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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Canberra Crash Inquest Opened Premonition of Accident Canberra

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 1

An inquest was opened to-day into the Canberra aeroplane smash. Flight-Lieutenant Bourke stated that he was waiting for the arrival…

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Youth Drowned Rescue Efforts Fail Goulburn

The Daily Express · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 3

Swimming in a deep waterhold in Wollondilly last evening. Harry Woods (18), whose parents live at Oatley. was drowned. Woods, with…

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Pony Smash Two Jockey Injured Three Horses Fall. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 4

There was a sensational fall just after the horses in the third division of the Encourage Stakes at Rosebery to-day had entered the straight, three…

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Youth Drowned Cramps While Swimming Death Hangs on Toss of Coin Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Joseph Woods, aged 18, was drowned in the Wollondilly River at Goulburn yesterday. Woods and a man named Anderson could not make up their…

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Fatal Accident At Newtown SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 1

Theodore Lee, 47, was Crossing [?] road, Newtown last night, when he was struck by a car. He sustained a fractured skull and died early…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 3

E. Evans, a native of Tasmania, was killed, and R. Slater; H. Crump and K. Peacock, mill employees, were badly injured, when a limber truck on a…

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Drowned in the River

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 5

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

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Seriously Injured in Cycle Collision

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

Two friends, Lestle Reyden and Ernest Jacobson, both aged 16, were riding their bicycles abreast of each other at Hurlstone Park to-night, when they…

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Woman Found Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

The body of an unknown woman was found floating in the water at Lane Cove, this morning. On articles of clothing there is the name E. Swain…

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Redhead Disaster the Coroner's Verdict. Accidentally Killed by Explosion. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 1

The Newcastle coroner, Mr. Hibble, to-day gave his verdict concerning the Redhead mine disaster. He found that William Riley ws accidentally killed…

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Accidental Death. Re[?]head Explosion Newcastle

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. Hibble, to-day delivered his verdict in the inquest on the five victims of the Redhead colliery explosion…

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Street Collision

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

On Monday afternoon a boy named Harry Britton was riding a horse near the intersection of Olive and Swift streets, Albury, when a car,…

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Boys Injured in Bolting Smash

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

Two boys, John Morrison (16) and Percy Homing (13) were riding in a cart at Chalswood to-day, when the horse suddenly took fright and bolted…

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Motor Smash Six Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 1

Six persons were injured in a motor smash on the Parramatta road early this morning, when two cars collided, one overturning…

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Sleeping Driver Injured, and Lorry Wrecked

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

When Clarence launders, of Liverpool, fell asleep while driving his lorry at Ashfield at an early hour to-day, the vehicle got out of control,…

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Toll of the Fires 30 Dead; 9 Injured Staggering Losses

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 3

A corrected list of the casualties caused by the grass and forest fires on Sunday has been issued as follows: Dead, 30:…

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Lion Escapes From Circus Roams Town for 1 1/2 Hours Two Horses Mauled No Persons Injured, Recaged After Great Excitement

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

Great excitement was caused in Cootamundra last night, when a lion escaped from Perry Bros.' Circus…

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Motor Smashes Several Killed and Injured Serious Sydney Collision Woman Killed at Bowral SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

Six persons were injured in a motor smash on Parramatta-road early this morning, when two cars collided, one overturning. The driver of the latter,…

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Harbor Collision Steamer Sunk LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 1

A message from Port of Spain states that [?] perished when the Trinidad Government steamer, [?] sunk to the harbor, after a…

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