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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

3,212 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 161

Drowning Fatalities Life-saving Apparatus

The Sun · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 13

The Surf Life Saving Association of New South Wales is forwarding a letter to the municipal and shire councils of the State suggesting that owing…

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Watchman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 7

George Jones, about 60 years of age, the nightwatchman of the steamer Dorrigo. which is moored alongside Eaton's Wharf. M'Mahon's Point, was found…

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General Country News Drowned in a Tank

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 7

GUNNEDAH--George Wright, aged 20, was drowned at Mr. Levi Death's property at Carroll on Sunday. Deceased had been in the habit of bathing with…

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Youth Drowned—his Friend, Death, Escapes Gunnedah

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 6

George Wright, 20, was drowned yesterday in an underground tank. He had been bathing with a companion named Death…

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Country News. Injured by Explosion. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 12

While out shooting rabbits on Saturday Mr. Marcus Tarrant, who lately opened a general store [?]ere, saw a black snake, and in attempting to stop it charging him he struck it…

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Casualtles. Railway Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 14

Roland William Ibel. 63, a labourer, who resided, in Brilge-road, Glebe, fell from a train near the Burwood Railway Station early yesterday afternoon, and was killed, the body…

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Fatal Collision Motor-cycle and Sulky Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 17

Douglas Whi[?] of Wills Lane Railwaytown died in the hospital last night and Leslie Whittington (17) of Cornisb Lane…

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The Jumpers Schooling at Randwick Jockey Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 2

Over a dozen hurdle horses were schooled at Randwick this morning, when some excellent jumping was witnessed. The hurdles were placed on the…

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Knocked Down by Car. Fatality at Guildford. "Driver Entirely Blameless."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 1

At. Parramaitta, on Friday, the district coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander…

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Jumping at Randwick Interesting Trials Jockey Hayes Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 4

Trainers of hurdle horses engaged at the A.J.C. Autumn meeting were given a fine opportunity of schooling their charges this morning. Upwards of a dozen horses were…

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Into the Hawkesbury Story by Injured Cyclist Plunged Down 100ft

The Sun · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 3

A pleasant road overlooking the Hawkesbury River--a motor cyclist chugging along merrily--sudden loss of control--a swerve--a…

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Sulky and Motor. Collision at Broken Hill. One Man Killed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 14

Douglas Whinnen, 19, of Wills-lane, Railwaytown, died in hospital last night, and Leslie Whittington, 17, of Cornish-lane, Railwaytown, is in hospital in a serious condition as the…

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Rosehill Fire Probably Accidental Burnt Stands Insured What Club May Do

The Sun · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 8

The committee of the Rosehill Club has not yet had time to consider what shall be done in consequence of last night's fire, which destroyed the…

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Drowned in a Tank. a Young Man's Death

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

A drowning incident occurred at Mr. Levi J. Death's property, near Carroll (N.S.W.), on Monday last, a youth named George Wright, twenty years of…

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Bull Attacks Horses. One Killed, Others Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

A bull, owned by Mr. Byrne, of Appin, savagely attacked a number of horses in a paddock during the week-end. He gored four of the horses, one…

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Sulky and Motor a Young Man Killed Broken Hill Collision

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

At Broken Hill on Tuesday a serious colliston between a motor-cycle and a sulky, resulting in the death of one man, occurred at the intersection of…

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The Eve of His Marriage. a Bridegroom' Seriously Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

A collision between two motor cycles at Northe[?]to (Melbourne) las week, resulted in a builder named H. Wood, of Hawthorne, being removed…

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Fettlers Killed Run Down by Trains. Two Accidents

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

While a railway fettler named John Collier was clearing ashes from between the rails at Roma-street yards, at brisbane, on Tuesday, he did not…

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Fatal Motor Car Accident. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 12

Kathleen O'Keeffe, aged 9 years, fell from a motor 'bus in East Maitland yesterday morning, and one of the wheels passed over her. She was removed to Maitland Hospital, where…

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