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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

2,615 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 131

Steamers in Collision Crash in Fog at Midnight Benalla's Passengers Safe New York

Evening News · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 1

A message from London advises that the P. and O [?] Benalla, bound for Sydney from London, collided with the tank steamer…

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St. Mary's. Serious Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 11

A well-known St. Mary's identity and a former resident of St. Mary's, in the person of Mr. Daniel Taylor, now a resident, of Penrith met with a serious…

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Accident at a Sawmill

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. Dan. Taylor, of Penrith, met with a severe accident at sawmills at Baulkham Hills recently. He was trying to extricate a piece of wood from…

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Fortunes Made by Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

It was the burning of a starch factory that first revealed the adhesive qualities of scorched starch and introduced cheap gum…

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Walked Into Tree Bishop's Strange Accident HAY

The Sun · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 7

Dr. Radford, Bishop of Goulburn, who is attending the Anglican Synod here, met with an unusual accident. Coming from a brilliantly-lighted vestry into…

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Sulphur Ignites Accident at Chemical Works, MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 7

While working this morning in the sulphur-crushing plant of the Mount Lyell chemical works at Footscray six men received slight injuries. E…

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Accidentally Shot Constable's Bad Luck MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 7

Constable John Hollan, of Fitzroy, was admitted to the Police Hospital early this morning, suffering from a gunshot wound in the log. He was…

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Benalla Collision Steamer Will Probably Refloat at Full Tide

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 May 1921 · page 2

LONDON, Friday Evening.—The collision between the Benalla and the Patella occurred at midnight in a thick fog. Thirty minutes later' the Benalla…

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Players Injured Deaf and Dumb Man Hurt

The Sun · Sunday 15 May 1921 · page 8

"While playing: football with a team representative of the Deaf and Dumb Institution against a Balmain team on Primrose Park, Thomas Perry, aged 22…

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Motor Smash One Maw Killed Car Passenger's Skull Fractured: Woman Also Injured Charge of Manslaughter Laid

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 May 1921 · page 2

As the result of a motor-car crashing into a sulky standing In George-street, Camperdown, last evening, a man was killed, his wife…

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Benalla in Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 4

The steamer Benalla, of the P. & O. Branch line, while en route from London to Australia, via the Cape, went ashore at Pevensey Bay, as the result…

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Railway Fatality. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 10

Edward Pike, aged 60 years, a retired grocer, living at Wentworthville, met his death at Rooty Hill on Thursday. He attempted to join the train whilst in motion, with the result that…

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Fatal Collision. Motor-car and Sulky. One Man Kllled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 9

A motoring accident occurred on Saturday evening last at about 6.30, when Mr. Thomas Burton, 39, a contractor residing at Wareemba-street, Five Dock, was killed as the result of…

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Running Championship Vermeulen Injured LONDON, May 14

The Sun · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 4

A message from Paris states that Vermeulen, champion runner of France, has been injured while training…

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The Sun Stop-press Flooded North Returned Soldier Drowned South Grafton

The Sun · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 1

The possibilities of a serious flood are increasing hourly. The low-lying parts of the middle and lower Clarence are under, water, and so…

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Benalla Beached. Collision in a Fog. No Loss of Life. London, May 13

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 5

The P. and O. liner Benalln, bound from London to Australian ports, collided with the oil tank steamer Patella in a fog. The Benalla was beached in Pevensey Bay…

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A Fatal Smash. Motor Car and Sulky. Man Killed, Two Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 5

A motor car crashed into the rear of a stationary sulky in Parramatta Road, Camperdown, at 6.30 on Saturday night, causing the death of Thomas Burton, and injuries to his…

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Death Follows Accident

Evening News · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 6

Arthur Edward Massey [?] died in Sydney Hospital on Saturday night from injury [?] on April 23. Massey was [?] driver, and on that…

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Fatal Driving Accident DUBBO

Evening News · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 6

George Alfred Sec. 15, son of Mr. George Sec. of Dubbo, was thrown out of a sulky on Nariomine-road, yesterday afternoon. His skull was factured and he died…

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Motor Fatality. Man Before the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 5

As a sequel to the motor ear and sulky smash on Parramatta Road, Camperdown. on Saturday night, Robert Alexander (33) was before the Newtown Police Court yesterday,…

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