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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 104

Walked Out Patient at Hospital Found Drowned at Coogee Coroner Wants to Know More

Evening News · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 5

On July 27 the body of Thomas Henry Spencer, 48, was found on the beach at Thompson's Bay, Coogee. It was considerably decomposed and appeared…

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Fatal Accident

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

While crossing King-street, Newtown, on Thursday afternoon William Cavanagh, aged 7 years, living at 262 King-street, Newtown, stepped out from behind a city-bound tram…

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Coaster Wrecked. One of the Crew Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4

AUCKLAND. Monday.--The Northern S.S. Co.'s auxiliary schooner To Teko was wrecked on Friday night at Slipper Island. She is a complete loss. One man was drowned. The…

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A Weakened Fifteen Injured Grammar Players

The Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 7

Sydney Grammar School will face the King's School with a weakened fifteen on Saturday next. Hall and Alexander, the two star…

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Lost Overboard from Sonoma Sydney Business Man Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 5

When the Oceanic liner [?] was two days out from Honolulu, on her way to Sydney, Mr. Paul S. Button, who had a business in Pitt-street, Sydney, was…

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Remarkable Story Told by ex-Railway Officer Stopping a Collision Charge of Embezzling

Evening News · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 5

A remarkable story was told at the Darlinghurst Sessions this afternoon by Michael Joseph Doyle, late stationmaster at Camden, who was charged with having…

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Fire in City Close on £10,000 DAMAGE Three Firemen Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 7

A fire at the building occupied by Hoskings and Co., Ltd., drapers, George street West, last night, resulted in close on £10,000 worth of…

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Wall Collapses Four Workmen Injured Accident at Abbotsford

The Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 5

A wall collapsed at the chocolate and cocoa works of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., Abbotsford, this morning, and four…

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Monsignor O'Haran Injured Knocked Down by Car

Evening News · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 6

Monsignor O'Haran, of the Sacred Heart Church, Darlinghurst, was injured in a motor accident this afternoon. The police state that a disabled motor lorry was…

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Buried Under Wall Four Men in Tunnel Injured Collapse at Factory Works

Evening News · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 7

A tunnel wall collapsed at a new factory which is being erected at the premises of Nestle's Swiss Milk company, at Abbotsford, this morning, and four men were buried. The names of the injured were:—…

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After Five Mont's Death Follows Motor Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 1

An unusual [?] of circumstances were [?] to the [?] Coroner to-day at [?] the death of Gerald Charles [?] an engineer at the [?]…

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Accident at Ashfield

Evening News · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 1

A horse attached to an oil waggon in Smith-street, Ashfield, [?] yesterday and collided with an ice cart, which was being driven by George Tarrion Colless…

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Accidents to Horses

Evening News · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 2

[?] and [?] will be absentees from the Victoria Park meeting to-day. The former picked up a nail or some other sharp instrument, which…

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Monsignor O'Haran Injured Victim of Motor Accident

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 27

It is with extreme regret that we have to report that the Right Rev Monsignor O'Haran met with a serious accident on Wednesday morning, as a result of which…

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Brick Wall Falls. Four Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 5

Four men were injured, two seriously, yesterday morning, through the collapse of a wall at the works pf the Nestle and Angle-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, at Abbotsford…

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Wall Collapses. at Excavation Works. Four Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 7

Owing to the collapse ot a brick wall yesterday morning four workmen were injured at the chocolate and cocoa works of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in…

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Monsignor O'haran Injured. Knocked Down by Car

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 5

Monsignor O'Haran, of the Sacred Heart' Roman Catholic Church, Darlinghurst, was knocked down by a motor car at the corner of Oxford and Crown Streets, yesterday morning…

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Victorian Train Smash Collision with Motor Two Persons Killed MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 7

At 9 o'clock tills morning an express train running from Wonthaggi to Melbourne dashed into a motor car at the level crossing just before passing…

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Aviators. Injured at Hobart. an Avro Crashes. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 7

While starting an Avro biplane at Elwick Racecourse, Lieut. Cummins, A.F.C., was struck by the propeller, and had his right arm and foot shattered. He is in hospital,…

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Monsignor O'haran Knocked Down by Motor Car. Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 7

As the result of being knocked down in a motor accident at Darlinghurst yesterday Monsignor O'Haran, of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Darlinghurst, lies…

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