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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 104

Country Finance Paying for an Accident Dubbo

The Sun · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 4

When the Coonamble School of Arts Committee was ordered to pay heavy damages in respect to an accident which occurred at the hall, the…

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Zoo Trust Sued Motor Cars in Collision

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 5

Fran[?] Hedley Parsons, of Rose Bay, carrier,. brought an action in the District Court to-day before Judge Cohen against Frederick Flowers, President of…

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Boy Accidentally Shot. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 8

A boy, Dick Cook, aged 13 years, was shot through the left leg yesterday evening at the residence of Mr. Frank Simpson, of East Cobar. He is now in the hospital in a…

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Seventeen Injured Tram Smash at Waterloo Rice Cars io Collision

Evening News · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 5

Seventeen persons were injured in a rear and collision between two crowded trams in Bot[?]-road, Waterloo, to-day.The smash occurred about [?] when…

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Motors in Collision Zoo to Pay £35

The Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 5

In the District Court this morning, Judge Cohen awarded Francis Hedley Parsons, carrier, of Rose-street. Ash-field, £35 for damages done to his…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cohen.) Motors in Collision. Parsons v Taronga Park Trustees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 9

A collision between a motor van, owned by Francis Hedley Parsons, carrier, of Rose-street, Ashfield, and a motor lorry owned by the trustees of the Taronga Zoological Park…

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At Dunedin. the Princess Progress. a Motor Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 7

DUNEDIN, Tuesday.--Among the many reasons why the civic reception in honor of the Prince at Dunedin was not held in the Town Hall is the tact that Dunedin does not possess…

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Tram Collision at Waterloo. Fifteen People Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 7

Two trama collided at Waterloo yesterday morning, and 15 people were injured. About half-past 1[?] o'clock a Zetland-bound train was proceeding down Elizabeth-street…

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Tug in Collision. Sank After Striking Dredge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 9

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A party of about 20 prominent Brisbane people, who had been on a fishing excursion aboard the Brisbane Tug Company's vessel Greyhound, had a…

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Tug and Dredge River Collision BRISBANE

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

As twenty prominent Brisbane people were returning from a fishing excursion at the entrance to the Brisbane River last night the tug Greyhound,…

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Trams Collide. Many People Injured Several Serious Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

A collision between two trams, both heavily laden and bound for Victoria Park racecourse, occurred in Elizabeth Street, Waterloo, near M'Evoy Street, about 20 minutes past 11 o'clock…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cohen.) Motors in Collision. Parsons v Taronga Park Trustees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

Hearing was concluded of the case in which Francis Hedley Parsons, carrier, of Rosestreet, Ashfield, proceeded against the trustees of the Taronga Zoological Park for the…

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Under the Library Lamp. Reviews Fame in the Flames Great Literary Works Which Have, by Accident or Design, Gone Into the Fire

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 31

Miss Cecily Hamilton, the playwright and novelist, whoso "William, an Englishman," has just been awarded the "Ifemina" Prize for the best work…

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Accidentally Shot. a Boy injured at Cobar

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

A boy named Dick Cook was shot through the left leg as the result of the accidental discharge of a shot-gun on Monday evening at the residence of…

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Run Over By Train Tin Down Agin Man Dreadfully Injured Accident at Strathfield Recovery in Copper

The Sun · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

Robert Remington, aged 35, a fettler, of Park-road, Auburn, was run over by a train near Strathfield Station this morning. Another severe setback occurred in tin in London yesterday, and, according to a cable received by the Australian Metal Exchange, prices on spot…

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A Sorub-felling Fatality. a Settler Killed at Paddy's Plains

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

A fatality occurred at Paddy's Plains crub on Saturday last on the area recently thrown open for soldier settlors, when a young man named Frank…

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Fatal Tricycle Accident Coff's Harbor

The Sun · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 6

While riding on a railway tricycle near Coff's Harbor with a couple of companions on Sunday, Vivian Jesser, 17 years of age, was killed. The…

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Dangerous Explosives a Peculiar Accident

The Sun · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

The annual report of the Explosives Department for the year 1919 states that the number of accidents by fire or explosion that came under the notice…

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Van and Tram Collision Two Persons Injured

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 4

Two persons were slightly injured in a collision last night at the coroner of Victoria-road and Old south Hood-road Wooll[?]hra…

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Collision in High Street a Sunday Afternoon Incident

Nepean Times · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 1

At about 4.30 on Sunday afternoon a "Ford" car (owned by Mr. D. J. Renno, Balmain, and driven by Mr. Francis M. Bennett) was travelling along…

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