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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

3,212 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 161

Railway Collision. Flying Scotsman's Crew Killed. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 9

The Flying Scotsman, while travelling south in a dense fog, crashed into the rear of a goods train near Retford. The express engine was derailed, the driver,…

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False Goods Credit Injured N.S.W. Slack Code

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 8

A deputation representing the Australian Association of British Manufactures this morning draw the attention of the…

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Train Smash Accident to the Flying Scotchman London, February 13

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 5

The Flying Scotchman, travailing south in a dense fog, crashed into the roar of a goods train near Retford. The express engine was derailed…

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Motor Fatality One Has Killed, Another Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

As the result of the collision of a motor-car with a [?] post at Canterbury (Sydney) on Saturday night last a man named Gorden Cheers…

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Explosion in a Well Peculiar Fatality One Man Killed, Another Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

A sensational accident is reported from Cracow station in Queensland in which a station-hand, named James Bock lost his life and a companion…

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A "Scooter" Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 10

The City Coroner (Mr. Jamleson) conducted an inquiry yesterday regarding the death of Thomas William Hobbs, 8, which occurred in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, from…

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Bathing Fatality. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 10

Near Thorne's Bridge to-night, Harvey Alexander MacCallum, aged 16, who had been [?] with a companion, was drowned…

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Car Smashed Up Collision With Tram Dive Through Windscreen Injured Man Wants a Smoke

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 8

Covered with dust and grime and with his face and arms a mass of cuts and bruises Samuel Southall, aged 24, a native of England, lay in the…

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Smashed in a Collision

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

This car was in collision with a tram at Anzac Junction, Moore Park, to-day, and suffered considerably. The driver was taken to Sydney Hospital…

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Girl Drowned at Pymble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 10

The death from drowning of Bessie Ilene Addison, 15, was investigated by the City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) yesterday. It was stated that the deceased, while…

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Strange Fatality Valet Shot Dead

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

While acting as loader to the Earl of Cadogan's shooting party at Bury St. Edmunds, Cecil Stanley Shuter, aged 36, was shot dead…

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Colliers in Collision. in Darling Harbour

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

Yesterday morning, in Darling Harbour, the colliers palmerston and Kurrara were in collision. They were to coal the Huddart, Parker inter-State…

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Picnic Tragedy. a Boy and Girl Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

Two young people, Maud Haslem and Harry Young each about seventeen years of age, who formed two of a party of about thirty excurionists to…

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Heavy Seas Niagara Delayed Seaman Drowned AUCKLAND

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

The Niagara, which has arrived from America, had a particularly rough passage. Two days north of Honolulu…

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A Rescuer Drowned Saved the Lives of Two Girls

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

A young man named Alfred Swain son of Mr. J. S. Swain was drowned in the Macquarie River near Warren (N.S.W.) during a plucky effort to…

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Attacked by Bullock Two Men Severely Injured PARKES

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 12

Mr. Maurice Morgan and Mr. R.J. Berryman were roping a bullock at Mr. Berryman's place, when the rope slipped. The beast charged…

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Mishaps on and Off the Off the Cricket Field E. K. Brown's Accident Reg[?] Reol[?]s Others in Big Cricket

Arrow · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 8

The cricket ball is a hard, tough missile. On a rough wicket it is a devil of a thing to face. It needs courage, skill and a…

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Railway Smash. Accident the Flying Scotsman

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

The Great Northern express train (the Flying Scotsman), while traveling south in a dense fog on Monday, crashed into the rear of a goods train…

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Burning Accidents Young Men's Painful Death

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

A young [?] named Eric Barnes died on Friday morning last as the result of injuries received while cleaning all electric light plant. He was…

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Casualties. Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 10

Whilst attempting to board a moving tram in Alfred-street, North Sydney, early last night, Patrick Weston, 21, of Ritz Flats, Military-road, Neutral Bay, missed his footing and…

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