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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

3,212 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 161

Fatal Collision Motor Driver Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 23

Cecil Fawcett (23), of 21 Northwood Street, Newtown, was killed in a collision at the intersection of Herbert and Henson Streets, Summer Hill,…

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Fatal Collision Cycle & CAR Motorist Arrested

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 1

A collision between a motor car and a motor cycle, attended with fatal consequences for the driver of the latter, occurred at Summer…

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Collision at Sea. Yarra and Muscoota. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 14

The Consul-General for Norway, Mr. E. Arents, yesterday held an inquiry into the cause of the collision between the Norwegian steamer Yarra and the American barque…

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Man Killed Summer Hill Collision Driver of Motor Arrested

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

A motor car and motor-cycle collided at the intersection of Henson and Herbert streets, Summer Hill, yesterday afternoon, and Cecil Hamilton…

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Motor Collision. One Man Killed. Charge Against Car Driver

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 14

A collision resulting in the death of Cecil Hamilton Fawcett, 24 years of age, of Holden, street, Ashfield, occurred between a motor cycle which he was riding and a motor car at…

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Accidents

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

Amongst the casualties treated at Parramatta District Hospital during the week are the following:—Herbert Calcott (38), Bankstown, fracture of left…

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Auburn. Accidents

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

Amongst the casualties treated at St. Joseph's Hospital during the past week have been the following:—Philip Geeves (20), Railway-street, Granville, injury to…

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A Nasty Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. E. A. Blacklow, dairyman of Prospect-road, Canley Vale, is getting about again after a very serious accident that befel him a fortnight ago. It appears…

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Unknown Man Drowned Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1923 · page 5

The body of the man who threw off his coat on the St. Kilda Pier last Wednesday, saying he was going after a shark, and jumped into the bay and…

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Derby. Chimes Injured Albury

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1923 · page 6

Derby Chimes, the aged trotting stallion, owned by Mr. H. Saunders, was kicked by another horse yesterday, and had one of his hind legs broken…

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Falling Rock Man Injured NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1923 · page 2

Fifteen tons of rock fell 40 feet from a cutting on the Merewether Bar Beach Memorial Drive this afternoon. A man and a woman narrowly escaped death…

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Street Collision. Teams and Cart. Three Persons Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 9

Three persons were injured and others were severely shaken as the result of a collision between two trams and a horse and cart in Shaw-street, Marrickville, on Saturday…

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Fatal Collision Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 4

As a result of a collision between a tram and a sulky, near Cockle Creek last night, a boy, aged three, named Alfred York, had his right leg badly…

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Cyclist Killed Collision at Ashfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 3

At 9.30 a.m. yesterday Henry Hare, aged 24, a resident of Yelverton Street, St. Peters, was riding a bicycle in Cintern Road, Ashfield, when, on turning into…

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Cart Overturns Baker Injured

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 7

Harold Burston was driving a baker's cart along Burwood-road, Burwood, this afternoon, when the horse shied and backed the cart into the…

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Car Capsizes. Accident in Tasmania. Four Women Injured. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 9

A motoring accident happened on the main road near Jericho on Saturday afternoon. Going at a fair speed along an open stretch of road, a double-seated motor car, with six…

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Muscoota-yarra Collision. Inquiry in Melbourne

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 4

The Consul-General for Norway (Mr. E. Arents) on Thursday, at Melbourne, held an inquiry into the cause of the collision between the sailing…

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Child Killed in Collision. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 10

As the result of a collision between a steam tram and a sulky on the Speers Point-road, near Boolaroo, at about 8 o'clock on Saturday night, a child named Alfred York, received…

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Ran Into Car Cyclist Injured

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 8

On Sunday afternoon Lionel Cowland, of Enmore-road, Newtown, was riding a bicycle along Parramatta-road, Petersham, and when near…

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Three Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 10

While a horse attached to a buggy driven by Mrs. W. Taylor, of Kent Farm, Springvale, was travelling along Normanby-road, Caulfield, yesterday morning, it took fright at…

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