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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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General News River Fatality Youth Drowned Moree

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

A youth named J. Hyland, better Known here as C. Sweeney, was drowned in the Gwydir River, three miles from Moree, at noon yesterday…

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Schooling Accident S. Hampson Injured

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

S. Hampson, a cross-country rider, met with an accident at Randwick this morning. He was schooling Big Jean over the steeplechase fences when the mare hit the…

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Unlucky Thirteen Motorist Injured Accident Forecasted

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

Mr. Frank Paul, of Cayce Paul Motors Limited, representatives in New South Wales of the Studebaker Car is in St. Ronan's…

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Girl Drowned Muswellbrook

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

Whilst bathing with other girls in the Hunter River, at M'Cully's Crossing, Alma M'Hugh (18). daughter of Mr. Patrick M'Hugh, a well-known resident, was…

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Menindie Fatality Broken Hill

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

Detective-Sergeant E. Gibson went to Menindie to make inquiries into the death of J. J. Roberts, who died on Christmas Day from injuries received…

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Young Man Drowned. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 10

A youth named J. Hyland, known here as C. [?]veeney, was drowned in the Gwydir River, about three miles from the town. Deceased was about 18 years old. For the past six…

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Fence Blown Down Two Injured

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

A man and a girl were injured to-day as the result of the fence of the Sydney Female Refuge in Glebe-road. Glebe, failing on them…

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Injured Constable Assault Charge Adjourned

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

On a charge of having unlawfully assaulted Constable King at Yarru Bay, on December 2, John Francis Deneby, 38 was remanded at the…

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SOMERSET Damaged in Collision LONDON, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

The steamer Somerset ([?]700 tons), from Adelaide, arrived In London with a damaged bow, as the result of a collision in the mouth of the Thames with…

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Capstan Breaks Man Killed; Another Injured

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

Struck by a falling capstan, which broke while the steamer Dlikera was being berthed at No, 6 wharf, Darling Harbor, at 11 a.m. to-day, George…

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Fireman's Death. Fatality on a Steamer. Cairns (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

About 10.30 on New Year's Eve a quarrel started on board the steamer Cooma between two firemen, Albert Arthur Jennings and John McCain. The latter was, it is alleged, in an…

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Woman Drowned. Attempting to Save her Son Arncliffe Tragedy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

A gallant effort to save her twelve years' old son from drowning in Wolli Creek, Arncliffe, yesterday afternoon, ended in the death of Mrs, Laura Emma Wood, 43 years of age,…

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Old Man Injured Knocked Down by Car

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

While John Miller (66) of Yelverton-street, St. Peters, was crossing the road last night opposite the Tempe tram depot to board a…

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Man Killed Crushed by Capstan Another Injured

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

The arrival of the steamer Dilkera at No. 6 Wharf, Darling Harbor to-day [?] marked by a tragic fatality…

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Injured Tramguard Two Youths Charged The George St. Affray

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

As a result of the affray in George Street, near Grace Brothers, on Tues day, when a tram guard was injured and a sensational chase followed…

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Street Accident. Gundagai Woman Killed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 10

As the result of injuries which she received in a street accident on Monday, Mrs. M[?] Boun[?]der, of Gundagai, died this afternoon. Mrs. Bounader was a passenger with her…

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Kcgarah Youth Drowned

The Propeller · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 1

James Delaney, aged 16 years, only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Delaney, of Macpherson Street, Kogarah, was drowned in the Nepean River at…

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Drowned in Well

The Sun · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 8
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While drawing a bucket of water from a well near her home at Blacktown yesterday, Mrs. Sophia Winchester, aged 63, became giddy and fell…

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Carter Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 8

Harold Author, of George Street, Waterloo, a carter, was knocked down by a cart in M'Evoy Street, Waterloo, yesterday and his right log was fractured…

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