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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

4,108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 206

Woman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 6

Mrs. Winifred, of Loftus Crescent, Homebush, was struck by a tent pole at Sans Souci, yesterday afternoon when the tent collapsed…

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Street Fatality. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 11

A fatal accident befel a new arrival from Sydney on Saturday night. Albert Swan, aged about 48 years, of Auburn, New South Wales, arrived in Melbourne by the Sydney express,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 6

Losing control of his motor cycle while travelling up a steep incline in Empress Street, Hurstville, yesterday, David Nelson, of Woniora Road,…

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Played with Detonator Boy Seriously Injured

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 7

Norman Berry, aged 15, Cook Park- road, Sans Souci, was playing with a detonator in Clarke-road, Ramsgate this morning when it exploded and…

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The Sun Stop-press Nine Children Drowned London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 1

A message from Brussels says that nine out of twenty children, whose ages were between 12 and 14 years, were drowned in a…

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Motor Accidents. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 12

Tip-out Corner, on the main North Coast road, at Moorland, has added another motor accident to its list. Mr. Jack Young was riding a motor cycle, with Mr. H. M. Wade…

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Horses Bolt Two Sulky Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 6

Two sulky accidents occurred yesterday. The occupants of the vehicles in both instances were lucky to escape with minor injuries. A peculiar…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

KANDOS.--While burning off timber at Widden, William Spradbrow (42), was struck by a falling tree. He died shortly after from a fractured skull…

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Man Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 9

John Mills, 50 years, single, residing at the Salvation Army Home, was drowned at the Newcastle Ocean Baths this afternoon. Mills, it is stated, took a fit while swimming, and…

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Burning Fatality. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 10

A distressing burning affair occurred yesterday morning at Birkonhead, Port Adelaide. Laura Emilie [?]arnaut., rose early to boil the kettle and make a cup of tea to assist her…

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Two Falls Workmen Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 11

Two workman were injured yesterday through falling from buildings in course of erection. William Flowers, of Henrietta…

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Naval Man Drowned Glen Innes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 8

Archibald Frederick David "Walne (42), leading signalman at Flinders Naval Depot. Westport (Victoria), who had been holidaying in Glen Innes, was drowned…

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Drowned in River Glen Innes

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 10

While swimming address the river at Stone Dam, Bullock Mountain, in an effort to set a fixed fishing line, Archibald Frederick David Walne suddenly…

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Riding Fatality Noted Doctor's Fate LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 10

While Dr. George Barton, a distinguished anaesthetist, was riding along Rotten Row with members of his family, his horse bolted, flinging…

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Rough Journey Man with Injured Leg

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

TUMBARUMBA.--When Mr. James Thorburn, of Sunside, Was trimming a sapling, the adze he was using slipped and cut his left leg below the knee,…

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Police Car Capsizes Two People Injured FREMANTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 7

Five occupants of a police car had a narrow escape to-night, when the car turned a complete somersault. Detective-Sergt. Cowie and Messrs…

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Car Out of Control Two Women Injured BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 11

When turning from Queen Street into George Street this afternoon a motor car driven by W. Miles got out of control and rushed on to the footpath, knocking down…

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City Fire. Building Gutted. Marcus Clark's Newtown Premises. Several Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 9

The four-story emporium of Marcus Clark and Co., Ltd., in Brown-street, Newtown, off King-street, was gutted by are last night. It was one of the must disastrous fires in the…

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Car's Dash. on to Crowded Footpath. Two People Injured. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 9

A sensation was caused in Main-street, city, this morning, when a single-seater motor car suddenly left the roadway and, mounting the footpath, crushed into L. A…

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Fierce Newtown Blaze Marcus Clark's Store Gutted Weak Water Supply Many Shops and Houses Damaged Several Spectators Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 7

ONE OF THE MOST DISASTROUS FIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN SIDNEY FOR MANY YEARS GUTTED MARCUS CLARK'S HUGE EMPORIUM AT NEWTOWN LAST NIGHT…

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