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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Tram Collision. Seven People Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 13

Seven people were injured in a tram collision that occurred in George-street West, near Abercrombie-street, last night. One of them, Mrs. Emily Meems, of Premier-street,…

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Tram Smash Seven People Injured Collision in George-st. West

Evening News · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 4

A tram [?] cause some [?] West at half-past [?] were injured. [?] with shoppers…

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Tram Accident. Seven Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 11

At 8.30 last night a tram bound from the Quay to Dulwich Hill ran into a Globe car proceeding on the same line in George Street West, near Abercrombie Street, and seven passengers…

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Harbor Collision Greycliffe and Lighter

The Sun · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5

A collision occurred in the harbor last night between the Watson's Bay ferry steamer Greycliffe and the steam lighter Admiral…

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Dundas Motor Fatality The Coroner's Finding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 6

The Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clark, held a number of inquests at Parramatta Courthouse on Tuesday. The first inquiry was that in…

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Railway Station Fatality Death of Mr. "Bert" Colless

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 1

Many people in this district will feel deeo sympathy for Mr. James William Colles, stationmast at Blacktown (and formerly of Kingswood) in the…

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England Wins Third Test Scores 23 to Australia's 13 Horder Injured and Leaves the Field

Evening News · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5

The final test match between England and Australia, and the last of the English team's engagements in Sydney was played at the Royal Agricultural…

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Railway Accident Train Snaps in Three Parts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 1

A railway mishap, which had the effect of disorganising traffic on the main northern line for some hours, occurred at Wondabyne, between Hawkesbury River station and Woy Woy, at 7.30 a.m…

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Mulgoa Sulky Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5

Mr Hugh Fitzpatrick, an old resident of Mulgoa, was the unfortunate sufferer in an accident that happened early on Wednesday afternoon. He…

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A Chapter of Accidents She Used His Ticket

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5

Gertrude Murray pleaded guilty at Penrith Court on Monday to a charge of u[?]ing a transferred ticket on the railway on 12th June…

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Collision with Tram Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 11 July 1920 · page 2

At the corner of Lennox-street and Bridge-road, Richmond, at noon to-day, a motor van belonging to the Dunlop Rubber Co. crashed into the back of a…

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Harbour Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 8

A collision between the Sydney Ferries Company's steamer Greycliffe and the steam lighter Admiral occurred on Friday night. A stanchion on the lighter was carried away,…

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Air Traffic. Extension of Empire Services. Freedom From Accident. London, July 10

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 7

The Post Office is so satisfied with the air service between London and Paris, which allows of late letters to Australia being posted on a Friday morning, that it is considering the…

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Killed on Railway Accident at Macdonaldtown

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 1

A boy of about is [?]of [?] is suppored to be [?] of liverpoor- road, [?] was for dead on the railway [?] Mactonnleter a…

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The Accident to the Royal Train

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 1

According to the newspaper accounts. His Royal [?] has a [?] Royal [?] were pset, but nobody was hurt [?] was [?] of the train trappled over an embankment. [?]…

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Riots in Tokio Students and Police Universal Suffrage Question Many People Injured Shanghai

The Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 1

A message from Tokio states that in the House of Representatives disorderly scenes occurred on the introduction by the Opposition of a…

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Accident to the Royal Train in West Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 10

THE PRINCE AND LORD MOUNT BATTEN AFTER THE SMASH…

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Young Boy Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 5

Roy Ritford (16), an apprentice, living in President's Avenue, Sutherland, now lies in Sydney Hospital with a punctured wound in the abdomen, said to have been inflicted by…

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Overcrowded Trains Accidents to Passengers

Evening News · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 12

In view of the dissatisfaction expressed from time to with regard to out railways. it is of interest, writes L[?]," to note how the E[?]glish courts regard an…

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A Remarkable Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 8

An uncommon accident occurred in Kingstreet, Newtown, on Monday night, A combination tyre suddenly came off a motor car, which was being driven at an average…

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