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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

4,108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 206

Children Drowned. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 10

Dorothy May Turtle, aged three years and 10 months, fell into a carbide tin containing about eight inches of water and was drowned. BYRON BAY, Monday…

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Little Girl Drowned While Mother Is Absent

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 8

LITHGOW, Monday.--An extraordinary fatality at MacKellar's paddock this morning resulted in a child being drowned an eight inches of water…

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Young Man Drowned Swimming in Dam NARRABRI

The Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 12

Henry Edmund Shields, youngest son of Mr. Robert Shields, manager of Edgerol Station, Narrabri, was drowned in what is known as "Graham's…

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Diseased Fruit Export Trade Injured Black Spot in Apples Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 12

Two of the trade commissioners to the British Empire Exhibition, Mr. R. B. Orchard (representing the Federal Exhibition Commissioners) and…

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Four Killed in 'Plane Crashes Mid-Air Collision a Film of Death London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 1

Two aeroplane smashes to-day resulted in four persons being killed and three being injured. C[?] in [?] when preparing…

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Two Little Girls Badly Injured Motor Car Overtures Cart--And Strikes It--Two Children Are in Hospital

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--As the result of a smash on the Port Road last night two little girls, Dulcie and Evelyn Castle, 8 and 7 years old…

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Two Men Injured in Sulky Smash Horses Bolt--Vehicle Collides With Telegraph Post--Men Badly Hurt on Emmavile Road

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 6

TENTERFIELD. Monday.-- A bad smash has occurred on the Emmaville Road. As a result, William McKerihan and Arthur Foley were severely…

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Ganger Killed Accident at Queanbeyan QUEANBEYAN

Evening News · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 5

Driving a cart from Queanbeyan, J. J. Flannagan, a foreman ganger at Canberra, drew across the road to avoid a passing motor car. The wheel…

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Motor Accident. Alleged High Speed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 9

At an inquest, which was opened yesterday by the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark), regarding the [?] of Annie Munro, as a result of a motor…

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Peculiar Accident Kills Two Boys

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z). Monday.-- Two boys Ernest Smith and Ronald Deacon, aged eight and eleven while cycling along the Small Road. New…

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Death Follows Street Accident Madguard of Motor Van Upsets Man--Skill P[?]ored by Fall

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 3

An unusual [?]nyard Street [?] about [?] death f [?]…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 3

ADAMINABY.--Whilst riding along Kiandra Road on Sunday afternoon, accompanied by her husband, Mrs. M. E. Russell was thrown from her horse…

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Tasmanian Turf Topics Fatality on Training Track

Referee · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 3

The death took place at Hobart, last Wednesday, of the well-known Tasmanian sportsman, Mr. Tas. P. Batt, who raced under the name of "Mr. T…

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Man Falls 15 Feet and Badly Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 1

Through overbalancing while working on a building in course of erection in Parramatta Road, Newtown. Henry 36. fell a distance of 15 fret on…

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Collision in Mid-air 'Planes Crash Four People Killed LONDON, March 3

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 9

Colliding in mid-air when preparing to land at the snow-covered Duxford aerodrome, two air force machines crashed…

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Crime Wave New York Suffers Many Injured Drug Fiends Raid New York, March 3

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 9

What the newspapers describe as another outbreak of violent crimes has occurred here during the past 24 hours when seven hold-ups, three robberies,…

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Casualties. Blasting Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 14

While conducting blasting operations at the corner of William Henry-street and Bulwarra-road. Ultimo, early yesterday afternoon, Ted Witherston, 31 years of age, was…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 14

When handling a rifle belonging to his son, aged 13 years. J. W. Scott, Hcensee of the Carrabin Hotel, at Carrabin, shot the lad in the abdomen, and the boy died five minutes…

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Premature Explosion Injures Workman Accident at Long Bay Quarry -- Man Condition Critical Last Night

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 1

A premaster [?] of a charge of dynamite at the Long Bay quarry yesterday [?] severely injured James [?] contractor of…

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Foreman Ganger Accidentally Killed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday. -- J. J. Flannaghan foreman ganger at Canberra was seriously injured on Saturday night through being thrown from…

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