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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 104

News of the Day From the Four Quarters Misadventures. a Tram Collision a Newcastle Smash

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 4

The most serious [?] in the history of the Newcastle (N.S.W.) tramways occurred on Saturday evening, when two heavily Indian trams carrying…

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Curious Accident Man's Eye Crushed PARKES

The Sun · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 4

A peculiar accident is reported from Nanima. One of the employees was resting near a bale of wool when a child…

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Boy's Sad End. Tramway Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 1

At Ryde Courthouse on Tuesday morning the Coroner inquired into the circumstances surrounding the death of a boy named Joseph Regent, the 16-year old…

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Burnt to Death. A North Ryde Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. B. Richardson Clark, held an inquiry at Ryde day morning into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Thomas Richardson, in Lane Coye-road, North Ryde, on…

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Accident Has Fatal Ending

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 12

A telegraph messenger. David Albury Lloyd, of Camperdown, was knocked down by a car in Pitt Street, near Martin Place, shortly after 7 o'clock last night. The driver of the car took…

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Drowned In Hunter

The Sun · Sunday 17 October 1920 · page 2

West Maitland, Saturday.-- Harry Medcalfe, the ten-year-old son of Staff-Sergennt-Major Metcalfe, was drowned in the Hunter River at Gillies…

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Soldier's Son Drowned

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 October 1920 · page 5

MAITLAND. Saturday.—Harry Metcalfe, 10, son of Staff Sergeant-Major Metcalfe, of Lorne, was drowned in the Hunter River this morning. He could…

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Miner Injured

The Sun · Sunday 17 October 1920 · page 2

Joseph Lego, aged 34, a minor, of Bulli, who was injured yesterday by a fall of coal at the Coledale colliery, was brought to Sydney by tram and…

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The Knife Again Three Men Injured Leichhardt Melee

The Sun · Sunday 17 October 1920 · page 2

A sharp tobacco knife was prominent in a street melee at Leichhardt early ; last night, when three men were injured, but not seriously…

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Accident at the Silos

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 October 1920 · page 2

Yesterday morning, whilst working on crane at the wheat silos, Glebe Island, Alfred Green, 36, of 3 Belmore-street, Rozelle, was hit by a swinging jib. A…

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Tram Accidents

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 October 1920 · page 2

Last night Harry Nelson, a woolwasher of Botany, fell from a moving tram in Botany-road and sustained a serious fracture of the skull. His…

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Fractured Skulls Two Tram Accidents

The Sun · Sunday 17 October 1920 · page 2

With a fractured' skull and severe scalp wounds, Peter Kennahan, aged 15, of Abercrombie,-street, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital last night…

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Boy Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND. Saturday.--Harry Metcalfe (10), son of Staff-sergeant-major Metcalfe, of Lorn, West Maitland, was drowned in the Hunter River to-day…

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Boy Drowned in a Well Would Be Rescuer Injured WELLINGTON

Evening News · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 5

JohnLyach the four-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lechch of Wongarbon was p[?]king rosses a Saturday at his parents, residence [?] fell into a…

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Back Injured Accident to Wharf Worker

The Sun · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 3

Henry Briggs, aged 27, storeman, of Moorannie-avenue, Kensington, was jambed between a crane and a wall at the No. 9 wharf, Woolloomooloo, this…

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Laborer Injured Compensation Granted

The Sun · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 7

On January 9, 1919, Frank Mason, a laborer, living in Grafton-street, Wool- lahra, was assisting to move some machinery from a waggon at the…

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Br0admead0w Collision Death of John Charlton Evidence at Inquest Newcastle

The Sun · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Hibble, Newcastle City Coroner, conducted an inquest to-day concorning the death of John Charlton in the tram collision on the Broadmeadow…

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Infant Drowned Would-be Rescuer Injured in Well Bathurst

The Sun · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 7

The four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lynch, of Wongarbon, was drowned in a well in sensational circumstances. He was playing with…

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Fell From Tree Council Employee Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 7

William King, aged 66, an employee of the North Sydney Council, was seriously injured in Lavender-street, near the top of the Lavender Bay steps…

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Man Missing On Rocks at Tamarama Was He Drowned?

The Sun · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 8

The disappearance of Charles Henry Spencer, aged 33, tailor, of Flood-street, Bondi, on Sunday at Tamarama Bay is causing his relatives and friends…

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