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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 104

Boy Drowned

The Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

Perth, Wednesday.--Leslie Sturkie, a son of Mr. John Edward Sturkie, owner of trotting horses at Boulder, was drowned in the Kalgoorlie baths. With…

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Pea-rifle Fatality. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 11

A shooting fatality occurred at the homestead of Arthur Clemson nt Nangus. The elder brother states that he and his brother, Lionel, were endeavouring to catch sparrows,…

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Young Man Drowned. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 11

A young man named Jack Thurlow, aged about l8 years, who was accompanying a man with a mob of sheep, was drowned in the Wollondilly River yesterday afternoon near…

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Attempt to Rescue a Sheep. Resident of Crookwell Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 5

GOULBURN, Tuesday.--While attempting to rescue a sheep, which had fallen into the upper weir, Jack Thurlow, of Crookwell, who, with a mate, was in charge of a mob of sheep,…

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Fatal Explosion. Two Persons Killed, Five Injured. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 11

Leslie Collings, of St. Peters, and Norman Collings, 3 years of ago, were killed, and Ernest Green, of Wayv[?]e, Norman Clarence Collings, 29, of St. Peters, Martha Collings, 30,…

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Fire in Shop. Man and Child Burned to Death. Four Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A fire occurred at Messrs. Collings and Green's shop in King William Street South about 6 p.m. to-day, us the result of an explosion in the kitchen where…

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A Baby Killed. Driving Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an inquest on Friday at the Parramatta Courthouse, concerning, the death of a child named Mervyn Robey, at…

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Remarkable Accident Motor's Mad Career AUCKLAND

The Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

An extraordinary accident occurred on the waterfront, when a motor ear got out of control and collided with two seats facing the harbor. A man…

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The Drowning of Missionary Priests. Noble Victims

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 15

It has been officially announced that amongst the victims in the sinking of the ship Afrique in the Bay of Biscay were Monsignor Jalabert, Vicar-Apostolic of…

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Fatal Explosion. Two Persons Killed, Five Injured. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 8

Leslie Collings, of St. Peters, and Norman Collings, 3 years of age, wore killed, and Ernest Green, of Wayville, Norman Clarence Collings, 29, of St. Peters, Martha Collings, 30,…

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Railway Tricycle Accident Child Killed, Father Escapes GOULBURN

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

A railway tricycle conveying William Sheldrick, a fettler, and his son tou years of age was run down by a goods train about 7 o'clock last night between…

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Estate Agent Drowned Parramatta

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

Vivian Cox. an estate agent, in business at Parramatta, was found drowned yesterday afternoon in a creek under a viaduct near Casula Station…

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Found in a Creek Estate Agent Drowned

The Sun · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

Vivian Cox, an estate agent, of Cabramatta, was found drowned in a creek under the viaduct at Casula Station, near Liverpool at about 5 o'clock…

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The Day's Events. Drover Drowned in a Weir Near Goulburn. His Life for a Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

A drover named John Thurlow, of Crookwell (N.S.W.), won drowned in the Roseville Weir, near Goulburn, on Monday last. Thurlow was droving…

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Tram Accident in City Man's Skull Fractured

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

R. D. Henson, of Mary-street, St. Peters, was leaving a tram in George-street, near Market-street, this morning, when he was struck by one bound…

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Cycle and Waggon Street Collision Rider Shockingly Injured LITHGOW

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 5

As the result of a collision in Malo-street, between a motor-cycle, with side-car, and an eight-horse log waggon, Chas Knight, a minor, is lying in the…

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Nearly Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

A sensation" was caused at the Lidcombe Municipal Baths on Tuesday morning by a school girl, named Doris Parsons, 13 years of age, whose parents reside at…

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Found Drowned. A Well-Known Land Agent

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 1

Just as we were going to press news came that. Mr. Vivian Cox, land and estate agent, of Cabramatta, was on Thursday evening found drowned in a creek…

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Injured While Skating

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 March 1920 · page 2

While skating at the Centennial Park Rink, Bondi Junction, last night, C. Smith, a motor driver residing at 76 Hargreave-street. Paddington fell and badly…

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Over the Zig Zag Motor Falls Over 500Ft. Seven Men Injured Katoomba

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1920 · page 2

A sensational smash occurred on the Jenolan Caves-road early this morning, when a car going up the famous zigzag went over the side at one of the…

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