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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Items of News Boy Drowned at Corowa

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 2

Bright Kelsy, a boy of about 11 years met his death while swimming with his young pals in the Murray River at Corowa yesterday. It is…

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Drowned in River Young Man and Boy Double Fatality at Hay Hay

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 3
Also in Cootamundra Herald

A boy and young man were drowned in the Murrumbidgee river about four miles from Hay on Saturday afternoon last. They were Gordon P[?]cock aged…

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Motor Boat Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 3

Major Charles Duncan and Mr. Speed were returning to Brighton, Melbourne, by a motor boat, which overturned. Major Dunean died from…

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Belgian Team Collision

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 1

One person was killed and 32 were injured in a collision between a passenger train and a goods train, at La Louviere, Belgium.—Reuter…

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Stabbing Affray Man and Woman Injured a Serious Assault Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 1

James Davidson (29), who resided at North Melbourne, was admitted to Melbourne Hospital to-day with his threat and w[?] cut…

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Slashed With Razor Negro Sailors Run Amok Kitchen's Factory Manager Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

In the Sydney Police Court to-day four negroes, members of the crew of the Trevien, who were arrested in connection with the injury to Mr. Rayde,…

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Accident at Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2
Also in Daily Advertiser

A horse and sulk and a motor car came into collision near the golf links at Junee on Sunday night. The sulky and a man and woman, who were…

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Three Accidents Sunday's Car Toll Mr. Mulligan Badly Hurt Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

Three motoring accidents occurred just out of Goulburn on Sunday and as a result two men are in the District Hospital. One of the men, Mr…

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Driving Fatality Near Young

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred on the Grogan-Wirrip road on Monday, when Owen Callaghan, aged 6. was thrown from a sulky on to the roadway, and…

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Local and General Boy Drowned at Corowa

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

Bright Kelsy, a boy of about 11 years, met his death while swimming with his young pals in the Murry river at Corowa on Sunday. He was…

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General Telegrams Motorists Injured in Smash

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

A motor-car ran off Gordon-road, Lindfield, and collided with a telegraph pole at 2 o'clock this morning. John Murphy, the driver, and James…

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Disastrous City Fire Aberdeen House Gutted Deputy-chief Nance Injured £80,0000 Damage SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred this morning in Clarence street, City, when Aberdeen HOuse, a seven-storied building, was completely gutted. The whole of the Metropolitan…

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Motor Accident Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 1

A motor car narrowly escaped going over the Dunkeld bridge, hear Bathurst, when it crashed into the structure. The force of the impact broke…

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Man's Presentiment "I Won't Live Long." Drowned in the River

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 3

In the Murrumbidgee River, at Bangus, on Monday afternoon, two young men, employed by Dr. Robertson, of "Wynyeh," Tumblong,…

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Drowning Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

On Monday afternoon a young man named Frank Manns, in the employe of Dr. Robertron, of Tumbloug, went for a swim with a mate…

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Fatal Motor Collision Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

At Hamilton William Chainey, 18 was killed instantly in a motor collision…

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Rector in Flames. Serious Burning Accident a Tarcutta

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

As previously mentioned in our last issue the Rev. W. Blackwell was shockingly burnt at his home at Tarcutta on Friday, when a petrol…

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Hanging By Accident Counsel Fails to Convince Insurance Company Fights Claim. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 6

Counsel with a rope round his nock, attempting to demonstrate to the judge how the late John K. Rowett might have accidentally hanged himself,…

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