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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Drowned in Well Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

Whilst playing with a little dog, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, of Spring Valley, Yea, fell down a well close to the house, and was…

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Mother Injured. Attempting to Save Child. Tram Accident at Cabarita

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 9

Serious injuries were sustained by Mrs. Theima Reece, of Cabarita-road, Cabarita, in attempting to save her infant son from being run over by a tram yesterday afternoon…

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Buggy Capsizes Two Women Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 10

Two daughters of Dr. William J. Stewart McKay, of Lewisham Hospital, had an exciting time late yesterday afternoon when the buggy in…

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Injured by Detonator. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 10

A young Syrian named Arbout, 20 years of age, employed at Excelsior, met with a painful accident. He was preparing his evening meal in a vessel which was resting on two…

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Mother's Plucky Act To Save Her Child Both Injured by Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 11

A plucky attempt by a mother to save her child from being knocked down by a tram late yesterday afternoon, was poorly rewarded…

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Kemal Pasha's Life Attempted Assassin Hurls Bomb President and Bride Injured by Fragments London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

THE Athens correspondent of the "Daily Express" telegraphs that an assassin made an attempt on the life of…

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Six Accidents and One Fatal Ambulance Busy

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 10

No fewer than six accidents. one of which proved fatal, engaged the tima of the Civil Ambulance yesterday…

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Shooting Accident. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 10

While George Hall, 17, of Lansdowne, was out shooting he bumped the trigger of his gun on a log on which he was standing and it discharged. Portion of his right thigh was…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

FORBES.--John Duckworth. 43, single, collapsed while loading wheat, and died in a few minutes. DAPTO.--A young man named…

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Drowning Fatality. Hospital Attendant the Victim

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

The Acting District Coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman) held an inquest at the Courthouse, house, Parramatta, on Friday last, touching the death by drowning of a young…

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Level Crossing Fatality. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 14

Mr. C. J. Berriman, of Saddleworth, and his brother-in-law, Mr. C. H. Beer, of Adelaide, who were motoring to Saddleworth this afternoon, were killed in a collision with a…

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Young Girl Drowned. In Parramatta Park

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

The Acting District Coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman) held an inquest at the Courthouse Parramatta, on Friday last, concerning the death of Norma Jeffrey, a…

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Riding Fatality. Buckjumping Horse. Man Thrown on His Head

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

The Acting District Coroner (Mr. P. S. Bootsman) held an inquest at the Court House Parramatta on Friday last touching the death of Thomas Burke an old…

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Pierced by Shaft Motor Cyclist in Collision MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 10

While John Rowe was riding a motor cycle along Grafton Road, Elsternwick, he came into collision with a jinker driven by C. J. Coates. of Bentley…

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Country News. Injured Man's Stoicism. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 14

Suffering intense pain from serious internal injuries, caused by his horse falling and rolling on him. Mr. Thomas David, of Errowan[?] bang, showed wonderful fortitude when…

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Saved the Side Injured Batsman West. Suburbs Notes

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 3

Ashfield School of Arts [?] expected to trouble Ashfield L.O.L. S Ge[?] Glover [?] and W. Willing[?] contributed useful scores, but there was a [?] and…

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Another Motor Fatality. Strikes Telegraph Pole. 35 Miles an Hour—Coroner's Finding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 1

An inquest touching the death of John Charles Milton, a master plumber, residing at Croydos, the result of a motor accident on the Windsor-road, was held at…

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Kemal Pasha Attempt to Murder Assassin Hurls Bomb President and Wife Injured LONDON, January 7

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 9

The "Daily Express's" correspondent at Athens reports that an assassin bombed Kemal Pasha, First President of the Turkish Republic, at…

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Another Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 1

Another accident at the same place happened on Saturday night last, to a young man named William Henry Childs, 18 years of age, a printer by occupation…

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Car's Dash. Through Shop Window. Remarkable Accident. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 12

Excitement was caused in South Grafton's main street yesterday when a motor car, apparently out of control, ran across the street, mounted the footpath, and crashed through…

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