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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Killed at the Wheel. Shocking Fatality on Prince Alfred Bridge. Edgar Elliott the Victim

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

QUITS a gloom was cast over the town on Saturday night when news was received that Mr. Edgar Elliott, a young man of 19 [?] of age,…

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Poisoning Fatality Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 1

Arthur Morris Thomas, 27, a dental mechanic, arrived home from Naremburn, North Sydney, shortly after midnight, and remarked to his wife,…

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Shocking Fatality Shaft Pierces Man's Brain Gundagai Family Loses Breadwinner

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 2

An extraordinary fatality occurred at Gundagai on Saturday, the victim being Edgar Elliott, a young motor car driver and mechanic, who was the…

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Another Level Crossing Accident. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 4

A goods train crashed into a motor lorry at the level crossing near Foster to-day, and Victor Smith, driver of the lorry, was seriously injured. He…

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Another Accident at Railway Crossing Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 1

Victor Smith, driver of a motor lorry, was seriously injured this afternoon, when a goods train collided with his lorry at a level crossing near…

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Fatal Collision London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 1

A motor car containing five occupants, was observed by the police at Stroud, travelling in the direction of Panswick at midnight…

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Shocking Railway Fatality Two Electricians Killed SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 1

A shocking double fatality occurred near Redfern railway yards this morning. Two men Harry Hearn Deadling,…

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Lunatic at Large Two Women Injured MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 1

Two women were walking along the Port Nepean road, Chelsea, at different times in the early morning when a man approached them. He partly…

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Drowned in Dam Father, Mother and Children Terrible Occurrence at Beckom Beckom

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

A father, mother, and two children were drowned in a dam about two miles from Beckom yesterday. The ill-fated family was that of Robert…

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Tram Collision a Sydney Smash Eight People Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

Eight persons were injured and considerable damage was caused as the result of a collision between two tram cars in Pittwater-road, Brookvale,…

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Appalling Tragedy. Family of Four Drowned a Beckom Sensation

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 3

A terrible tragedy occurred on Tuesday last at the farm [?] Mr. [?] Parker, farmer, near Reckom A [?] [?]Walter Milne, employed by the…

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Mining Fatality Four Miners Killed. Safety Catch Fails. London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

Four men were dashed to death to-day at the Carluke, Lanarkshire, colliery. They were about to be lowered when…

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Double Fatality Two Men Run Down by Train. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 5

A shocking double fatality occurred war Redfern railway yards this morning. Two men named Harry Hearn, lading electrician, and Wilks,…

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A Peculiar Accident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon at about 3 o'clock M. Salmon (14) was riding a bicycle along Baylis-street and at the same time leading a horse. When…

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Athletics. Accident to Abrahams London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

Abrahams, the English Olympic winner, met with a serious accident in the long jumping to-day at the London Athletic Club meeting. After a jump…

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Temora Tragedy. Whole Family Found Drowned. Suicide Pact Suggested

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 3

A shocking tragedy occurred at Beekom (Temora) on Wednesday last. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker and their two children, a boy and girl, aged 11…

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Railway Fatality Train Runs Down a Tricycle Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 1

Thomas Hannan, railway employee, was riding a tricycle along the line from Springsure Junction to Emerald when he was overtaken by a train on…

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Railway Fatality Train Runs Down a Tricycle. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

Thomas Hannan, railway employee, was riding a tricycle along the line from Springsure Junction to Emerald when he was overtaken by a train on…

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Charabanc and Train Collision at Crossing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 2

The Basic express crashed into a trailer charabanc at a level crossing. Eleven people were killed and five injured, all members of a male chair…

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Motor Cycle Collision SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 2

Three men were injured when a motor car and side car collided with another motor cycle in Parramatta road, Kellyville, to-day. Arthur…

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