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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

2,680 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 134

DISTRICT (Before Judge Cohen.) Accident in a Box Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 5

John Seward, a young man, applied for an award under the Workmen's Compensation Act against Donald Fuller in respect of injury received by applicant while employed…

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Fatal Collision Motor Cycle Driver Dead

The Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 6

Albert George Muller, who lived in O'Neill-street, Lilyfield, died in the Balmain Hospital at 11.30 p.m. yesterday, from the effects of injuries received…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Sun · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

Sinclair W. McCormock, of Ainsworth-street, Leichhardt, was riding a motor cycle in Parramatta-road Leichhardt, yesterday, when he swerved the…

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Crashed Into Pole Cyclist Injured

Evening News · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 5

Sinclair M'Cormack, Ainsworth-street, Leichhardt, who was riding a motor cycle in Parramatta, Petersham, last night, swerved to avoid…

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Priest Describes Catastrophe at Washington. Father Hurney Administered to Injured and Dying. Washington, D.C., Jan. 30

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 9

Scores of Catholics were among those dead and injured as a result of the catastrophe at Knickerbocker Theatre, Saturday night…

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Motor Car Accident Plaintiff Awarded £1602

The Sun · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 7

Sidney Wilfred Wilson, who was represented by Mr. D.S. Edwards (instructed by Messrs. Boyce and Magney) was to-day, in No. 4 Jury Court,…

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When Accidents Happen Things to Remember

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 20

In case of accident a driver should-- Obtain name and address of person injured. Take number of any policeman who happens to be on the scene…

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Collision at Kogarah

The Propeller · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 5

A collision between a motor car and a Chinaman's ca[?]t in Rocky Point Road, Kogarah, at 3 a.m. on Friday last, resulted in the driver of the cart…

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Banco Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and jury.) Parramatta-road Collision. Cousins and another v Hade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 3

These were separate actions, consolidated at the hearing, in which Marion Cousins, in the one case, sued Bernard Joseph Hade, claiming £1000 compensation for injuries…

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NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Wade and juries.) Motor Car Accident. Wilson v Nunn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 3

Negligence having been admitted, the jury were asked to assess compensation in an action in which Sidney Wilfrid Wilson sued Frederick William Nunn for redress for injuries…

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The Crash. Nose-dive to Earth. Inexplicable Accident. London, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 5

Sir Ross Smith and Lieutenant Bennett rose at 12.15, their object in making the ascent being to test the machine at Brooklands. Sir Keith Smith did not participate in the…

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Broken Limbs Long Series of Accidents Glen Innes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 9

While hauling timber at Mount Speribe. Arthur Potter received a compound fracture of the right leg. He was unloading logs, and one of thorn, weighing 2 tons, rolled off the…

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Jockey Injured

Evening News · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 6

Frank Phillips, 18 a jockey, living at South Kensington was thrown from a horse at the Kensington Racecourse to-day. He was taken by the…

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Collision. Motor Cycle and Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 11

Yesterday morning, Roger Gobham, 22, who comes from Bald Hills, Bathurst, left a house in Wentworth-road, Burwood, where he was staying for the holidays, on a motor cycle…

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Wayback Injured Unruly Horse in Ring

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

During the progress of the grand parade Samuel Mason, an elderly man, was kicked and knocked down by a horse he was leading, receiving a…

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Fell Down Hill Four Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 9

The attempt by a party of picnickers to ascend one of the steep hills near Mooney Point, Hawkesbury River, early yesterday afternoon, was attended with serious results…

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Thrown From Cart Father and Son Injured

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 8

As a result of being thrown from a cart in Beamish-street, Campsie, yesterday, John Blackmore, aged 12, who lives with his parents in First-avenue,…

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Car and Cycle Collide Three Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 9

Early yesterday morning, at the corner of Wentworth and Parramatta Roads, Burwood, a motor car containing six people collide [?] with a motor cycle and side car. The car…

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Child Fatally Injured. Run Over by Lorry

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 8

The story of a child's unhappy blind ness to danger, and its fatal result, was unfolded at the Parramatta Courthouse on Friday, when the District Coroner, Mr. H…

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In the Ring Sensational Mishap Lady Rider Injured

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

The first couple of ring events brought several old rivals again before the judge, Mr. Ernest Baynes, of Brisbane. There were four contestants for…

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