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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

2,061 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 104

Wallerawang. Extraordinary Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 12

Alexander Robertson, who was fatally injured while attempting to board a luggage train at Wallerawang, near Lithflgow, recently, has died in Lithgow…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

At the Parramatta District Hospital accident cases have been treated of late as follows:—On January 18th, Kate Whaling (63), of George-street, Parramatta,…

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Fatality at Mascot Boy Crushed by a Tram

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 8

A tram accident, in Botany-road. Mascot, last night, resulted in the death of Ernest Newman, 18, of Wellington-street. Mascot…

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Carter Injured

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 8

While Charles Harris (33), a carter, of Russell-avenue, Sandringham was leading a horse attached to a load of sand near his home this morning, he…

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Run Over by Lorry Botany Fatality

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

The City Coroner's inquiry into the death of a 10 months old child, Charles Patrick Deveny, who lived with his parents in Balksia-street, Botany, was…

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Miner Fatally Injured West Maitland

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

William Walton a [?] who lived at Greta [?] Maitland Hospital from the effects of injuries to the [?] caused by a fall of coal in [?]…

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Toll of the Pea-Rifle Accidents by Which Two Boys Were Seriously Injured. the Jammed Cartridge

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

At Katanning(W.A.), George Galbraith, aged thirteen years, with two companions, unknown to their parents, borrowed a pea-rirle and went into the…

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"Very Dangerous " Waterhole and Bridge Child Drowned at Arncliffe

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 8

"The place is very dangerous, and should be fenced off," was the comment to-day of Frederick Nelson Douglas, of John-street, Arncliffe,…

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Motor-car Overturns. Man Killed; Two Women Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 9

MUDGEE, Thursday.--Cocll John Jackson (30), a married man with two children, and general manager of Marks and Co.'s grocery and produce departments, was killed…

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Bullock on Railway. Excitement at Ashfield. Man Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Some excitement was caused between Ashfield and Summer Hill yesterday morning by the presence of a bullock on the railway line. An official, who went along the line to warn…

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Motor Car Causes Accident

The Land · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 12

Startled by a passing motor-car, a team of houses attached to a wheat waggon ran away at Milbrulong, in the Lockhart district, last week, and collided with a tree. The…

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Motor Accidents

The Land · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 12

Messrs. J. V. and T. Fletcher, of Armidale were motoring to Glen Innes during the week when a mail car, going to Grafton, met the other motor in a head-on collision. Though…

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A Waggon Accident. Horses Frightened by Motor-Car

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Startled by a motor-car, a team of horses attached to a wheat-waggon ran away at Milbrulong (N.S.W.) in the Lockhart district, and collided with…

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A Child Drowned. Alleged Defective Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 9

At the City Coroner's Court yesterday an inquest was held on the body of Adeline Douglas, aged 2 years and 4 months, lately living with her parents in John-street,…

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Two-up School Raided Twenty-four Arrests Constable Injured

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

For some time post a [?] school [?]…

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Sonoma Returning. Accident to Machinery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 13

The Oceanic S.S. Company yesterday received a wireless message from Captain Trask, master of A.M.S. Sonoma, which left Sydney at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon,…

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Sonoma Accident Wire Picked Up Wound Round Propeller

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

The mail steamer Sonoma returned to port this morning in a crippled condition. Late on Thursday the vessel left…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 6

The latest reports from the Parramatta Hospital refer to the following minor accidents:—Tom Bourke (21), of Parramatta North, got some caustic soda in his eye at…

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Unusual Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 6

An accident of a peculiar character happened to a horse on Monday evening as it was being ridden by Mr. Cornelius McHugh, a letter-carrier attached to the…

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Two People Injured Under Moving Train SerioUs Accident at Strathfield Station

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 2

Last night Mr. J. J. Laurence, aged 36, ol Ross-street, Parramatta, and his aunt, Mrs. Nestor, aged 55, of Clarence-street, Sydney, were boarding a train for…

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