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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

2,615 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 131

Girl Drowned Off Middle Harbor Bluff Sad End to Excursion

The Sun · Sunday 20 March 1921 · page 2

The Bluff at Middle Harbor was the scene yesterday afternoon of a pathetic drowning fatality. Eileen McCandless, a member of an excursion…

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City Trams Collide George-street Passengers Slightly Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 March 1921 · page 2

Two people—Charles Fisher (45), bootmaker, Church-street, St. Peters, and Allen Reid (37), Allen-street, Arncliffe —were injured in a tram collision at the…

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Tram Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 9

Two trams bound for Circular Quay collided in George-street West, near Regent-street on Saturday afternoon. The impact was not severe, and the cars were only…

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Fatality at Picnic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 9

At a launch picnic to the Bluff, Middle Harbour, on Saturday afternoon, Miss Eileen M'Cnndiess, aged 20, who lived with her parents in Croydon[?]avenue, Croydon, was…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 10

While crossing King-street, near Castlereagh-street, city, on Saturday night, Miss Patricia Coyle, 34, lately living in Johnston-street, Annandale, was knocked down by a…

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Fatally Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 8

Margaret Patricia Coyle (39), lately residing at Annandale, died in Sydney Hospital on Saturday night from injuries sustained by being knocked down by a motor car at the corner of…

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Railway Porter Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 7

Arthur Faulkner, 30, a porter, while employed in shunting at Darling Harbour on Saturday morning, fell bench a truck. A wheel passed over his left arm, severing it at…

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Redfern Motor Fatality Car Driver Discharged

Evening News · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

The death of Hebert Stanley Kirby, 32, who died as a result of being knocked down by a motor car in Redfern street, Redfern, on March 11, formed the…

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Scullers in Collision CLAIMS £200 DAMAGES

Evening News · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 4

"I had never been beaten in this boat" said William M'Devitt, the professional sculler, in the District Court to-day. when he proceeded, before Judge Scholes,…

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Motor and Cycle Collide Rider Seriously Injured

The Sun · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 5

A motor car and a motor cycle collided at the corner of Parramatta-road and Concord-road, Concord, yesterday afternoon, one man being seriously…

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Girl Accidentally Shot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 10

Trixie Douglas, aged 17, of 23 Harris-street, Rozelle, received a bullet wound from a revolver on Friday night whilst in Prince Alfred Park. Accompanied…

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Tram Accident. Collision with Furniture Van

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 9

A crowded tram proceeding to Abbotsford collided with a furniture van belonging to Kilner's, Ltd., at about 7 p.m. yesterday, resulting in two men being taken to the Royal…

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Waggon Capsizes. Three Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 5

A large pantechnicon, belonging to Messrs. Kilners, Ltd. loaded with furniture, came into collision with a tram bound from Abbotsford to the city, in Railway Road, Abbotsford,…

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Man Severely Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 15

Joseph Gleeson (24). living at Concord Road, Concord, was attempting to fit a heavy door at the new building in Concord in course of construction for the International Harvester…

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Riding Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 10

ALBURY, Tuesday.—Mr. Tom Walker, an old resident of Mitta Mitta (Vic.), and formerly a well-k[?]wn rough-rider, has died at the Tallangatta Cottage Hospital from injuries…

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Machinist Injured

The Sun · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 7

Arthur Bray, a machinist, of George-street, Leichhardt, had his left arm caught in a machine at the premises of S. T. Leigh and Co., Kensington, this…

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Fatal Quest for Ferns. a Fatality at Casino

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

An employed on Dyraaba Station in the Casino (N.S.W.) district, named David McAlpine, died on Sunday as the result of having fallen from a free on…

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DISTRICT. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Motor Vehicles in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

Harold Sydney Joseph Morelli, of Bright Street, Marrickville, engineer, sued Christian Frederick Hains, of Metropolitan Road, Enmore, commercial traveller, for the recovery…

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