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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

2,136 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 107

Drowned at Pyrmont Diver Recovers Body

The Sun · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

Thomas Froude Jordon, a middle-aged man, who was employed as a foreman laborer by the Sydney Harbor Trust, was drowned in Jones's Bay, Pyrmont, late yesterday…

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Pyrmont Mystery. Man Drowned in Jones Bay

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 1

The body of Thomas [?] Jordon, a middle aged man, who lived in Unwin's [?] road. St. Peters, was recovered from Jones [?] Pyrmont. by a diver last night. How he…

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Troop Train Smash. Ten Men Killed, 40 Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 11

PARIS, Friday.--An accident occurred to a British troop train nine miles from Paris. Ten were killed and 40 injured. The train contained 1300 milk and file and…

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Queensland Floods. Exciting Experiences. Flinders River Twenty-miles Wide. 100,000 Sheep Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 4

Although Clermont suffered [?] during the present heavy [?] in North Queens land, the Pitzroy River was not by any [?] the only one which was [?] for [?]…

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Motor Accidents. Woman Killed at Parra[?] Two Children Escape Injury

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 1

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Motor Accident

The St George Call · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

Mrs. Pat. English, of Kogarah-road, had a narrow escape from death in a motor accident on Tuesday evening about 7 p.m. In company with Mr…

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Accident on Railway

The St George Call · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

Edward Cross, 33, of Bowmer St., Banksia, was conveyed from Banksia Railway Station to St. George Cottage Hospital on Saturday, suffering from a…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 2

The casualties treated at St. Joseph's Hospital during the past week include the following:— Joseph Bussell (12), Park Road, Auburn, cut foot; Victor Spence…

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A Severe Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

On January 15. whilst Vincent Canneen (16) was spending his holidays at the residence of Miss Downey, Smithfield, he met with a very severe accident…

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Unknown Man Drowned

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1917 · page 2

At 6.45 last night, while the steamer Lady Denman was crossing Darling Harbor bound from Erskine-street wharf to Bald Rock, one of the passengers, a man whose name is at…

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Head on Collision 35 People Injured Barrier Express and Goods Train ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1917 · page 2

A sensational railway collision occurred at Stockport, 50 miles from Adelaide. The Broken Hill express, which left the city at 4.50 on Friday afternoon, collided with a…

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Drowned in the Harbor

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1917 · page 2

On the six o'clock trip of the Lady Denman, between Erskine-street and Bald Rock, last night, a man whose name is unknown, fell from the rail of the boat into the harbor, and…

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Drowned in the Surf Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1917 · page 8

Gerald Leaght, of Adamstown, a railway signalman at Sandgate, was drowned in the surf at Newcastle Beach this afternoon. He was bathing at the northern end, and was…

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Brave Melbourne Boy Rescues and Revives Drowning Girl MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1917 · page 8

The schoolboy who brought the two girls out of the sea at Hampton yesterday was Harry Grover (son of a resident of Sydney). Mary Crichton. 12 years of age, a…

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Drowned on Newcastle Beach Surf Captain's Gallant Rescue NEWCASTLE

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1917 · page 1

Gerald Leaght, of Adamstown, 35, employed as a signal man on the railway at Sandgate, was drowned while surfing at Newcastle Beach at 2 o'clock this afternoon. He was caught by…

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Drowning Accidents. Six Lives Lost

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 8

While bathing to the sort of Newcastle on Saturday afternoon G[?] a railway signalman employed at Bandgata was carried [?] a youth made a…

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Collision. Express and Goods Train. Many Passengers Injured. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 8

A serious accident to the Broken Hill express occurred at Stockport, near Hamley Bridge, on Friday opening. The smash was attended by no loss of life, but three coaches…

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Casualties. Man Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 8

On Friday night the body of Thomas F. Jordan who lately resided with his wife and children at Unwin's Bridge-road, Tempe, was recovered from the water near the end of a…

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Surfing Fatality. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 8

Gehald Leaght, 35, was drowned in the surf on Newcastle beach on Saturday afternoon. He was caught in the undertow and carried out to sea nearly 100 yards. A youth named…

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