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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Strange Fatality. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 10

Walter Johns, aged 26, a coppersmith, was travelling in a motor 'bus near Gordon-avenue on Saturday and when leaning out to look at one of the wheels, he was struck by a passing…

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Moss Vale Fatality Retired Police Inspector

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 9

Word was received this morning by the Inspector- General of Police (Mr. Mitchell, that former Inspector Peter Joseph Nies, of Moss Vale, had been…

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Three Drowned Dance Ends Fatally Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 6

A drowning disaster, which took place on the Brisbane River on Sunday- night, resulted in the death of three people: Rita Gilling (23), Leonard Francis Crozler (19), and William…

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Important Pussy Most Not be Drowned joy among KITTENS

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 6

There will be joy among the eats and kittens of Paddington when they [?] the address of Dr.Purdy, Principal Medical officer, last night. to Paddington…

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Young Hero Boy Saved from Drowning Long Struggle in Water Rockhampton

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 6

That young Australia lives up to the Digger's traditions was shown by an occurrence at Yeppoon yesterday. Some boys were swimming in a waterhole,…

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Injured in Motor Smash Man Dies in Hospital

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 5

Daniel [?] Street North Sydney, who [?] to the North Shore Hospital [?] Civil Ambulance, on February 4, from [?]…

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Parramatta-Rd. Collision Mother and Child Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 1

As a result of a collision between a motor ear and sulky in Parramatta-road, Anburn, last Saturday night, a woman and child were injured and the vehicles…

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Drowning Feared Moss Vale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 8

Mr. Peter Joseph Nies, a retired inspector of police, residing at Moss Vale, went shooting yesterday, and was to have returned at 1 o'clock, but failed to do so…

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Child Seriously Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

Allan Porter, aged 6, of Albert-street, Parramatta, lies In the Parramatta Hospital in a serious condition. On Monday, on his way to school, he was riding on a…

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Girl Injured by Lorry

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 7

Serious injuries were received by Rachel Grever, aged 7, of Hutchinson street. St. Peters, yesterday. When she was knocked down by a motor lorry in…

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After Dark Drowning Cats and Dogs Campsie Council Protests

The Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 9

A great deal of annoyance has recently been caused to residents in the Harcourt Estate, Campsie, by persons throwing dead animals into the…

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Ex-inspector Missing. Feared to Be Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 14

It has been reported to police headquarters from Moss Vale that an ex-inspector of police, Mr. Peter Joseph Nies, of that town, who was at one time in charge of the Parramatta district,…

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Vehicles Crash Motor Car and Milk Cart Woman Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 8

A collision between a motor car and a milk cart in Bunnerong- road, Kensington, at 2.45 a.m. to-day, resulted in the two vehicles being smashed, and…

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Attacked with Razor Aeroplane Mechanic Injured Ballarat (Vic.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 11

Thomas Key, an aeroplane mechanic, was attacked by a woman with a razor during the progress of a foundry picnic at the Botanical Gardens. Deep lacerations extended over the…

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Serious Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

On Saturday morning last, a lad named Vincent Graham, of Kissing Point-road, Dundas, employed by Mr. Jas. R. Dellow, met with a very serious accident. He was…

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Two Accidents Gundagal

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 7

An accident occurred at Coolac last night. Through the collision of a motor car and a sulky, an old woman named Mlnerney, of Tumut, sustained severe…

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Motoring Accident. Car Goes Over Cliff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 13

Mr. Waller G. Hodgkinson, living at Waratah-street, Cronulla, had a rather starting experience late on Monday night. He had driven a friend home to Cronulla in a…

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Railway Accident at Toowoomba

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 39

An unusual accident happened in the Toowoomba (Q.) railway yards recently (says a local paper). A train of sheep, with a guard's van at the rear, was placed on one of the shunting side lines. The weight of the train apparently caused it to run back on to an empty[?] waggon that was…

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Farmer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 10

While felling a tree about 17 miles from Grenfell, with two other men, on Monday afternoon. Phillip O'Loughlin, 29, a fanner, was pinned beneath its butt. When extricated it…

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Injured Through Fall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 10

WAGGA.—Harry Hart received serious Injuries in a simple manner. Hart, who has charge of the stables at the Commercial Hotel, walked out of the door of the hotel, slipped…

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