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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

2,615 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 131

Casualties. Train Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 11

Early yesterday morning William Hamilton, 21, of John-street, Leichhardt, was run over and killed by a train at the Petersham railway station. Hamilton sustained shocking…

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Collision at Bexley

The St George Call · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 5

A colision occurred in Forest-road, Bexley, last night, between a "timber jinker," owned by Messrs. Walters, Middleton and Eades, and one of the…

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Motor 'Bus Collision

The Propeller · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

A collision occurred last night at Forest Road, Bexley, between a motor 'bus driven by Mr. C. Ifflaud and a timber jinker belonging to Messrs…

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Balgowlah-kareela Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 11

It has been decided that no further action will be taken in the matter of the collision between the ferry steamers Balgowlah and Kareela, which occurred on May 26…

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Mine Fatality at Barrier

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 6

EROKEN HILL. Thursday.--William Williams was found buried in some skips in a ladderway on the 700ft. level of the South Mine yesterday morning. According…

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A Shocking Fatality. Children Dragged Beneath a Tram

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at Fitzrey (Melbourne) on Monday last, resulting in the death of two little girls named Sylvia Thompson and…

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Mangled by Tram the Burwood Fatality Coroner's Finding

The Sun · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 7

The inquiry was resumed by Mr. H. Richardson Clark, District Coroner, to-day at the Burwood Courthouse, into the circumstances surrounding…

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Live-stock and Dairying Industries Stock Diseases Accidental Abortion a Terrible Scourge

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 8

Disease in stock is [?] by all [?] but naturally it is held in awe by those who have had experience of its [?] Drought and flood can…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Ipswich

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 10

A fatal accident occurred [?]t Walker and CO.'s Aberdare Extended coillery shortly after 8 a.m. yesterday, the victim being a married man named Lawcon Crichton, 55, a resident of…

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Accidents

The St George Call · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

Mr. Reg Piper, of the Penshurst Wanderers Soccer Club, met with a rather serious accident on Thursday. He was walking across the ironite…

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Accident to Aldermen

The St George Call · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

Three members of the Hurstville Council had what might easily have turned out to be a fatal accident, on Saturday. They were motoring to…

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Arncliffe Accident. Nearly Buried Alive

The St George Call · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

Owing to two tons of earth and rock falling on him, Robert Field, aged 49 a rookcutter, of Alice-street, Newtown, was on Saturday buried up to his neck…

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Collision on Sydney Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 6

Shortly before 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning a collision took place between-two carts, which were being driven in opposite directions, close to the…

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Kenthurst. Painful Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 8

Master Lance Guppy, son of Mr. E. Guppy, had the misfortune to have his thigh broken last week. He was attended by Dr. Whiting and removed to Parramatta…

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Accident at Eastwood Quarry

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 6

Mr. F. Turner, whilst working in the quarry at Eastwood brickworks on Wednesday last, met with painful injuries to the head and righ hand, as the result of a…

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Accident to the Mayor

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 2

The Mayor of Penrith (Ald. J. Adams) is at present confined to his bedsuffering from the effects of a nasty accident that befell him on Monday…

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Day of Falls Four People Injured

The Sun · Sunday 24 July 1921 · page 5

Injuries caused by people falling were common yesterday, Jane Ryan, aged 60, of Mitchell-road, Alexandria, fell down a flight of steps…

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Football Accidents E. Taplin, North's Full-back in Hospital

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 July 1921 · page 2

In the big League game at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday between North Sydney and Eastern Suburbs, Edward Taplin, living at Cowles-road, Mosman…

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Football Accidents Players Taken to Hospital

The Sun · Sunday 24 July 1921 · page 10

Several footballers were injured yesterday afternoon. At Rockdale Oval J. Dodd, of Mort's-road, Mortdale, received concussion;…

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Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 4

On Saturday night Leslie Boardman (29), of Rosemont Avenue, Summer Hill, a postal employee, was run over by a train at the Central Station. The unfortunate man had his right…

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