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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

2,615 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 131

Seaman Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 9

Cecil Thompson, aged 19 years, a seaman on H. M.A.S Brisbane, fell from a gate in Craneplace yesterday evening The Civil Ambulance conveyed him to St Vincent b Hospital,…

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A Curious Shooting Accident. Man Injured by Deflected Bullet

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 4

A man named Herbert Price was the victim of a strange accident while engaged in a fox hunt at Warrangunyah, near Mudgee (N.S.W.), during the…

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Council's Liability for Accident

The Land · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 14

"Subscriber" asks: Can damages be claimed for an accident that happened to me a week ago? I and others crossed a creek, and right in the middle of it was…

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Fatal Riding Accident. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 9

The Coroner, Mr. W. T. Gilchrist, held an inquiry regarding the death of Reginald Reardon, aged 17 years, who was killed Whilst riding a horse on Geeron…

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Motor Lorry Smash. Accident At National Park

The Propeller · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 1

Five people were injured last Saturday afternoon through the runaway and ultimate capsize of a motor lorry on the road leading from the National…

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Four Injured Cart and Motor Car Collide

The Sun · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 4

Four persons were injured in a collision between a motor car and a cart in Parramatta-road, Annandale, last night…

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Football Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 2

On Sunday, Richard Donaldson, 12 years of age, whose home is on Sydney-road, Auburn, whilst playing football, had the bad luck to sustain a fracture of the…

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Covered Against Accident

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 21

It has been stated that when Harold Parsons met his death in Victoria he was not taking part in a race. Still he was travelling at 80 miles an hour,…

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The Courts. Jury Causes. (Before Sir William Cullen, C.j.) Hurstville Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 14

Two actions arising out of the Hurstville railway accident, which occurred in August last, were disposed of in the Banco Court yesterday morning. The plaintiff in the first action was…

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Motor and Tram Collide Several People Injured MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 3 July 1921 · page 5

A serious collision occurred at Jo[?]mont to-night. A motor car driven by Frederick Peck (29), of Chelsea, containing Leonard Thomson (46), of…

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Hard Fight for Runs English Captain Badly Injured Australia All Out, 407 Macartney's Brilliant Century England's Two Cheap Wickets Australia

The Sun · Sunday 3 July 1921 · page 2

W. W. Armstrong, (captain). W. Bardsley. C. G. Macartney. J. M. Gregory…

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Engine Wrecked Accident at Newport MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 3 July 1921 · page 4

While several men at Newport railway workshops were lifting a 100-ton engine with an overhead crane the cable broke. The locomotive toppled…

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Found Drowned. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 9

The body of James Gardiner, who had been missing from his home in Islington for some time, was found on the rocks, south of Newcastle beach, this morning. The body had…

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Young Man Drowned. Scone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 9

A young man named Herbert Jones was drowned last night in attempting to cross Kingdom Ponds while in flood. The body has n[?]t yet been recovered…

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"I'm Drowning" Man in Harbor Clinging to a Pile

The Sun · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 2

While Constable Coy, George-street North, was on beat duty at the No. 4 Wharf, Darling Harbor, he heard cries of: "Help me! I'm drowning."…

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Boy, Horse, and Car Collision in Anzac Parade

Evening News · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 6

[?] by Rounded Wilson, [?] opf [?] in that [?] yesterday and at the [?] with a motor…

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Casualties. Fatally Injured by Fall of Coal. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 9

James Henry Murphy, a miner, residing at Oakhampton, who was seriously injured by a fall of coal in the South Greta Colliery on June 15, died in the Maitland Hospital last…

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Motor Crashes Into Tram. Man Killed and Six Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 9

With a crash, which could be heard a block away, a heavy two-seater motor car, containing four men, struck the front of a crowded cable tram at the foot of the hill in…

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Third Test Match. Australia Makes 407. England's Bad Beginning. Tennyson Injured. London, July 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 8

The third test match was begun at Leeds in perfect weather. Armstrong won the toss, and the Autralians in their first innings made 407, of which Macartney scored 115. When stumps were drawn England had lost two wickets for 22 runs. Woolley…

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