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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

2,061 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 104

Jumped Thirty Feet Man Seriously Injured Last Night's Raid

The Sun · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 8

As a result of the efforts made by several men to escape last night when the police raided premises in George-street, a few doors from…

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Police Raid Alleged Two-up School Men Injured Jumping from Window

Evening News · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

Inpocctors Doig and Sherwood [?] geants Chariton. Young Sherwood and Davies, and a posse of police from the [?] station, raided pre[?]…

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"Two-up" Raid. Escaping Men Injured. Jump of 30 Feet. 26 Men Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 11

A police raid was made at 10 o'clock last night on a well-equipped "two-up" school in George Street, city. in attempting. to escape by Jumping from…

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Enshrouded in Flames Spirit Lamp Accident Molong

The Sun · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 5

Through pouring methylated spirits into a spirit lamp which was boiling the kettle at her home at Cudal, while the lamp was still burning, Mrs. G…

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Hornsby. Car Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 8

A gentleman, who shall be nameless, came all the way from Narrabeen to the local police station to secure a cardriver's license He proved his…

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Accident at the River. Dived into Shallow Water

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 1

Godfrey Victor Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, of Belmore Street, met with a severe accident on Good Friday, as the result of which he is now a patient at the Nepean…

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Sulky and Motor Collision at Lakemba Three People in Hospital

The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

While a reception to a returned soldier was being held in Burwoodroad, Lakemba, last night, a motor car and a sulky were procured, and several…

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Tram Catches fire Sensational Experience One Killed, Three Injured

Sunday News · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday Night.—Considerable [?] was caused to-night or a [?] electric tram, proceeding along the [?] on the north side…

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Fire on Tram Passengers Jump Off Girl of Ten Killed Others Badly Injured Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

A fire occurred on an electric tram running on Yarra Bank-road to-night. The passengers jumped off. Lily Robinson, aged 10, of Richmond…

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Children Injured. Motor and Sulky Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 7

A collision which occurred between a motorcar and a sulky in Belmore-road, Lakemba, late on Saturday night, resulted in a man and 10 children being injured. Walter A. Bower,…

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Man Cut to Pieces. Railway Fatality at Young

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 6

YOUNG, Saturday.--Edward Blake (26), a share farmer, was found cut to pieces on the railway line at. Bendick Morrell, about a mile and a half from the station…

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Panic on Tramcar. One Killed and Others Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 6

Blinding flashes of electricity from the front of an electric tram as it was travelling along Batman-avenue, shortly after leaving the Prince's Bridge terminus just before 8…

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Struck with a Shovel Attack at Callan Park Patient Fatally Injured

The Sun · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 5

An inmate of Callan Park Asylum last Tuesday made an attack with a shovel on another inmate, inflicting injuries which resulted in the victim's…

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Wild Dog Causes Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 8

As the result of a collision between a motor section car on the East-West raliway and a wild dog, a Commonwealth railway employee named T. L. Armstrong sustained injuries…

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A New Zealand Fatality. Three Men Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

While endeavoring to remove a dredge on the Ahaura River, South Island (N.Z.), in order to dismantle it, last week, a boat, capsized, and the…

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A Collision at Lakemba. Eleven Children Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

An unfortunate accident occurred late on Saturday night at Lakemba (N.S.W.), between a motor-car and a horse and sulky, which resulted in…

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Harbour Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 8

A mishap occurred in Double Bay yesterday, when the schooner Shannon collided with the steamer Timaru, which was lying at her moorings. The bulwarks of the Timaru and the headgear of the schooner were…

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Accident at Balmain Coal Lumper Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 1

While working on the [?] at lever [?] wharf Balmale early this morning a coal [?] whose same has not been [?] fell in feet…

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