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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

2,680 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 134

Sailor Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 12

Last night the Civil Ambulance removed a sailor belonging to H.M.A.S. Brisbane, to the Sydney Hospital. He was in an unconscious condition, and had a fractured skull. It is…

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Carsman Drowned. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 13

Alan V. Farquhar, a well-known Adelaide oarsman, l8 years of ago, was drowned in Torrens Lake yesterday evening. After a row on the water he went for a swim near the…

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Casualties. Two Boys Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 13

The City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) held an inquiry yesterday legarding the deaths of two brothers, Albert and Osward Williams, aged 12 and 5 respectively. The two boys were…

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Man Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 13

While attempting to jump on a motor waggon at the intersection of Johnston-street and Parramatta-road late yesterday afternoon, William Coffey, 22, residing at Renown,…

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Fall of Stone. Mine Fatality. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 13

A serious accident occuired yesterday inside the Mineral Hill mine, owned by Mr. Arthur H. Hasell, and at present being worked under a tribute agreement by Messrs. Cyril [?]…

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Struggle in Torrent One Man Drowned Grafton

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 11

The story of a young farmer's gallant attempt to save a fellow farmer from a flooded stream was told at an inquest concerning the, death of Frederick Amandus Hoschke, whose…

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Auburn. Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 2

Amongst (the casualties treated at St. Joseph's Hospital during, the past week are the following:—Peter Brosnan (30), Boundary-street, Granville. cut finger,…

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Shooting Accident. A Narrow Escape

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

About 10.40 p.m. on Thursday, last week, Percy Jones, aged 18, son of Mr. Jones, night-officer at Fairfleld, mot with a shooting accident. He was about to…

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Guildford. a Nasty Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

On Sunday afternoon Mrs. H. Woods, of Guildford-road, and a member of a well known business firm, met with a nasty accident. This lady, with her sister (Miss…

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With the Kangaroos Gale at Dewsbury Sandy Pearce's Accident HARROGATA, January 9

Evening News · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 2

We have several reasons tp remember our slatt to Dowsbury. On arrival at the ground we rest the fell force of a gala the like at which none of our party had ever…

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Supposed Drowning Case. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 10

A message from Thursday Island states that Jas. Fred. Cowling, of the stokeroom staff of the steamer Laburnam, is missing, and is believed to have been drowned…

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Tram Conductor Injured

Evening News · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 6

while travelling along Curlevis-street Bondl, last sight, [?] Dodson, a [?] conductor. of Philip-street, [?] tell form his tram, sad [?]…

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Motor and Horse Collision In Botany-road

The Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 8

In Botany- road, Waterloo, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, a motor- car bound for the city ran into a horse, which had strayed on to the tramline, with the…

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Fourteen Drowned Fishing Boat Lost in Gale CAPETOWN, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 1

A terrible fatality occurred in False Bay this afternoon. It appears that 13 men and one boy were out fishing in a motor- boat, which was also fitted…

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Dangerous Trams Two Conductors Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Warton, general secretary of the Tramway Employees' Union, suggested yesterday that Mr. Eraser should call for a report on the condition of the E class tramcars…

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Collapse of Wall Two Men Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 8

Owing to a wall collapsing at the old Moorcliff Eye Hospital, Miller's Point, about 9.15 a.m. to-day, two men were injured and another man had a [?]arrow…

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Floods Northern Rains Doctor Spends Night on Mountain Horses Drowned Dorrigo

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 5

Dr. Eric Barbour, the prominent cricketer, who is practising his profession at Dorrigo, left Beilingen at noon yesterday for here, and had not arrived here at noon to- day…

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Collision in City Marine Surveyor Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 7

Captain Charles Green, aged 65, of the firm of Green and Carter, marine surveyors, King-street, who lives in Cromorne-road, Cremorne, was being…

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Schoolboy Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 10

A schoolboy Colin Bruce (10), who [?]d in Cardigan Street, Auburn, was drowned in Duck Creek, Auburn, yesterday afternoon. He had been sent on a message, and when crossing…

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Boy Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 11

Colin Bruce, 10, who resided with his parents at Cardigan-street, Auburn, Was drowned in Duck Crook, Auburn, yesterday afternoon. The boy, who was sent on a message by his mother,…

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