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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 104

Shunting Smash. Central Station Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

A railway smash which might have had serious consequences occurred at No. 1 platform at the Central Railway Station yesterday afternoon at five minutes past three…

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Hurstville Train Accident. Patients' Condition Satisfactory

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

It was reported at St. George Cottage Hospital yesterday that all the patients injured in the smash at they Hurstville railway station were progressing satisfactorily. There were…

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Child Injured by Cyclist

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. E. Cocker, a Beckett-street, Granville, wrote to the Granville Council stating that on Saturday afternoon last, as his little boy ran out of the gate, a cyclist…

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Motor Car Fatality. Charge of Manslaughter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 9

The adjourned inquiry into the death of Ada Caroline Nowitzki, a married woman, who was knocked down by a motor car in George-street West, on July 19, was concluded at the City Coroner's Court on…

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Drowned at Brunswick Heads MURWILLUMBAH

Evening News · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 4

A drowning case occurred at Brunswick Heads, the victim being a married woman named Hilda Watkins, 33. A fisherman was fishing in the stream when…

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Three Men Injured Car Jumps the Rails Tram Smash at Redfern Three men were injured in a tram collision at the corner of Redfern and Regent streets, Redfern, this afternoon

Evening News · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 1

The collision occurred a little after 12 o'clock, when the trams were well filled with workmen and others on their way home…

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Eight Days Unconscious Doctor's Daughter Injured Foot Caught in Stirrup Narrabri

The Sun · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 5

During a kangaroo hunt organised for the purpose of taking moving pictures, Miss Nellio Park, daughter of Dr. Park, of Narrabri, received serious…

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Anarchy in U.S. Mob Rule in Cities Many Killed and Injured VANCOUVER

The Sun · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 1

Anarchy virtually exists in two American cities to-day. Denver (Colorado) has a tramway strike, and two people were killed and 35 injured, in…

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Accident to Young Woman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 2

Miss Ruby Franks, of Normanby-road, Auburn met with a nasty accident on Friday last whilst crossing the intersection of Market and Pitt-streets, Sydney…

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Hurstville Railway Accident

The St George Call · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 3

The worst railway accident since the Sydenham catastrophe, occurred just outside Hurstville Station, on Tuesday evening, during shunting operations, an…

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Trams Collide Three Men Injured Redfern Smash

The Sun · Sunday 8 August 1920 · page 4

Three men were injured in a tram collision at Redfern yesterday:-- CECIL DUNDAS, aged 29, a draftsman, of Harris-street, Mascot--shock…

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Three Men Injured Tram Smash in City

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 August 1920 · page 1

A Botany-bound tram jumped the rails at the corner of Redfern and Regent streets, about mid-day yesterday, and collided, side on, with a dreadnought…

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A "Movie" Stunt Riding After 'Roos Narrabri Girl Injured NARRABRI

The Sun · Sunday 8 August 1920 · page 4

During a kangaroo hunt organised for the purpose of taking moving pictures, Miss Nellie park, daughter of Dr. Park, of Narrabri, received serious…

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Tram Collision. Three Persons Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 9

A collision between two trama at Redfern on Saturday resulted in three passengers being injured. Their names are:—Cecil Dundas, 29, a draughtsman, of Harris-street,…

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Seaman Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A seaman named M. Bourke, belonging to the American ship Chilcothe, fell overboard from a Stockton ferry steamer on Saturday evening, and was drowned…

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Seaman Drowned. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 10

A seaman, named Bourke, a member of the crew of the American ship Chillacotte, fell overboard from the Stockton Ferry last night and was drowned…

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Injured by Tramcar. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 10

When crossing Barrack-street, on Thursday evening, Mr. Justice E. Rooth, was knocked down by a passing tramcar, and sustained fractured ribs in addition to severe…

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Trams Collide. Three Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 6

Three men were injured at Redfern this afternoon as the result of two trams colliding. A number of other persons who were passengers by the trams were severely shaken…

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Injured by Falling Tree. Macksville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 10

On Tuesday Messrs. Edwards and Hastings, with two others, were felling a tree about four miles from Macksville, on the road to Urunga. The tree, in falling, struck another…

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Thrown From Sulky Man Injured at Untimo

Evening News · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 2

Joseph Donnelly, of Crown-lane, Ultimo, was admitted to Sydney Hospital yesterday, suffering from a fractured skull, stated to have been caused by his being…

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