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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

4,108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 206

Miner Killed in Motor Collision Motor-car Crashes into 'Bus on Road from Heddon Greta to Kurri Kurri

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 1

WEST MAITLAND, Monday. -- James Mitchell, a miner, was killed in a motor car and motor 'bus collision on Sunday night on the road from…

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Unlucky Week-end Series of Accidents AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 14

An extraordinary series of accidents occurred during the week-end. Two boys got adrift in a boat at Whakatane and tried to swim ashore,…

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Bathurst Resident Dies From Accident

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 9

BATHURST, Monday. -- Terence Power, a well known Bathurst resident, 70 years old. was knocked down by it motor car during the rush to…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 3

WOLLONGONG.--George Dong, a Chinese, was run over on Monday morning, and died in the hospital in, the afternoon. BERRIGAN.--Mr. Thos. Boyle met with…

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Lake Illawarra Drowning Fatality Funeral of Late Police-Sergeant Forman--Comrades Last Tribute of Respect

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 8

The funeral of Third-class Posses Sergeant Thomas Forman, who drowned under distressing station through the swamping of a…

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Motor Fatality Manslaughter Charge

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

Patrick Hugh Tynan. 27. was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having feloniously slain James Simmonds…

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Cars Collide. Six Persons Injured. Drummoyne Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 13

Six persons were injured and two motor cars wrecked in a head-on collision which occurred about a quarter of a mile on the Drummoyne side of the Fig Tree Bridge, Lane…

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Woman Seriously Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 10

A motor car overturned in Anzacparade, South Randwick at 10.15 p.m. yesterday, and the driver, Lawrence Dwyer, Third-avenue, Maroubra, and…

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Car Bumps Window Collision at Waverley

The Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 9

A motor car ran into a grocer's window at Waverley early this morning, and smashed it. Francis Moran, of Lamrock-avenue,…

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Motor Car Upset Woman Badly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 5

Anzac Parade, Kensington, was the scone of another car smash last night, (when a young) woman was seriously injured. The victim was Mary M'Laren…

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Injured by a Bullock Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 14

Mr. W. G. Baker, pound-keeper, was putting two bullocks through the crush this morning. The animals were tied together with a rope. One fell, and was being choked…

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Car Overturns Woman Injured Driver Escapes

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

A sensational motor accident. In which a woman was severely injured.occurred in Anzac parade last night…

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Dual Assault. Man and Wife Injured. Remarkable Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 14

An unsunl case occupied the police last night, when a man and his wife were found both seriously injured at their home in Union-street, Pyrmont, though exactly what had…

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Car's Plunge Melbourne Woman Killed Several Injured Smash at Yarrangobilly Caves TUMUT

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 9

Mrs. Bell, a Melbourne visitor, was killed, and several other persons were injured, when a touring car left the road hear yarrangobilly Caves…

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Motor Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

Shortly before 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon two motor vehicles collided at that usually busy and rather dangerous crossing at the intersection of…

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Serious Charge Follows Accident Man Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 8

following the death of James S. Lands, late of Carinds. in a street accident yesterday. a man was arrested and charged with having…

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Motoring "Don'ts" for Safety The Main Causes of Accidents

Referee · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 15

About 80 per cent. of motoring accidents are due to carelessness or ignorance on the part of drivers, and the remaining 20 per cent. to mechanical…

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Death Fodlows Accident. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 14

As a result of an accident on Saturday night when, it is surmised, he fell from a gig, Mr. Thomas Boyle died this afternoon. He has only one relative in Australia—a son, whose…

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St. Kilda Sees Triple Accident Stolen Car--Collides With Carl--Killing Horse--Second Car Crashes Into Wreckage

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A triple accident of an unusual nature occurred at St. Kilda in the early hours of this morning…

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Empire Squadron Motor 'Bus Fatality Officer Killed; Seven Injured COLOMBO, January 30

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

Messages from Trincomalee state that a tragedy yesterday marred the festivities in connection with the special Service Squadron's visit…

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