race Competitor Drowned. Two Others Rescued. WOLLONGONG

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 2

There was a tragic ending to a surf carnival at South Wollongong beach on Friday afternoon, one man being drowned and two other just missing…

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Wonderful Wireless Useful in Mine Accidents Indianapolis, January 26

The Daily Express · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 1

Powers to investigate the possibilities of radio as a means of saving life in mine disasters has been vested in the International officers of the…

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A Holiday Fatality Boat Swamped Police Sergeant Drowned Wollongong

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 1

The swamping of a rowing boat at the entrance to Lake Illawarra. was the cause of Police Sergt. Foreman, of Annandale, being drowned…

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Boy Injured at Sports

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

A very successful swimming carnival and sports was held at Cootamundra on Saturday in aid of the Cootamundra District Hospital and it is…

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Motor Fatality at Yarrangobilly Caves Car and Occupants Roll Over Cliff One Dead. Others injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

News comes of a dreadful motor accident at Yarrangobilly Caves. Mrs Bell, a visitor from Melbourne, was killed…

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Children and Firearms Another Fatality Launceston

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

Allen Wilson, 11 years, was found dead at his parents house on King Island with & gun lying across his arm…

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Chaff Cutting Accident Arm Cut Off

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

John Bray, employed by Mr. Lloyd Conkey, Greenhills, Cootamundra, met with a terrible accident this afternoon, losing his arm in a chaff…

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Yarrangobilly Fatality. Car Rolls Down Hillside

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Further details are to hand concerning the fatal motor car accident, briefly reported in Wednesday's "Daily Advertiser," which occurred at…

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Yarrangobilly Caves Fatality. Other Victims Improving. Mrs. Bell's Body Taken to Geelong

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5

THE narrative in Tuesday's issue of the ADVOCATE of the shocking motor car accident at the Yarrango billy Caves, whereby one person was killed outright, and two others were badly injured, was correct in almost every detail, though the particulars were received over the 'phone in very…

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Injured by Motor Lorry Driver Remanded Victim Still in Hospital Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 1

A man named Darrely Whitehall was further remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having done bodily harm to Patrick…

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Over a Precipice. Terrible Motor Accident at Yaman gobilly Caves. Car and Occapants Disappear

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

News of a dreadful motor accident at Yarrangobilly Caves reached Tumut at noon on Monday, in which Mrs. Bell, a visitor from…

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Police Officer Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

Police Inspector Byrne, in company with Supt. M'Intosh was leaving the Dubbo police station an Saturday night when he was knocked by a…

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Bolt Causes Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

At M'Lean's Ridges, near Alstonville, on Monday, Wm. Barber single, engaged in farming pursuits met his death under tragic circumstances. He…

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