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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

2,061 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 104

Mammoth Liner in Collision New York, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 1

The Imperator, the mamme[?] liner of [?] tons, which before the war belonged to the Hamburg Amerika line came into collision off the…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Picture Show Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

Rose Osford, of Albion-street, Sydney, spinster, claimed £200 damages from G. D. Michael, picture show proprietor, trading as the Australian Picture Palace, Liverpool-street and…

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Motor Accident. Due to Bursting Tyre

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--St. Kilda Road was the scene of a shocking motor accident about 1 a.m. to-day. A motor-car struck a rockery. Three of its…

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A Boy Drowned. Accident in the Murrumbidgee River

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

While a boy named Alan Hector Stewart was playing with his brother on the bank of the Murrumbidgee River, near Wagga (N.S.W.), last…

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Steamers in Collision. New York, June 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 7

The steamer [?]mperator collided off the coast with the steamer Agwidale, the latter [?]ing damaged…

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A Railway Fatality. Man's Head Crushed under a Truck

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

An examiner employed by the railway department, named Thorns A. Campbell was killed at Woodvile junction (N.S.W.) on Monday…

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Double Fatality. Brothers Killed at Clyde. Run Over by Train

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 5

A shocking double fatality occurred near the Clyde railway station at 5.30 yesterday afternoon. The victims were:--…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters Misadventures a Child Accidentally Shoots Her Stepmother. a Terrible Bush Tragedy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

A tragedy is reported from Wubin (W.A.), 260 miles cast of Perth, the victim being Mrs. Caroline Egan, who was living in camp with four childern…

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Motor-car Accident. Car Capsizes With Fatal Results

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

A motor-car, owned and driven by Mrs. Hartle, met with an accident on Monday night last on the Darting Ranges road (W.A.). When at a…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 8

A fatal motor accident occurred on Kalamunda-road. Whilst motoring back to Perth from the Darling Ranges, a car capsized at the sharp turn on the s[?]eep…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 17

William Silk, aged 45, a carpenter, employed on the Clifton Soldiers' Settlement, who was riding a bicycle out from town on Sunday night, when he collided with a sulky coming…

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Two Brothers Killed. Double Fatality at Clyde

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 6

A very sad double fatal accident occurred on Thursday about 5.30 p.m., when two lads, sons of Mrs. Mary Maud Walker, of Vulcan-street, Granville, were run…

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Boy Drowned In Canal at Alexandria Plucky Attempt at Rescue

Evening News · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 3

While he was [?] dogs a [?] in the causal at [?] yesterday afternoon. [?] who lived [?]…

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Serious Sulky Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 2

Mr. George Grainger and his grandson, while out "driving at Guildford on Tuesday, met with a rather serious accident. The horse shied and threw Mr. Grainger…

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Claims for Road Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 6

Mr. J. Dunn, Third-avenue, Hyde Park, wrote to Lidcombe Council, bringing under notice the deplorable condition of the roadway in that thoroughfare. He…

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Accidental Drowning LISMORE

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 June 1919 · page 1

At the inquest to-day into the deaths of Frank Jones (18) and David Cunningham (59) verdicts of accidental drowning were returned. The former…

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Tramguard Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 June 1919 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Percival Harpur, a tramguard, living at 727 Bourke-street, Surry Hills, was knocked off the foot-board of a tram by a horse and rolled…

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Boy Drowned in Alexandria Canal

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 June 1919 · page 2

Patrick Barry, 7 years, living with his parents at Belmont-street, Alexandria, was washing some does in the Alexandria Canal on Friday afternoon with Jack attempting to set one of the dogs out when he slipped into the canal and went under Mr. Mancer, who was working nearby, heard Ridgley's cries and went…

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Northern River Floods Inquests on the Drowned

Sunday News · Sunday 8 June 1919 · page 1

LISMORE, Saturday Night.—[?] were held to-day concerning the [?] by drowning in the [?] floods of Frank Eric Jones, 18, at [?] and [?]…

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Swept From Footboard Tram Conductor Injured

The Sun · Sunday 8 June 1919 · page 2

Percival Arthur, a tram conductor, living at 727 Bourke-street, Surry Hills, was collecting fares on a tram at Botany last night, when a horse and cart…

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