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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

2,615 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 131

Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 2

Amongst the casualties treated at St. Joseph's Hospital during the past week are the following:—David McClusky (55), Silverwater, burnt foot; Robert Johnson,…

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Saw Mills and Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 5

Horace W. Ogilvie, proprietor of a sawmill at Quaker's Hill, was proceeded against by the Department of Labor and Industry, at the Parramatta Court on…

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An Accidental Hero

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 19

BILL CHILDS was what might, be called an accidental hero. It wasn't that he didn't have the stuff, in him-- as a matter of fact he sported a…

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Injured at Football

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 2

During the course of a came of football at Easton Park, Balmain, yesterday afternoon, Frederick Rutherford, 19, living at 12 Rankin-street, Rozelle, was…

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Unlucky Family Three Drowned DARWIN

The Sun · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 4

The survey boat Geranium, which arrived in port late last night for supplies, reports that on July 1, while towing a steam launch and two men. she ran…

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Accident at Moorefield

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 7

When Thaize fell in the Hurdle Race at Moorefield yesterday his rider, M. Webster, received concussion of the brain and other injuries, and was sent to the hospital…

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Accident to War Hero

The Sun · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 2

Lieutenant J. Maxwell, V.C., M.C. and bar, D.C.M., was injured in a motor accident in Puddington yesterday. He was the passenger in a side-car…

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Earl Craven Drowned London, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 1

Earl Craven was [?] drowned at Cowes, [?] of wight last night. He was [?] on the deck of the yacht Sylvia, which was…

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Tram Fatality Old Man Staggered on Line

The Sun · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 2

At the Coroner's Court to-day Mr. Jamleson returned a verdict of death from injuries accidentally received through being knocked down by a…

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Collision. Steamers Katoomba and Awaroa. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 9

After leaving her berth in the Yarra on Saturday for Launceston the small wooden steamer Awaroa, 340 tons, came into collision with the steamer Katoomba, 9424 tons, which…

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Launch Capsizes. Naval Stoker Drowned. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 9

The survey boat Geranium arrived in port late last night for supplies. She reports that on July 1, while towing a steam launch and two men, she ran into a hurricane, and the…

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Man Drowned Discovery Near Solitary Creek TARANA

The Sun · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 3

Boys rabbiting near Solitary Creek, Tarana, discovered a man's body on a heap, of rubbish. Deceased is supposed to have been drowned in the…

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Motor Overturns. Woman Fatally Injured. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 9

At Chatsbury, on the Goulburn-Taralga-road, yesterday afternoon, Mrs. James Alders, aged 53, a resident of Taralga, was killed through the overturning of the mail motor. The…

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Orange Beats Parkes. Players Injured. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 6

Parkes footballers, accompanied by 100 others, arrived at Orange to-day by special train, and played a combined Orange team for the Western League Challenge Cup, which has been held by Orange since 1911. Orange…

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Runaway Train. Near Bathurst. Dash Down an Incline. Collision at Station. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 9

A railway smash occurred to-day at George's Plains Railway Station, six miles west of Bathurst. A goods train left Bathurst about 8 o'clock, and, with an engine at either end,…

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Serious Riding Accident. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 10

A farmer named George Phelan, of Marrar, sustained serious injuries whilst riding a young horse which commenced bucking. The animal fell and rolled over Phelan, who was conveyed…

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Seaman Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 8

DARWIN, Saturday. -- The naval sloop Geranium arrived at Darwin on Friday at about 6 o'clock for coal and other supplies. On the morning of Friday. July 1, the Geranium was…

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Seaman Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 10
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John Hue, aged 35, a seaman on the French barque Dieppedalle, lying at Darling Island wheat wharf, fell heavily on the deck last night, and received a scalp wound…

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The Katoomba -- Awaroa Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 8

The steamer Katoomba, which was in collision with the steamer Awaroa in the River Yarra on Saturday, arrived at Sydney from Melbourne yesterday. A survey of the…

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