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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Prince's Accident Horsemanship Controversy London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

The Prince of Wales's thirteenth hunting mishap has revived the controversy which raged in England last November, when, after a conversation…

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Harbor Collision Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 1

The ferry ,boat. Kura[?]ia child [?] collided in the harbor with [?] collier Wear. The ferry was seriously damaged forward, but the passengers…

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Holiday Fatality Fall Over Mt. Buffalo [?]Orge Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

M[?] E[?] fell over the Gorge [?] yesterday afternoon and was killed in[?] body being…

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Harbor Collision Ferry Boat Rammed Badly Damaged by Coastal Steamer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

A collision occurred in Sydney Harbor this morning between the steamer Wear, inward hound form Geelong, and the ferry boat Kuramia, bound…

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Two Men Drowned Small Boat Capsizes Unsuccessful Efforts to Save Rockhampton

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

A small boat containing half a dozen young men capsized at the Sandbills yesterday. All the occupants were thrown into the water. Four…

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Farming Accident. Caught in the Belting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

An accident, which at first was thought to have very serious results, happened on Friday to Mr. Ivan Sorensen, who was engaged…

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Holiday Resorts Famous by Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

Accident has played almost as great a part as advertisement in building up the renown of our holiday resorts (co[?]tents a writer in a…

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The Accident to Mr. W. Davies

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

We regret to hear that the condition of Mr. W. Davies, who met with a serious accident while working on an electric light job near Leeton, is…

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Road Fatality Crushed Under Harvester Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

A very sad accident, which had a fetal termination, happened to Thomas Horneman (19), on Sunday, about 18 miles from Narandera, on the…

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Head-on Collision Trams Crash at Orchard's Corner SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 1

A sensational accident occurred in the Central Square this morning, when a tram jumped the rails at Orchard's corner, and crashed, head…

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Injured Man Charged. Twigg in Critical Condition. Later

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

There was a sequel to the attack on a taxi driver at an early hour to-day, when Edward Henry Stone (23) was charged at the Central Court, with…

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Farming Accident Caught in Belting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

An accident, which at first was thought to have very, serious results happened on Friday to Mr. Ivan Sorensen, who was engaged…

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Motor Collision

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 2

Yesterday at about 6 p.m. a motor cycle and a Ford truck collided at the corner of Morrow and Bay[?] Streets Wagga. The [?] of the…

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Bad Motor Smash Head-on Collision Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 1

A motor smash occurred at Tam Ugley’s Point late last night when two cars collided [?] and the passengers were thrown all over the…

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Cars Collide a Bead on Smash Several Passengers Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 1

Two motor cars met head on near Tom Ugly's Point last night. Two of the passengers were later admitted to hospital, namely Miss Dorothy…

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Ferry Accident Averted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

Another ferry accident was narrowly averted on the Harbor to-day, when the steamers Kaikai and Koomparloo pulled up with a few feet of one…

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Pulley Wheel Smashed a Power-house Accident Narandera

The Daily Express · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

At the municipal power-house a pulley-wheel weighing half a [?] and measuring 6ft. in diameter, attached to a suction gas engine, broke…

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Two Seamen Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 2

Two seamen, named Howard and Draper, were drowed in Port Philip Bay yesterday. It is stated that both men suddenly disappeared after…

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Burning Accident Petrol Lamp Explodes Rector of Tarcutta Severely Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Rev. W. Blackwell, rector of Tarcutta, was shockingly burned at his home on Friday evening when a petrol lamp exploded…

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