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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 104

Railway Disaster. 30 KILLED; 100 Injured. London, Oct. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 9

A Paris message states that the express from Paris to Nantes collided with a goods train at Houilles. Eight coaches were telescoped, 30 people being killed and 100…

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Tram Smash. at Newcastle. One Killed and Twelve Injured. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 9

A serious tram smash, resulting in one man losing his life and twelve persons being injured severely enough to necessitate their removal to hospital, occurred at Broadmeadow…

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Tram Telescoped. a Newcastle Smash. One Killed, Many Injured. Blacksmith's Terrible Death

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 5

NEWCASTLE. Sunday. -- The lengthy immunity of the Newcastle tramways from serious mishaps was broken last night, when the biggest smash in its history occurred, resulting in…

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Ran-off Punt. Motor Car's Leap. Fatality at Sackville. Six Passengers Immersed. Horse and Rider Thrown Into River

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 5

The river-crossing punt at Sackville was the scene of a fatal motor-car accident yesterday afternoon. The car, which contained the driver and six…

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Mining Accident Armidale

Evening News · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 7

Edward J[?], a young man employed in a [?] at Booroolong was caught in some belting and drawn into the machinery His arm was broken in…

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Fatal Driving Accident Picnic Party Capsized MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 4

An evidence attended by lees of life occurred yesterday near Heidelberg. A [?] party of ten was in a wag[?] Going down a steep hill the…

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Missionary Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Monday.--Mr. H. Preston, a representative of the Australian Aborigines'.Mission, left Fattarini Island, Macleay River, for Gladstone on Sunday night. About six o'clock…

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Another Accident French Railway Collision LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Paris states that another accident has occurred on the State railway. Two trains collided at Asnieres, near…

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Sackville Fatality Body Not Recovered

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 7

The body of George Strickland, who was drowned in the Hawkesbury at Sackville on Sunday night, has not been recovered…

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A Missionary Drowned. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 11

A man named H. Preston, a representative of the Australian Aborigines Mission, who had been in the district for about three weeks, was supposed to have left Fattarini Island,…

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Child Drowned in Dam. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 11

Edward George Davis, aged l8 months, whilst playing with other children at a dam at [?]ington, near Albury, last evening, fell into the water and was drowned…

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Collision with Waggon Motor-Driver on Trial

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 8

A young man, William Vickerman, was charged at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, before Judge Backhouse, with having caused bodily harm to…

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DISTRICT. (Before Judge Scholes.) Car and Lorry Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 6

David O'Ryan, of 8 Hargrave Street, Sydney, cab proprietor, sued Percy James Pemble, of See Lane, Sydney, carrier, for the recovery of £250 for damages in respect of personal injuries…

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Baby Drowned Rescue Efforts by Mother ALBURY

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 8

Courageous and pathetic incidents were revealed at the Coroner's inquiry, held yesterday, into the circumstances surrounding the death by drowning in…

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Aborigines' Missionary Drowned in Macleay River KEMPSEY

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 1

H. President a representative of the australia Aborigines Mission who had been in the district for about three weeks, was drowned in the Macleay River, near…

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Collision at Alexandria Furious Driving Charge Motor Driver Acquitted

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 4

William Vickerman, a young man, was charged at the Darlinghurst Sessions today with having caused bodily harm to Stephen Moore by misconduct. There…

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Peculiar Street Accident Hit by Falling Cask

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

Mrs. Cayzor, of Herbert-street, Dulwich Hill, was walking along Hunter-street, city, yesterday, when a cack fell from a lorry and knocked her down. she…

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Money and Documents in Sunken Motor The Sackville Punt Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

The Hudson car which ran into the hawkesbury [?] on Sunday evening at [?] was recovered yesterday and [?] in the garage of Harkness and…

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Railway Muddle. the Venice Accident. London, October 10

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

A despatch from Rome states that, in the recent Venice railway accident, 26 persons were killed, including the Socialist deputy, Signer Bombacci…

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Kiku Maru-suva Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

The Queensland Assistant Shipping Inspector (Captain H. G. Shaw) submitted to the Brisbane Marine Board on the 4th inst. a report concerning the…

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