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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

2,061 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 104

Found Drowned. a Fishing Fatality

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

The body of Rowland Digby, who lately resided in Paddington (Sydney), was found last Monday morning on the beach at Deewhy. Digby…

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An Accident at a Woolshed. a Man Seriously Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

A well-known resident of Collingullie, near Wagga (N.S.W.), Mr. Enoch Myott, received shocking injuries by a fall last week. He lost…

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Hesitated--and Died Petersham Motor Fatality Schoolboy Killed

The Sun · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 3

The story of how a schoolboy hesitated and was killed was told in the Coroner's Court today at the inquest into the death of Keith Jamieson, aged…

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Bank Clerk Shot Accident in Moore-street, City

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 5

A shooting accident [?] at the Government Savings Rank of New South Wales in Moore-street, City, last night, as a result of which one of the clerks…

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Motor Accident Petersham Boy's Death

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 5

The [?] of Keith Jumicson, the [?] Robert Jamicson, of Queen-street, Petersham, who was knocked [?] by a motor car on [?]…

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An' Elderly Lady's Fall. Accident at Millthorpe

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

An old resident of Millthorpe (N.S.W.), Mrs. Hicks, who has been an invalid for some years, was standing in front of a fire last week…

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A Motor-car Overturned. An Accident Near Casino

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

A motor-car accident occurred on this Lismore-road, about eight miles from Casino, at dusk on Tuesday. A small car of the Northern Motor…

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Carpenters Injured Arms Fractured

Evening News · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 8

Two Bankstown carpenters, William Marks, 37, of Georg'e River-road, and William Shepherd, 15, of Owen-parade, were injured at Sydenham Railway…

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Colliery Fatality Coroner Speaks of Eight-Hours Principle WOLLONGONG, [?]

Evening News · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 3

At an inquest [?] James Cooper, a shift man [?] at Corri[?]al Colliery, on June [?] evidence was that deceased, with two [?]…

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Current News. Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 6

An accident happened to Mr. G. H. Lane, of the boiler shop. Clyde Engineering Works, whilst at work on Wednesday, but it is pleasing to say that it was not of a…

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Cycling Fatality

Sunday News · Sunday 29 June 1919 · page 2

BRISBANE, Saturday Evening;—Henry Robinson, head teacher at North Bundaberg State School, who collided with another cyclist yesterday, died to-day…

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Fatality in Railway Yards

Sunday News · Sunday 29 June 1919 · page 1

BATHURST, Saturday Night.—Kenneth Matheson, a young married man was crushed between the buffers of two engines and killed Cowra railway yards…

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Two Men Injured in Motor Car Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 June 1919 · page 2

Early last night Mr. George Dawson, a taxi-driver living at 23 Military-road, Neutral Bay, and Mr. Walter Torr, of 24 Military-road, Neutral Bay, were…

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Motor Smash Fence at a Dead End Two Men Injured

The Sun · Sunday 29 June 1919 · page 2

In consequence of the injuries which they revolved in a motor smash in Campbell-street, North Sydney, last night, George Dawson and Walter Torr,…

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Fatal Accident Death of a Bank Clerk

The Sun · Sunday 29 June 1919 · page 2

Thomas Walter Easterling, the bank clerk, who was accidentally shot as the result of the explosion of a cartridge in an automatic pistol, while it was being…

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Fatal Motor Accident Cooma

The Sun · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 8

Mr. Sylvester Day was killed in a motor accident at Bald Hill, about nine miles from Cooma, on Saturday night. When he was returning from Numeralla in a…

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Motor Car Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 6

George Dawson, a taxi-driver, and Walter Torr were driving along Campbell Street, Kirribili point, on Saturday night, when the car ran into a fene at the end of the street…

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Accidental Shooting

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 5

Themas Walter Easterling, the bank clerk who was accidentally shot on Thursday last. died in Sydney Hospital on Saturday. The bullet lodged in his chest and reached his…

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Railway Collision Man and Woman Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 5

A railway Collision Occurred at Kiams last night. The Official stayement is as follows:— At Klams at shoat 8.20 last night the…

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Trains Collide Two Passengers Injured Accident at Kiama

The Sun · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 7

A collision took place at Kiama last night between the Sydney-Nowra passenger train and a goods train from Nowra…

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