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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

2,680 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 134

Fast Ambulance Trips Motor Smash at Burwood Three Men Injured

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 8

The Canterbury-Bankstown District and Western Suburbs Ambulances each made a record trip to the scene of an accident at the corner of…

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Double Fatality on the Railway. Two Men Cut to Pieces.—Coroner's Inquiry

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 1

On Saturday, 1st April, the Coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman) held an inquiry at Liverpool Courthouse concerning the death of Sydney Michael Dignan and Arthur…

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The Aerial Fatality. How Sir Ross Smith was Killed, an Eye-witness's Story. Sir Keith Smith an Onlooker

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

The machine in which Sir Ross Smith ana Lieut. Bennett were killed was successfully flown for half an hour before it was handed over. The machine climbed gracefully and powerfully to a height of 3000…

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Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 11

Mrs. R. Brangwin met with a serious accident last week. During chaff cutting operations at her farm, she noticed one of her little grand-children in a dangerous…

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Ross Smith's Farewell What Caused the Accident ? State Funeral in Australia Tributes From Fellow Aviators London. Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 1

The bodies of Sir Ross Smith and Lieutenant Gannett, will be embalmed and taken to Australia for a State funeral…

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Fall Over a Cliff. Accident to Picnic Party

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

As the result of falling down a cliff at Moonee Point, Hawkesbury River, 25 feet, a picnic party was conveyed to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday afternoon…

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Hawkesbury Accident Condition of Girl

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

The condition of Miss Marjorie Cassidy, aged 21, a typist, of Vincent- street, Balmain, who with three others fell 25ft. from a bridge at Moonee…

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Motor Fatality

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Early this morning Miss Gladys Margaret Aldridge, 24, daughter of Mr. Charles Edwin Aldridge, in company with Mr. David Trevor…

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Slightly Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 5

In the Hurdle Race at Randwick yesterday Colonel K'Nut sustained a slight injury to the near fore coronet…

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Tram Smash Five People Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The engine of a tram travelling from Newcastle to West Wallsend this afternoon left the rails on the outskirts of Wallsend…

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Tram Off Rails Five Persons Injured NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 2

A train which left Newcastle at 1.30 p.m. to-day, leaped the rails near an old colliery at Wallsend, and felt down a 5ft. embankment on to the colliery…

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Surry Hills Brawl Man Badly Injured Found in Street

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 5

A man was found lying on the roadway at the corner of Elizabeth and Randle streets, Surry Hills, early last night, in un unconscious condition…

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Cheek Torn Off Painful Accident

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 4

George Shales, aged 32, received a painful injury while crossing Cleveland-street, between City-road and Redfern Railway Station, yesterday…

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Accident at Show

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 4

During the progress of the grand parade at the Show Ground yesterday Samuel Mason, an elderly man, was kicked and knocked down by a horse…

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Holiday Train Traffic Freedom From Accidents

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 5

Officials of the Railway Department state that the passenger traffic for the holiday period promises to be about on a level with that of last year…

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Boy Severely Burnt Peculiar Accident

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 5

Charles Schmarr, aged 14, was standing outside Randwick racecourse yesterday afternoon when he was jostled by the crowd. He fell against a meat…

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Impeyan Injured

Evening News · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 2

The Queensland performer Impeyan was badly cut on his near hind leg during the running of the Tocal Handicap on Saturday. And was…

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Four Vehicles Suffer in Collision

Evening News · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 1

Two motor cars, a tram, and one Of Schweppes heavy waggons became involved in a mix-up outside the Hotel Metropole to-day…

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Injured by Falling Bricks

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 5

Early yesterday afternoon John Shannon, of Wellington Street, Bondi, was swinging on some timber in the yard of his home when a heap of bricks fell on him. The Eastern…

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Aerial Fatality. Final Scenes. Views of Experts. London, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 7

Sir Ross Smith (who, with Lieut. J. M. Bennett, was killed through the Vickers Viking crashing from a height of 3000 feet), accompanied Capt. Corkerell on the trial trip, but…

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