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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Injured Players' Fund

The Daily Express · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 4

The final figures in connection with the benefit dance arranged by the Wagga City Concert Band are now available, the League benefiting to…

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Injured Sailor Alleged Malicious Wounding. Ex-solider Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day Norman Clifford Austin (27), a onelegged returned soldier, was charged with having maliciously wounded John…

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Motor Accident Causes Death

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

As the result of an accident in Liverpool road, Bankstown, yesterday, when a motor lorry overturned, Oswald Wamsley, aged 26, one of the…

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Fatal Accidents Epidemic in Sydney Serious Lorry Capsize Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 4

There were three fatal accidents in Sydney yesterday. Robert Davis, aged 18, of Balmain, was knocked down and killed by a…

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Somersaulted Bad Motor Smash Alfredtown Hill Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2
Also in The Daily Express

Two young women miraculously escaped fatal Injury on Sunday, afternoon in a motor smash at what is known as the Alfredtown Hill, about…

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Motor Fatality at Wiseman's Ferry American Sailors Amongst Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 1

A serious motor smash is reported from Wiseman's Ferry. It appears that, a motor car got out of control of the driver about 7 o'clock at night,…

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Infant Drowned in River

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 4

Walter Gale, a child two years of age, was drowned in he Parramatta River yesterday. He wondered away and apparently fell into the water…

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Glider Fatality Wife Sees Airman Crash Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 2

A Belgian airman, Simonet, remained six hours in a motorless 'plane at Cherbourge, on the French coast, and then crashed. He was…

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Cables Fireman Found Drowned Wellington (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 1

The body round in Lyttleton Harbor has been identified as that of J. A. Beed, fireman on the steamer Kawatirl, who was missing when the…

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Fatality at Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. Spencer Ford (67), an old Lockhart identity, who for many years carried on business as a carrier, fell off his dray yesterday afternoon and was…

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Motors in Collision

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 2

At the intersection of Townsend and Smollett streets, Albury, yesterday afternoon, a motor-car driven by C. Hore, of Berembed Weir, and a motor…

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Another Accident Fleet Party Injured a Hostess Killed Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 2

A shocking motor smash occurred last night at 8 o’clock at The Water Holes, two miles on the Sydney side of Wiseman’s Ferry…

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Serious Smash a Woman Killed. Sailors and Others Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 3

A serious smash was reported from Wiseman's Ferry. It appears that a motor car got out of the control of the driver at about 7 o'clock last night…

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Bad Motor Smash. Alfredtown Hill Accident

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 5

Two young women miraculously escaped fatal injury on Sunday afternoon in a motor smash at what is known as the Alfredtown Hill, about…

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Junee Riding Accident

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 2

Ernest Gard[?]nor, 32, was riding a horse along the main street of Junee on Tuesday night, and when opposite the railway sheds the horse slipped…

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“Look Both Ways” Accidents to Children Melbourne, Wed

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 2

Beryl Jane His aged 6 years, of Burwood Street, Preston, when attempting to cross the line at some gates near Preston Railway Station…

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Fatality at Lockhart

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. Spencer Ford, 67, an old Lockhart identity, who for many years carried on business as a carrier, fell off his dray on Wednesday afternoon, and…

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Dreadfully Injured Man Jumps From Moving Train. Rockhampton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 4

Louie Da[?]tler (25), farm laborer, jumped from a moving train at lveragh onto the platform. He fell and rolled under the train, receiving…

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Jumped From Train Then Rolled Underneath Passenger Badly Injured Rockhampton

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 2

Louie Dahlter, 25, a farm laborer, had a miraculous, escape from death when he jumped from a moving train to the platform…

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