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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 104

The Accident to the Speedonia. Captain's Boat Missing

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 4

Latent advices from South Africa state 'that the captain and about twenty members of the crew of the barque Speedonia, who took to the…

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Footballer Injured

The Sun · Sunday 6 June 1920 · page 2

While playing football yesterday Percy Harrison, who lives at Oatley-parade, Oatley, was kicked on the head and rendered unconscious. He was…

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Motor Fatality Car Overturned

Evening News · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 6

A motor card riven by T. C. Good[?] and also containing Norman Grant, 56, district works office at Cootamundra, and his son, Alan Grant, 17, was going…

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A Bridegroom Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 5

A motor car, containing a bride and a bride-groom collided in the city on Saturday afternoon. The couple were being driven to the photographer, after the ceremony, and while…

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Sulky and Cycle Collision at Leichhardt

Evening News · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 4

Abel Solomon, of Warren-road, Marickville, was sitting in a sulky in Parammata-road, near Hay-street, Leichhardt, on Saturday when a passing…

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Father Killed by Son's Pistol Coroner Finds it Accidental

Evening News · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 3

At the conclusion of an inquiry to-day into the death of James Job Wilson, At Alfred-street, North Sydney, the City Coroner, Mr. Jamieson, found that…

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Works' Officer Killed. Motor Car Accident. Back Tyres Burst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 5

ALBURY, Sunday.--Norman Grant (56), district works' officer of Cootamundra, was killed on Saturday afternoon in a motor car accident two miles on the Albury side of Talmalmo, on…

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Blast Furnace Fatality. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 7

An inquiry was conducted at Lithgow Courthouse this morning into the accident at the blast furnace on May 24, which caused the death of John Stockwell, engine-driver and…

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Trams Collide Three Women Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 4

[?] collision occurred between two Railway trams in in Pill-street near Market-street, City, yesterday. The [?] was not a severe one but several…

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Man Drowned in the Breakers. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 7

Nat Druty and his son. Oliver Morruy, Alex, Trotter, and Ernest Baker, went out schnapper fishing on Saturday in a boat from Saltwater. On coming in the breakers…

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Floods in New Zealand Official Drowned AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

Extensive floods throughout the district have dislocated the railways, doing much damage to roads and bridges. Mr. Frank Dunkley, Public Works…

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Fall of Earth Man Killed; Another Injured BATHUBST

Evening News · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 6

Joseph Bourke, [?] single realding at Cobar, was working in a quarry at bathurst, when earth weighing about thirty tons fell on him. He expired ahcrfly…

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Fall of Earth Man Killed; Another Injured BATHURST

The Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

A fall of earth, resulting in the death of Joseph Bourke, aged 25, living at Cobar, and inserious injuries to Patrick Stapleton, aged 40, of Milthrope,…

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NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and Jury.) Manly Cabman's Accident. Shoveller v Bottle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

The plaintiff, Arthur Russell Shoveller, cab proprietor and driver, of Manly, sued Henry Charles Bottle, motor bus proprietor, claiming £750 compensation for injuries caused…

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Accidentally Shot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

An inquiry into the death of James-Job W[?] 5s, who was shot in the chest at his residence. No. 3 B[?]lgravia-terrace. Alfred-street. North Sydney, to wednesday last, was conducted by the City Coroner (Mr…

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Shooting Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 12

A shooting fatality occurred at Campsie last night, the victim being Thomas Harris, aged 32. Subsequently William Alfred James Jackson, who is alleged to have caused his…

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Rena-hwah Ping Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 4

It is understood that the reason why the Rena, which hit the stern of the Hwah-Ping at the Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide last week, did not…

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Motor-Car Fatality At Dundas

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 1

The talk of the district is the sensational motor-car accident on Saturday night, whereby a young man named Matthews was killed and others injured. All…

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Motor Fatality Oar Overturns Ulmarra

The Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 5

George Clarence McFarlane, a single man aged 26, was killed last night. Deceased was driving a motor car, which overturned at a sharp angle on…

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Fall of Earth. Man Killed Another Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--A fall of earth at the Abercrombie Shire Council quarry, on the Bathurst Racecourse Road, late yesterday afternoon, resulted in Joseph Bourke (25) being…

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