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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Diving in Shallow Water Three Persons Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 11

Through diving into shallow water three persons were seriously injured yesterday. Two cases occurred at Bondi. Gertrude Vincent, aged 14, living in Gowrie-avenue,…

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Drowned in Hawkesbury Eight Fatalities in Three Months WINDSOR

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 6

Sill another droning accident occurred to the Hawkesbury River yesterday afternoon, making the eighth in the district within three months…

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Diving Accidents Three Cases Reported

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 1

The Eastern Suburbs Branch of the N.S.W. Ambulance was called out three times yesterday to take persons to the hospital who had been injured as a…

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Surf Accidents

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

While surfing on Bondi Beach yesterday Matt Splivalo, aged 39, who lives in Bondi-road, collided with another surfer and dislocated his right…

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Drowning at Sackville. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 10

A drowning accident occurred at Sackville wharf yesterday afternoon, the victim being Frederick Charles Calver, aged 20 years. He was a comparative stranger on the river, and…

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Fatal Collision. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 10

Victor Wilson, a traveller for Fauiding and Co., while travelling at a high rate of speed on a motor cycle last night, struck the rear of a cart at Nedlands. He died in the hospital…

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Drowned in a Dam. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 10

At Stockinbingal on Friday, Jack Caldow, the 12-year-old son of Mr. J. Caldow, of Stockinbingal, was carried into the dam by his pony and was drowned…

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Head-on Collision. Engine and Mixed Train No Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A head-on collision between a shunting engine and a mixed train occurred to-day at Kuranda, near Cairns. The driver of a mixed train, which was…

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Railway Accident Engine and Train Collide

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 1

A railway accident occurred at Kuranda near Cairns, yesterday. A mixed train, travelling from Mareeba to Cairns, was approaching the station round the…

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Hurstville Fatality

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

At the inquest on Wednesday concerning the death of John Ellston, aged 52 years, of Hillerest Avenue, Hurstville, who was fatally injured by a train…

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Soldier Injured

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

Warrent Officer Garner, attached to the [?] staff now at Liverpool [?] the middle finger on the right hard [?] by coming in contact…

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Fatal Self-sacrifice. a Triple Drowning Tragedy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

Three persons were drowned in the Wyana irrigation channel at Stanhope (Vic.), last week, Mrs. Bennett, the wife of a local resident, accompanied…

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Sheep Trucks Wrecked Collision at Enfield

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Thirty empty sheep trucks came Into collision with 12 other empty trucks during shunting operations at the Enfield marshalling yard yesterday…

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Drowned in the Nepean River. Mulgoa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon the body of Phillp Watkin, a returned soldier, who was accidentally drowned in the Nepean River last Thursday, was found…

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Man Drowned Fainting Collier West Maitdand

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

Jock Tyler, who was drowned in the Hunter River at Hexham yesterday, was a resident of Maitland, and served for two years in Franco, where he was…

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Deaths by Drowning a Terrible Toll. a Picnic Steamer Overturns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

A terrible tragedy occurred on the Hopkins River, near Warranmbool (Vic.), on Sunday last, as the result of which ten persons lost their lives. A…

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Horses Fall. Chief Justice's Son Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

MUDGEE, Thursday.--Ex-Captain Cullen, of "Inglewood," Merriwa Road, son of the Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen, met with a painful accident. He was riding home from. Cassilis,…

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Drowned in a Dam. a Tumbarumba Boy's Death

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

The twelve-year-old son of Mr. Richard Christian, of Tumbarumba (N.S.W.), was paddling in a dam on Tuesday last, when he fell into a deep…

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A Head-on Collision. Light Engine and Mixed Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

A head-on collision between a shunting engine and a mixed train occurred at Kuranda, near Cairns (Q.), on Wednesday. The driver of a mixed train,…

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Washed Off the Rocks. a Cripple Drowned at Newcastle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

A travailing showman, named Lease J. Collfree, was fishing on the rocks at Ridehead Beach, Newcastle (N.S.W.), on Tuesday last when a large breaker…

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