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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Fatal Accident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 8

On Monday evening Mr. Roderick M'Rae and Mr. Harry Tulley left Narrandera on their way to Kelvin Grove, the home of Mr and Mrs John M'Rae…

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Shocking Accident Railway Employee killed ROCKHAMPTON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred on the Many Peaks-Monto line, Queensland. It appears that ono party of…

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Cootamundra Railway Yards Fatality. the Inquest

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

Before Mr. Scobie (Coroner), at Cootamundra, an inquest was held into the death of George Clifford Hulme, who was killed on Thursday…

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Pontoon Bridge Collapses Soldiers Drowned BERLIN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 1

The collapse of a pontoon bridge, erected between Veltheim and Hansberge, resulted in the drowning of numerous Retchswehr soldiers. It is…

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Accidental Meeting of Brothers After 50 years

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 3

Mr. Humphrey Weston, one time resident of Bathurst, returned to Bathurst a few days ago after an absence of many years…

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Driver and Fireman Killed In Railway Smash Serious Accident on North Coast Line

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

A railway smash occurred at 10 o'clock on Monday night between Grafton and Casino. An engine jumped the rails and…

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A German Disaster. Over 50 Soldiers Drowned. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

The collapse of a pontoon bridge erected by Pioneers over the Weser between Veltheim and Hausbruck resulted in the drowning of numerous…

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Old Man Injured Mr. James Snodgrass. Mangoplah District Farmer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

When James Snodgraas (85), a visitor to Sydney from Wagga, was attempting to cross Parramatta-road, Forest Lodge, to-day, he was knocked…

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Painful Accident

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Bird met with a painful accident on Monday while working on the new road. He was shovelling stone, and stepping backwards, slipped…

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Hawkesbury Smash Inquest of Engine Driver Finding of Accidental Death. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

The inquest was opened at the Coroner's Court today into the circumstances attending the death of John Coleman (33), who was killed in, the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 5

We clip the following from the Wyalong “Advocate”:— “A sad drowning [?]lality occurred at Wynona on Friday, 20th March, the wiclim being Mrs H. W…

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Binalong Drowning Case

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. Yeo, concluded the inquest into the death of Josephsine Beryl Edwards, the young woman who was found drowned in a creek…

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Cowra Burning Fatality. the Inquest

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 1

The unfortunate man, John Preston, 18, the victim of the burning accident near Cowra, died from his injuries in Cowra Hospital. An inquiry was…

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Clergyman Escapes. Collision With a Train

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 4

A message from Byron Bay states that by grabbing a fence and hauling himself over it into a garden, as a train crushed his motor car, the…

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Car Wrecked. But Clergyman Escapes. Collision With A Train

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 1

A message from Byron Bay states that by grabbing a fence and hauling himself over it into a garden, as a train crashed into his motor car, Rev…

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Fracas at Sports Club Man Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 2

At the Central Police Court today, John Andrew Canty, aged 33 was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm upon William…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Mr. Gordon Crawford Killed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 2

Much regret was felt throughout the Narandera, Greenvale, and Sandigo portions of this district on Tuesday last when it was learned that…

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Motor Accident Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 1

As A result of the collision between two motor cars at Parramatta yesterday, Mrs. Gertrude Munro was burled on the roadway, and was taken…

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Constable Injured

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 4

On Thursday Constable J. Rowlands, a mounted officer of the Wagga Police Force, was riding a horse in the police paddock when it bolted and…

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Fell Over a Balcony Fatality at Cowra

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 5

A well known identity of the Cowra district, John Crobett (45), was found by Constable Auld, at an early hour on Thursday morning, lying…

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