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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Cricket. M C.C. Match. Australia Four for 89. Armstrong Injured. London, May 23

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 9

The match at Lords between the Australians and the M.C.C. XI. was continued to-day. When stumps were drawn on Saturday, the M.C.C. XI. had completed their first innings…

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Death Follows Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 4

Jacob flock, who was fearfully injured in a irani accident at Circular Quay. Yesterday, died in Sydney Hospital last night…

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Casualties. Riding Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 10

Two serious riding accidents occurred during the week-end, one of which had fatal results. On Saturday afternoon Herbert Vandenberg,…

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Pole Falls with Man Accident at Manly

The Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 9

An electric light pole snapped near the ground in Pine-street, near Pacific-street, Manly, yesterday afternoon, and Herbert Anderson Proudfoot, a…

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Camperdown Collision Another Adjournment

The Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 7

The motor and sulky smash at Camperdown last Saturday week was again mentioned at the Newtown Police Court to-day, when Robert…

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Scalding Fatality. Child Falls Into Copper

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an Inquest at the Court-house, Parramatta, on the 16th. concerning the death on the 2nd inst., of a child,…

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Railway Fatality Man Killed at Kempsey KEMPSEY

Evening News · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 8

While crossing the railway on his way to work John Burner Len was knocked down by the mail train near the local railway station…

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Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 3

James Thompson, of Parramatta, was driving in a sulky along the Western-road on the 18th, when he accidentally tipped his vehicle upside down, through driving…

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21 Horses Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND. Wednesday--While a mob of 81 horses, which had arrived from Queensland for sale in Maitland, were being driven to-day to paddocks at Melville, half of them…

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Collision at the Quay Manly and Cremorne Steamers Meet Smaller Vessel's Bulwarks Smashed

Evening News · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 7

A collision between a Manly steamer and one of the Sydney Ferries vessels, in Sydney cove to-day, caused much excitement. The Vessels were the Mainly steamer [?] and the Kureefs, Both…

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Soldier's 35 Feet Fall Accident at South Head

Evening News · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 7

Gunner Michael Eaves, who is stationed at South Head Fortress. was descending the cliffs beneath the fortress by a rope this afternoon, when the staple to which…

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Farmer's Aged Wife Victim of Shooting Accident MUDGEE

Evening News · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 7

A shooting Accident, resulting in the death of Mrs Wan, Kenning, 73, wife of a Wollar farmer, occurred at Wollar yesterday afternoon…

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Wife Shot Dead Shocking Gun Accident Mudgee

The Sun · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 7

A shooting fatality occurred at Combo, near Wollar, yesterday evening. William Kenning, an old resident…

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Over the Cliffs Accident at South Head Soldier Falls 35 FEET Shocking Injuries

The Sun · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 7

Gunner Eade, who is attached to the School of Gunnery at the Military reserve, South Head, fell over the cliffs early this afternoon. He was…

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Harbour Collision. Serious Accident Averted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 9

Whilst rounding Benelong Point shortly before 9 o'clock yesterday morning the ferry steamers Balgowlah and Kareela came into collision. The damage dons was slight, and…

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Shooting Fatality. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 10

A shooting fatality occurred at Combo, near Wollar, yesterday evening. William Kenning, an old resident, returned from a shooting expedition and proceeded to extract a…

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Horses Drowned. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 8

This morning a consignment of St horses arrived from Queensland for sale. They were being taken to paddocks at Melville, when a number got into the river near Melville…

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Lane Cove Mystery Drowning of Miss Barnett Coroner's Finding

The Sun · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 8

The finding of the body of Elizabeth Burnett in the Lane Cove River on April 16 and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the case formed…

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Drowned in the Hunter. Horses Caught in the Current

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 4

While about eighty horses from Queensland were being driven to paddocks at [?] (N.S.W.) on Wednesday prior to their being sold at the…

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