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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Scaffold Collapses. Painters Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 6

Allan Turton (36) and Henry Brow (48) were painting part of the Exhibition Building in the Prince Alfred Park this morning when the scaffold…

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Hurt With Adze Council Workman Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 4

Alber Kline, one of Yc[?]ug Council's employees, gashed himself badly in the leg with an adze when working in the lane off Campbell Street on…

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River Tragedy Magisterial Inquiry Accidentally Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M., presided at the inquiry held yesterday concerning the death of Patrick O'Brien, who was drowned in the…

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Accident to Prisoner Fall of Earth Wellington, (Nz.), Wed

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 1

Harry Brown, a prisoner at Terrace Gaol, was burled, by a fall of earth in the prison yard, with fatal results…

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COLLISION Bus and Car SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 1

A bus and motor car collided at Haberfield last night, with the result that three persons were injured. The…

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Prison Yard Fatality. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

Larry Brown, a prisoner at Terrace goal, was buried by a fall of earth in the prison yard, with fatal results…

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Motoring Accident

Ariah Park News · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

Mr C. K. Hill and party had a miraculous escape from serious injury on Thursday, while returning home from Mr Martin…

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Items of News. Coal Mine Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

Jack Evans, a miner, was killed by a fall of coal in the Killingworth colliery, Newcastle, yesterday. He was working when several tons completely…

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Motor Smashes. Passengers and Driver Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

Thomas Turrell (40) was driving a motor 'bus down Milson-road, Cremorne, this morning when he apparently became ill and lost control of the car…

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Wires Cars Collide Near Dubbo One Person Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

A collision occurred between two motor cars near Dubbo last night, as a result of which three persons were injured. One Gordon Murphy…

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Sad Fatal Accident Little Max Graham

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

The sympathy of this community is with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Graham. Jun., of Adain street in the death, at 5 o'clock yesterday evening, of their…

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Motor Collision Near Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

A collision occurred between two motor cars near Dubbo on Thursday night as a result of which three persons were injured. Gordon Murphy,…

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Drowning Fatality. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 4

A double drowning fatality occurred at Tuggerah beach, hear Wyong, this morning. John Wills, aged 37, and a Miss Doyle were carried out in the…

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COLLISION Four Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

A collision occurred at Pendle Hill, near Parramatta, last night, between a motor car and a sulky. Four persons (two men and two women)…

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Japanese Sailors Drowned. Vancouver, Feb. 8

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 5

Seventeen Japanese sailors were drowned when a whore boat from the Japanese cruiser, Assama, capsized in Vancouver Harbour to-day…

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Motor Fatality Sad Happening at Jerilderie Man Pinned Beneath Lorry Jerilderie

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

A fatality occurred on Boonoke Station some time during last night when John Baker (19) was killed owing to a motor lorry be was driving capsizing…

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Motoring Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. C.T. Hill and party had a miraculous escape from serious Injury, on Thursday, while returning homo from Air Martin McGrane's clearing sale, at…

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Vehicles in Collision. Four People Injured and Driver Arrested. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

A collision occurred at Pendle Hill, near Parramatta last night between a motor car and a culky and four persons, two men and two woman,…

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CAR V. Milk Lorry Collision at St. Peters SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 1

A car was proceeding along King street, Bt Pesters, early this morning, when It swerved to avoid a Chinese cart, and collided with a milk…

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Driving Accident

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

Arthur Goodwin, was severely injured at Yarrowitch, near Tamworth, on Tuesday night when a horse attached to a sulky took fright as a…

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