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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Death Follows Amputation. a Moss Vale Railway Fatality

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

On Friday last, a man named James White was in the goods yard at the Moss Vale (N.S.W.) railway station, when he was caught between two…

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Bather Drowned Tragedy Frightens Boys Victim's Clothes Concealed LIVERPOOL

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

Arthur Charles George, aged 9 years, who lived with his parents, in Seville- street, Fairfield, was drowned in a waterhole yesterday afternoon…

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A Pathetic Tragedy. Child Drowned in a Well at Galvin

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 10

A pathetic tragedy occurred at Galvin, near Young (N.S.W.) recently, resulting in the death of the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Galvin,…

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A Motor-car Overturned. Mother Killed and Daughter Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

A well-known Capertee (N.S.W.) resident, Mrs. N. Phelan, was killed, and her daughter was severely injured as the result of a motor accident on…

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A Carlingford Fatality. The Inquest.—Police Forethought

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an inquest at the Courthouse, Parramatta, on Wednesday, touching the death of William John Sydney…

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Young Lad Drowned. Parents Ex-penrith Residents

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

Jack Randall, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Randall, late of Penrith, and now of Marrickville, was drowned in a waterhole at Tempe on Friday of last…

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Woman Injured. Car Driver Goes Right On

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 11

Agnes Lorigner (42), of Little Albion Street, Surry Hills, was knocked down by a motor car at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Eddy Avenue last night, but the driver did not wait…

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Accident to Carter

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

A young man named Harold White, 18 years of age, who resides With his parents at Hampton-street, Lakemba, and is employed as a carter at the abattoirs, fell…

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Lidcombe. Painful Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

We regret to hear that Mrs. Pinkerton, an old resident of John-street, Lidcombe, met with a painful accident one day this week. She was going about her…

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Auburn. Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

Amongst the casualties treated at St. Josoeph's Hospital during the past week are the following:—Ethel O'Grady (19), Auburn, injury to toe; Mary Grey (11),…

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Accidents at the Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

Penrith Show did not pass off without some of those mishaps. that too often mar public gatherings of this kind. The most serious was that…

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Accident to Mr. Jos. Field

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. Jos. Field, of Castldreagh, had an unpleasant experience in High Street, Penrith, on Sunday morning. He was driving in a sulky when the…

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An Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 5

Stewart Lee, son of Mr. Stewart Lee, of Tottenham, mot with a painful accident when returning from the Nepean Show on Friday evening. He…

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Bridge Collapses 'Bus Falls Into Stream 21 Passengers Imperilled One Dies, Several Injured Auckland

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 2

A sensational motor 'bus accident occurred near the city to-day. A bus containing twenty-one passengers crashed through a bridge, falling 20…

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Tram Accidents Man and Woman

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 2

John Bradbury, who is thought to be a resident of Liverpool, was knocked down by a tram near Dacey-avenue, last night. His skull was fractured…

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Tram Accidents. Two Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 6

A man and a woman are in Sydney Hospital, both seriously injured through being knocked down by trams on Saturday night. John Bradbury, of Liverpool, sustained…

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Fatally Injured. Boy's Terrible Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 9

Arthur Payne (14), of Kingston Street, Haber- field, was fatally injured near the Five Dock terminus yesterday afternoon. He attempted to jump from one tram to…

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Express Driver Asleep Collision Narrowly Averted. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 9

On February 17 a head-on collision between two express trains was narrowly averted at Hunterville, on the North Island main trunk line. Each express was travelling between…

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Tram Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 10

Two tram accidents occurred on Saturday night, and in each case the injured person was conveyed by the Eastern Suburbs Ambulance to Sydney Hospital. John Branbury, a…

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Mosman Accident Knocked Down By Tram

The Sun · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 7

While crossing the road in front of the Mosman wharf on Saturday night Mrs. Bluebelle Willis, of Moran street, Mosman, was knocked down by…

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