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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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A Silo Accidents

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 2

Mr. Ken Gardner who was employed on the engineering staff of the Hopefield silos met with an accident through the falling of a…

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Another Fatality. the Inquest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 6

The Coroner to-day recorded a finding of accidental death after inquiring into the circumstances surrounding the accident at the Randwick…

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Derailed Railway Accident in India (Reuter Service). LAHORE, February 26

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 1

A se[?]los railway accident occurred last Saturday when a goods train was derailed on a bridge bet ween Amer[?]bar and Pandakil on the North…

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A Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 2

A few minutes after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a motor car collided with a bicycle at the corner of Simmons and Kincaid Streets. The car…

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Motor Car Fatality. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 1

Clarence M'Donald (21), a clerk in the Valuer-General's Office, was killed when a motor car, which was driven by Smith, valuer in the Works…

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Car Accident at Gundagai

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 2

Coming from the Gundagai race-course to town on Wednesday, the car Mr. George Allen, of Longfield, near Adelong, was driving…

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Serious Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 2

A very painful accident happened on Thursday to Mr. W. J. Parker, one of the oldest pioneer fanners of Collingullie. He was returning from…

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Sensational Tram Accidents

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 5

Two sensational tram accidents occurred within a quarter of a mile of each other at Double Bay on Wednesday night Cars bound for the City…

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Shooting Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 2

At about [?] p.m. last night a remarkable shooting accident occurred, which was fortunately una[?]dred by series co[?] sequences. If appends that Mr. “Bob”…

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Metrist Heavy Fi[?]ed. Failing to Stop After Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 2

At the Coota[?] Police Court yesterday. before Mr. W. A. Fly[?]n. P.M. Mr. Joh[?]s Brill, of Caiman, was charged with deci[?]og a Motor Car ina m[?] dangerous to…

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Husband Missing. Believed to Have Been Drowned. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

Mrs. Webb, a resident of Sydney, declared to-day that the body of a man reported to have been floating in the ocean between Newcastle and…

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Rivoli Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

Patrons of the Flemington races on Saturday afternoon had eagerly looked forward to a meeting at weight-for-age, in the Essenden Stakes, between the…

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Six People Drowned. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

Three persons were drowned at Innisfail (Q.) on Saturday, owing to a motor car plunging off the end of a punt into the…

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Mr. O'regan's Children Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

The peculiar force of the adage thatthat troubles never come singly has been rather forceably demonstrated to the family of th Hon. J…

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Drowned in a Brick Pit. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

William Stanley (19), married, was swimming in a brick pit at Newtown yesterday when he was seized with an apopletic fit and sank. A companion…

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Vehicles in Collision. Woman's Leg Broken Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

A peculiar accident occurred near St. Mary's last night when a sulky in which Mrs. Miller was driving with a girl of 4 years ran into a…

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Fatality at Perth. Shooting Gallery Proprietor Killed. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

A party of bluejackets from the visiting British naval squadron, together with a number of civilians, were in a shooting gallery in the city on Friday…

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Rivoli Injured Scratched for [?] Autumn M[?]

The Daily Express · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

There was [?] at Fleming[?] [?] yesterday, when [?] did not [?] sendon Stakes, [?] that Rivoli had…

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Boys Attack Watchman. Man Injured and Boy Shot in Leg. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

At about eleven o'clock this morning a number of lads were trespassing on the railway yards at Ardon street, North Melbourne. They had an air…

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The Gundagai Motor Accident Miraculous Escape From Serious Injury

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 3

Further details of the motor accident at Gundagai on Wednesday last. Returning from the racecourse, Mr. Geo. Allen, of Adelong, was driving…

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