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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Departmental Inquiry Officials Say 18 Injured

The Sun · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 8

Heads of the Tramway Department were reticent in discussing the accident this morning, as an official inquiry began at 10 a.m…

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Tram Smash Two Cars at Randwick Twenty-five People Injured. Busy Time for Ambulances

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 11

Twenty-five persons were more or less seriously injured in a train accident at Randwick about 11.30' last night…

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Woman Under the Train. Shocking Accident at Clyde

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 1

Shortly after 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening a shocking accident occurred at Clyde railway station. It appears that a train from Sydney…

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A Painful Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

On Monday morning last, whilst engaged in cutting timber on Mr. Laycock's farm at Glenfield, Herbert Smith had his left foot almost cut in two. He was admitted…

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Bicycle Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

A well-known local tradesman was thrown heavily from a bicycle at the corner of Stimson and Clyde-street on Wednesday, a chasm, in as much a gutter, being…

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Cabra-vale. Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

Last Saturday, the 14th inst., Mrs. Jones, of Bonnyrigg, was driving Mrs. Hawkins along near the Church of England, Canley Vale, when an Irish terrier…

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Casualties. Motor Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 14

Mrs. Rebecca Solomon, who was injured in a motor car collision which occurred at the corner of Cook-road and Lang-road, Contennial Park, on Thursday night, and who is an…

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Hurdlers Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 7

While running in the Hurdle Race at Randwick yesterday Quinito cut his off hind thin and stifle ; and, in addition to cutting a vein inside her near foreleg. Forward Lady sustained…

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Terrific Fire 800 Persons Injured DAMAGE £2,500,000 LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 2

Eight hundred persons were injured and 50,000,000 marks (nominally £2,500,000) worth of damage was done by a factory fire at…

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Ocean Yachting First of the Big Races Sensational Accident to Bona

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 11

The first of the big ocean yacht races of the reason was decided under the auspices of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron yesterday, in a fresh south-east breeze, with a choppy sea…

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Melbourne Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 12

Our Melbourne correspondent wired last night to Demonte fell in the Tooronga Handicap and W. Bevis had a nasty fell, injuring him arm. He was removed to a private…

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Minor Accidents

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 2

When Mr. R. L. Fitzpatrick, of Carabella-street, North Sydney, was sailing the yacht Bona on the harbor yesterday, the mast carried away, fell and struck…

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Three Lives Lost Drowning Fatality Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 7

A recently constructed dam on the property of William Rainbow, a well-known farmer at Moyarra, five miles from Korumburra, was the scene of three deaths from drowning this…

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Fatalities & Accidents Boy Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 9

William John Fraser (10)of Victoria Road. Marrickviile, was drowned in Cook's River yesterday. He was bathing with other boys at Underectifie and disappeared. The boys took…

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Child Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 10

John Arthur Moran, aged 5 years and 6 months, residing with his parents at Harrisstreet, Parramatta, disappeared yesterday afternoon while playing on the banks of the…

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Sixty Injured French Train Accident LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 8

A message from Arras states that a serious accident happened to the Paris express, through a broken coupling, the rear of the train colliding…

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Boy Drowned in Cook's River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 10

About 4.30 p.m. yesterday William John Fraser, 10, residing with his parents, 259 victoria-road, Marrickville, was drowned while bathing at Cook's River, Undercliffe, Half an…

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Drowned Daring Swimming Lesson GUNDAGAI

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

Claude Briggs. 22. was drowned in the Murrumbidges, near Mingay. yesterday. while teaching his cousin to swim. He was [?] with cramps and sank The…

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Silo Worker Injured. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 10

An elderly man, William Watt, was injured while at work at the silos at Finley. He was engaged at the foot of the bins, when a piece of wood, which had been dislodged from the…

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Newsboy Injured Brings Down a Wall

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 3

Arthur Stobold, aged 15, was delivering papers in Orlando-avenue, Cremorne, at 7.30 a.m. to-day, when one of the papers lodged in a tree. When…

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