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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

2,615 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 131

Stepped Off Backwards Verdict of Accidental Death

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 4

To-day, at Burwood Courthouse, Mr. H. Richardson Clarke (Parramatta District Coroner) conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Child Drowned

The Sun · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 6

Albert Henry Cooper, aged 2, who lived with his parents in South Creek-road, Dee Why, was drowned yesterday in a waterhole not far from home…

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A Tram Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 6

The tramway accident at Five Dock on April 15, as the result of which Eric Laurence (large (11), son of Francis William Clarke, of "Clarida," Wynston Parade Abbotsfo[?] died from the effects of the injures…

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Shipping Mishaps. Fire and Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 4

A cable received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association states that the steamer inventor, on arrival at Port Natal, on May 1. reported that the bunker coal had been on…

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DISTRICT. (Before Judge Cohen.) Workman's Eye Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 8

Reserved decision was given in the application made by James Neville, carpenter, of Dow- ling Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, for an award for £750 against the State Housing Board…

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No Collision But Look Out for Meteors The Returning Cornel

Evening News · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 12

At the last meeting of the New South Wales branch of the British Astro[?] Association Mr. Walter F. Gale, F. R. A. S…

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Sawmill Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

BELLINGEN. Thursday.--A timber-getter named Herbert Renwick (30) was killed at Doepel's sawmill, at Thora. last night. Renwick was unloading logs, when one came away…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Propeller · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

William Bede Ahern, aged 9 years of Reading Road, Brighton-le-Sands was knocked down by a motor car and killed on Tuesday afternoon. With…

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Trains Collide Collision at Cowra Two Passengers Injured Brakes Minimise Damage BATHURST

The Sun · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

A railway collision between a passenger train and a stationary goods train occurred near the Cowra railway station this morning. The promptitude…

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Collision with a Cow. Fatal Accident to a Motorist

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 10

A fatal accident occurred to a motor cyclist named Charles Simmons, of Moss Vafe (N.S.W.), on Friday night near the cross roads, about five miles…

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Found Drowned Old Man at Botany

The Sun · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

The body of William Henry Norris, aged 76, who lived with his son in Abercremble -street, Redfern, was found floating in shallow water at…

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Caught in the Machinery. Sawmilling Accident on the Bellinger

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 4

An old employee of [?] sawmill at East End, on the Bellinger River (N.S.W), named Alee Perrington, had one of his legs drawn into…

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Motor Car Accident. Claim For Damages

The Propeller · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

In the District Court on Wednesday, before Judge Scholes, a claim for £400 compensation for injuries, alleged to have been occasioned to him on October…

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Casualties. Man Drowned at Botany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 15

The body of William Henry Norris, aged 76, of Abereromble-street, Redfern, was found floating in the water at Botany yesterday morning…

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Collision. Passenger Train and Engine. Narrow Escape at Cowra. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 13

A railway smash occurred here last night, when No. 22 passenger train, Harden to Blayney, ran into a shunting engine near the intersection with the Cowra-Canowindra line…

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Collision at Burwood Two Men Injured

The Sun · Sunday 8 May 1921 · page 2

Two men were badly hurt in a collision between a cart and a motor car in Parramatta-road, Burwood, early last night…

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Footballers Injured Eight Casualties

The Sun · Sunday 8 May 1921 · page 1

Dr. Holmes had a strenuous time at the Mosman Oval yesterday afternoon, when Mosman and Marrickville played in the third grade competition of the…

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Whole Team Brought Down Motor Collides with Load of Foot ballers—Drivers injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 May 1921 · page 2

Lewisham Junior Football Team, while returning in a cart from a match in Burwood yesterday, was suddenly deposited on Parramatta-road. Their…

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Arrest of Judd. Superintendent Drew Injured. Statement by Inspector-general of Police

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 6

The Inspector-General of Police (Mr. J. Mitchell) last night said that yesterday's crowd was the largest which had ever assembled in the Domain. Speaking generally, he said that…

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Toe Torn Off Strange Accident to Boy 'Climbing "Slippery Slide"

The Sun · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 8

An extraordinary accident happened to Norman Shaller, aged 11, at North Sydney, by' which he lost a toe. Norman, who is the son of Constable…

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