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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Painful Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 3

Frank Shaw, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw, of Dhulura, met with a very painful accident during last week winch necessitated him…

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Habor Collision Several Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 1

A collison occurred in Sydney Harbor this morning, between the steamers Wallsend, owned by Howard Smith and Co., and the [?]…

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Man Injured Accident at North Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 3

An accident occurred at North Wagga on Saturday night, at about 7.30, as the result of which William M'Farland (34), who resides at…

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Cricketers Injured Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 3

A party of twenty cricketers was returning from Bulli last evening, when they were thrown from a motor lorry in Eiverpool-road, Chullora, The…

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Week-end Toll Fatalities and Accidents Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 3

A man suffering severely from concussion, who was unable to give his name and address, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital last night, with…

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Pitt Street Fatality Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 1

James Bertram, who fell from the fourth floor of a building in Pitt Street, pesterday, died this morning…

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Sydney Harbor Collision Steamers Meet Head on Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 2

A collision occurred in Sydney Harbor this morning between the steamers Wallsend, owned by Howard smith Co., and Canonbar, owned by the…

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Over Embankment One Killed, Many Injured NEWCASTLE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 2

A man was killed and fourteen Injured six seriously, this morning, when a motor char-a-banc went over an embankment near…

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Motor Accidents Sensation in Sydney Char-a-banc Overturns Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred occurred between Barnsley and Homeville near Newcastle to-day, as a result of which one man was killed and…

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Items of News Motor Accident at Tamworth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 2

A strange accident happened yesterday at Tamworth. When William Taylor cranked his Ford lorry, the vehicle jumped forward, crushed him against…

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John Gleeson's Death All Possible Done to Avert Accident

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 6

In a recent issue of "The Daily Advertiser" was published particulars of a train fatality at Casino when Mr. Henry Curnow and Mr. John Gleeson…

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Shocking Accident Brick Works Employee SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 1

James Stanley Simpson, 27, an employee at the Ryde Brick Works, became entangled with the shafting of a brick-making machine this…

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Accident at Temora Onlooker Injured TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 2

In the final of the mile handicap at the Temora Cycling Club's fixture this afternoon every rider fell. When racing to the line G. Williams,…

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A Father Drowned His Children Witnesses. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 2

Archibald Jackson was drowned in a lagoon on his property at Greenbank yesterday. The fatality was witnessed by his two young children, who were…

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Aviators Suffocated Result of Mid-air Collision London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 2

A fairy seaplane and another aeroplane both belonging to the Leu Chars aerodrome collided at a height of 500 feet over the mouth of the Eden river…

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Sensational Motor Smash. Three Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 2

Three persons were severely injured and two cars were totally wrecked as the result of a sensational motor collision which occurred on the Prince's…

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Terrible Railway Smash 76 Killed, 37 Injured. London, To-day

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 4

Seventy-six persons were killed and thirty sevens injured, as the result of a terrible rail smash at Stargard. Reports from Warsaw state that…

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Awful Accident. Motor Driver is Killed Shocking Injuries

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 2

Gundagai was greatly shocked on Saturday evening when a phone message came through, from South Gundagai to the effect that…

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German Train Meets With Accident WARSAW

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 1

A correspondent states that great concern is felt in Poland in regard to the Catastrophe to a German train while passing the Polish corridor…

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Motor Fatality at Gundagai Ex-Cootamundra Boy the Victim

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 1

Gundagai was horrified on Saturday night by the news of a motor fatality. Mr. Edgar E[?]tt, whose father had a garage in Cootamundra…

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