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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

2,061 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 104

Two Men Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

ALSTONVILLE, Monday.--A drowning fatality occurred in the river at Wardell on Sunday, the victims being a young man named Patrick Davidson, and an elderly man, named…

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Riots in Madrid. Many people Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

It is reported from Madrid that during the riots on Friday 200 shops were Piffaged, mostly grocers' shops and bakeries. One hundred persons were…

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Drowning Fatalities Two Persons Lose Their Lives in Flood Waters. Tragedy at Eden

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

During the recent floods at Eden (N.S.W.), Mis. Matdonald, who lived on the Genoa River, was caught by the flood waters and drowned…

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A Motor-cycle Accident. Two Persons Thrown Out

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

While travelling on the Gulgong-Mudgee road, near Gulgong (N.S.W.), on Thursday last, a motor-cycle, with side-car attached, overturned when…

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Motor-Car Accidents the Shocking End of Pleasure Trip at Alstonville. Three Persons Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

A party of four, consisting of two returned soldiers, Mr. Appleby and Mr. Newman, and two women, Mrs. Newman and Miss Gladys Stevens,…

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Railway Accident Rolling Stock Damaged Cessnock

The Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

A smash occurred at the Aberdare railway this morning, resulting in considerable damage to rolling stock. An engine and 40 waggons of coal were…

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Drowning Fatality. Going After to Bead Birds

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Harold William Stubbin, 24, who married a Parramatta girls, met with his death swimming in the Nepean, as have several residents from this district. The story…

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Terrible Motor Fatality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

A motor accident happened about a mile and half from Alstonville, on Wardell-road. In which Irwin Appelby a returned soldler, clerk to the A.M.P. Society at…

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Unknown Man Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 11

The body of an unknown man was found yesterday by two boys in the Duck River at Granville. It appeared to have been in the water for 10 or 12 days. The police description states…

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Struck by Bale of Wool Carter Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 7

James Ken[?]ey, a carter, of Darghan-street, Glebe, brought an action in the District Court to-day against the Co-operative Wool and Produce…

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Cyclists Collide. One Killed, the Other Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 9

GOULBURN, Tuesday.--On Sunday evening John Griffin and E. Thorpe wore descending opposite hills on free-wheel bicycles, on the Bungendore-Tarago Road, and came into…

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Rabbits to Blame Two Men Seriously Injured MOLONG

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 3

[?] recently trareable to the [?] have occurred in this district [?] was riding across a pad [?] his horse put its font into…

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Serious Riding Accident Molong

The Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 6

W. Brutes was riding across a paddock, when his horse placed its leg in a rabbit-hole and fell on Bruton, rendering him unconscious. He lay there…

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Coolamon Serious Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 17

Lieut. W. Denoon, M.C., an Anzac, and local representative of the Co-operative Grain Company, fell from the window of his bedroom on to the ground, a distance…

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Henty. Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 13

Mr. John Psseri had his right leg fractured by a cart passing over it. The horse had bolted and thrown him out. COURSING CLUB…

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Shooting Accident. A Mayor the Victim

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

On Thursday a party consisting of Aiderman Matthews (Mayor of Eastwood), Alderman Rourke), Mr. Syd. Small (council clerk) and his brother were out hare…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

None of the accidents seen to at Parramatta Hospital during the last rew days have been very serious. George Bates was treated for an injured shoulder; he…

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Girl's Fatal Dive Injured at Little Coogee

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 4

At the City Coroner's Court to-day. Mr. Fincham, Acting City Coroner. Investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of Ethel Grace Season, 15, who died…

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