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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

3,212 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 161

Collision with Lighters

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 7

As the steamer Australinead was entering Alexandra Dock, at Hull, she ran into a string of lighters, sinking one…

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Fatality at Sawmill Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

While felling trees in the forest at Pioneer Creek, near Powertown, R. Brookes, a sawmill employee, was caught between the winch rope and the…

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Motor and Sulky. Collision at Petersham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 11

Shortly before midnight last night, a collision occurred betweon a motor car and a sulky in Stanmore-road, Petersham, with the result that one of the occupants of the latter…

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Collision Off Newcastle. Woodfield and Jersey City

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

According to a message received by Captain J. E. Morris, Superintendent of Navigation, the steamer Woodfield, laden with phosphates, from Nauru…

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Double Surfing Tragedy Two Granville Children Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 6

A very sad affair happened all Fresh-water, on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in Austin Hands, aged 11 years, and his sister, Beryl Grace Hands, 12 years,…

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Motor Smash Car Somersaults Man Seriously Injured ALBURY

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

Last night a serious motor accident occurred on the Sydney-road, near the Newmarket Hotel, Albury East…

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Balgay Cannery, Mt. Druitt Accident to Mr. J. J. METHVEN

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 7

That misfortunes and troubles do not play "a lone hand" has been proved times without number. Many of our readers lately became aware of that…

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A Pea Rifle Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

Henry Thurston, aged 18, a son or Mr. and Mrs. H. Thurston, of Auburn, and nephew of Mr. H. J. F. Neale, of Penrith, and Mr W J. B. Neale, of…

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Accidents on Railway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 1

On Monday last a railway employee, named William Snashall, 26 years of age residing at Parramatta-road, Lei[?]hhardt, who was engaged on the permanent way…

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Burning Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

The cries of Mrs. Morgan, an alderly lady, who resides in Queen-street, Auburn, brought to her assistance her next-door neighbours, who found her in a…

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Motor Cycle Crashes. Shocking Accident at Eastwood

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 8

Murled from a motor cycle, travelling at about 40 mile an hour, Mr. Charles J. Mack, a well-known contractor, sustained shocking injuries,…

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New Ideas in Science and Invention. Idea Result of Accident

The World's News · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 10

A chain made of seven-eighth-inch steel links, and 25 feet long, was found to be perfectly rigid after it had been used to pull several heavily loaded freight cars in the…

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Trams Collide a Peculiar Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 8

At the points at the intersection of Cleveland Street and City Road there was a peculiar tram accident yesterday afternoon. A St. Peters bound…

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Motor Accident Two Persons injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1923 · page 1

ALBURY, Saturday.—Colin Harrison, son of Louis Harrison, an archit[?] of Albury, was driving a new car, and had Stamey Quinn, a farmer of Holbrook,…

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Shocking Accident Motor Cycle Dashes Into Tram One Man Killed Another Seriously Injured

The Sun · Sunday 28 January 1923 · page 5

One man was killed, and another seriously injured in a collision between a motor cycle and side-car and a tram at Darlinghurst late yesterday afternoon. THE accident occurred at the…

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Unconscious Six Days Victim of Car Collision MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 28 January 1923 · page 2

Miss Jessie Campbell, who was injured in a motor car collision at Camberwell on Sunday, is still unconscious. There is no change in her condition…

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Motor Cyclist Killed "Travelling at 50 Miles an Hour" Collision with a Tram

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1923 · page 2

The furious driving of a side-car is alleged to have been the cause of a fatal collision with a tram in Bourke-street, Darlinghurst, last…

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Accident at Bankstown Man Thrown Out of Sulky

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1923 · page 2

William Norton, aged 25 years, of Boroma-street, Belmore, was driving along the Boulevarde, Bankstown, yesterday afternoon in a sulky when the…

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Diver's Accident Falls on Back

The Sun · Sunday 28 January 1923 · page 5

A rather unfortunate, though not serious, accident betel E. Miller at the Clifton Gardens Baths yesterday afternoon…

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Arm Torn Off Boy in Lift Accident MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 28 January 1923 · page 2

John McAdam, aged 16, was badly injured in a lift accident at Dalgety and Company's wool stores this morning. One arm, which was practically…

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