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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Peculiar Fatality Toowoomba (Q.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 1

Archibald Fletcher, 41, met with a remarkable accident at the Sugarloat colliery. He was working in a stooping position, down the mine, when a…

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Railway Fatality Coroner's Strong Comment. Departmental Negligence Yass

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

At the inquest held at the Yass Court House yesterday into the death of F. Weatherby, who was killed by the South-West mail train…

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Accident to Carter Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 1

George Kennedy, 34, carter, was driving a horse and lorry in Redfern to-day, when the wheel skidded in the tramway line. Kennedy was…

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Dreadful Accident on Steamer No Doctor Race for Port SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 1

During the voyage of the steamer Marama from Auckland to Sydney S. Ramsay, 19, engine-room wiper, met with a dreadful accident. He was…

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Accident at Sea Man Terribly Injured Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 1

During the voyage of the s.s. Marama from Auckland, S. Ramsay, an engine room greaser, fell against the machinery and his left arm was [?]orn…

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Miner's Death Pickpoint Enters Brain Simple, Extraordinary Accident Toowoomba

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 1

Archibald Fletcher (44), met with a remarkable accident at the Sugar loaf colliery. He was working in a stooping position down the mine, when…

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Arm Torn Out Dreadful Accident at Sea Race for Medical Assistance Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 5

During the voyage of the steamer Marama from Auckland to Sydney, S. Ramsey (19), engine room wiper, met with a dreadful accident. He was…

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Peculiar Accident Man Killed in a Mine Toowoomba

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 1

Although his skull had been pierced by the point of a ple[?], at the Sugar loaf Colliery, near Toowoomba, Archibald Fletcher, 44, refused to belives…

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Motor Fatalities. Local Motorist in Collision

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

Two persons were killed in motor car accidents on Parramatta-road Sydney, on Sunday last. In one of the fatalities a motor cycle…

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Fatal Accident at Muttama Thrown From Sulky

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

Miss Margaret Sinnot, aged 59 met with an untimely end on Sunday at Mittama where she had been on a visit to her relatives…

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The Prince Injured Another Home Accident. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

The Prince of Wales met with an accident while hunting at Little Shelton, Leicestershire. The hounds were going at a great pace with a big field…

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Motor Fatality Novice Driver's Mishap Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

The Coroner at Parramatta 10-day held an inquiry into the death of Thomas Sayburn who was kilted by a motor part at Parramatta on…

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Harbour Collision

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

A collision occurred in the Harbor this morning between the steamer "Wear" from Geelong, and the ferry boat "Kuramia." The latter was…

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Harbor Collision Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

A collision occurred in Sydney Hurbor this morning between the steamers Wear, inward bound, from Geelong, and the ferry boat Kuramla,…

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Actress Injured While Diving

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Miss Luce Southern, a young member of the Jack and the Bean Stalk Company, now playing at the Princess Theater, while diving at Elwood beach,…

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Boat Capsizes Two Drowned Rockhampton (Q.)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

'A small boat containing half a dozen young men capsized at Sand Hills yesterday. The occupants were thrown into the water. Four reached…

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Dived Too Deeply an Actress Injured Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

Miss Luce Southern 22, a member of the Hugh J. Ward Coy, playing Jack and the Beanstalk at the princess Theatre, had a narrow…

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Motor Smashes One Killed; Five Injured Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

One death and five Injured was the total of Sydney motor accidents yesterday. A motor-cycle and side-car skidded…

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A Horrible Accident

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Cecil Neil Wyman, aged 10 was climbing up a wall at Tennyson Baths to escape from a companion with whom he was playing, when he…

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Fatal Accident at Baths Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

Cecil Whyman, who has shockingly injured yesterday through being [?]mpated at a spiked fence at Tennyson baths, died this morning…

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