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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 104

Man Found Drowned

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The body of a man, which had apparently been in the water for about ten days, was found on the Stockton breakwater this…

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Footballer Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 3

During a football match at Erskineville Oval yesterday, Charles Boseley, 20, of Underwood-avenue, Botany, had his nose broken and received slight…

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Two Injured in a Brawl

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 2

In a brawl near the Royal Exhibition Hotel, Devonshire-street, shortly after closing time last night, two men were injured. D'Arcy Evans, 32, a railway…

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Hit the Tram Motor Car Smashed Five Men Injured

The Sun · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 4

A motor car and a tram collided near the Captain Cook Hotel, Flinders-street, Moore Park yesterday, with the result that the motor car was…

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Serious Brawl Three Men Injured Argument Over Strike Tragedy Disperses Crowd

The Sun · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 2

Chaimers-street, city, was the scene early last night of a brawl which ended seriously. Three men were injured. One of them is not expected…

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Thirty-five Dead Injured Number 300 Half a Million Damage "Sure Death for All" Vancouver

The Sun · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 2

A message from New York states that the latest figures in respect to the Wall Street explosion are; Dead 36, injured 300. It is believed that the…

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Vehicular Accidents

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 5

A child named Allen Doolen (5), who lives at 44 Harris-street, Ultimo, fell from the back of a horse-drawn lorry and sustained concussion. He was taken…

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Tram and Motor Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 8

A motor car collided with a tram in Flinders-street on Saturday afternoon, and five men who wera in the car were injured. They were Thomas Neill, aged 38 years, a motor…

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Child Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 8

Dorothy Jean M'Donald, aged 3 years, died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on Saturday morning, from injuries received through being thrown from a sulky the prevoius night. The…

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Men Injured in Brawl

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 8

A brawl occurred in Strawberry Hills early on Saturday night, and several men were injured. Shortly after 6 o'clock an argument occurred…

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Casualties. Injured by Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 8

Mrs. Lily Hill, aged 50 years, was knocked down by a tram in Elizabeth-street, near Liverpool-street, on Friday night. She sustained a fractured collarbone and ribs, and…

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Charge of Assault Old Man Injured Strange Case

The Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 5

A strange case, in which it is alleged that a young man assaulted an old man in the city last Saturday night week, was mentioned at the Central…

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Street Fight. Three Men Injured. One in Serious Condition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 6

Three men were injured—one seriously—in a street fight, which took place near the eastern entrance to the Devonshire' Street Subway, shortly before 6 o'clock on Saturday night…

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Cyclist Injured in Collision

Evening News · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 1

As the result of a collision between a motor cycle and a tram in Lower Forst-street, City, yesterday. Charies preeby [?] of Harrington-street, Miller's Point…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 9

A motor, cycle collided with a tram in Lower Fort-street yesterday afternoon, and the driver of the former. Charles Beasley, aged 36 years, of 14 Harrington-street, Miller's…

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Traction Engine Fatality. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 9

Ernest Gribble, son of William Gribble, of Globe, Ginninderra, met with a frightful accident at 5 p.m. on Saturday, whilst driving a traction engine. Gribble was drawn between…

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Collision in City Tram Damaged

Evening News · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 1

A dreadnought tram car and a two house lorry came into collision in Chaimers-street, near Devonshire-street, this morning. The trem, which was crowded…

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His Own Fault Chief Officer Drowned Compensation Claim Fails

The Sun · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 7

Judge Cohen gave his reserved decision in the District Court to-day in the application, under the Workmen's Compensation Act, of Margaret Brown,…

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Missing 'Plane Injured Airmen Rescued BRISBANE

Evening News · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 7

The missing [?] has been [?] about [?] miles from Taroom Two of the [?] of the machine were injured and taken to hospital…

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Strange Accident at St. Peters

Evening News · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 1

A pair of sparraws building their nest on the face of a shale pit at the St. Peters Brick Company's Works caused serious injury to a workman last…

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