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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

4,108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 206

Train Derailed Dash Over Embankment Two Killed; Many Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

An excursion train travelling from Mount Perry (Q.) to Bargara, a sonside resort near Bundaberg, on Sunday morning, met with a serious accident…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision Lad on Cycle--Is on Wrong Side--And Tries to Cross Road

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

MUDGEE, Thursday.--Frederick Devine, aged 16 was riding a motor cycle on the road [?] Rylstone yesterday, when he collided with a motor…

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Curious Accident. Rotten Port Falls on a Girl

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

While Enid, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.F, Pyne, of Mur[?]mbah (N.S.W.), was stooping to bandage her little brother's log on…

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£500 for Widow Factory Accident Judge to Counsel

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 7

The judgment given by Judge Scholes on Wednesday in favor of Ruby [?] Wall, for [?] compensation for the death of her…

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A Series of Accidents. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 10

Temora experienced an exciting series of accidents to-day. The first occurred at an early hour, when two men, H. Meehan and B. Stevens, who were driving in a sulky along…

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Rocket Wrecks Trawler Curious North Sea Accident LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

A remarkable accident caused the sinking of the Hull trawler Tanjoro, while engaged in fishing in the North Sea…

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Indemnity Claim in Accident Case

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

A verdict for the plaintiffs was recorded yesterday for an amount of £120910 in a case beard before Judge Scholes, in which Robert Wall and…

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Which Train Killed Patrick Mansfield? Inquiry Into Arncliffe Tragedy--train Drivers Deny Running Man Down. Accidental, Says Coroner

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

Yesterday Mr. John Jamieson, City Coroner, after having inquired into the circumstances surrounding the death of Francis Patrick Mansfield…

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Boating Accident. Boys' Narrow Escape

The Propeller · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

Five youths were sailing in a boat between Towra Point and Doll's Point on Saturday afternoon last when a fierce gust of wind suddenly caught their craft…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND.--John Anderson (70), of Banks Street, East Maitland, fell over a waterpipe at his home and broke one of his hips…

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Ferry Accident. Collision with a Wharf. Several People Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 17

Crowded with passengers, the ferry steamer Kuramia crashed bow first into the Milson's Point wharf at about 5.50 p.m. yesterday. The anchor box and part of the gunwale right at…

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Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 18

Walter Jack Brown, a motor mechanic, of Bayview-street. McMahon's Point, was riding a motor cycle along Berry-street, North Sydney, at 7.30 o'clock yesterday morning, when he…

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Springwood Fatality the Inquest

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 3

The district coroner (Mr. A. Judges) held on inquest at the Hotel Oriental, Springwood, on 19th inst., concerning the death of Joseph Martin Hansen…

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BUS & Motor Cycle Chatswood Collision

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 1

[?] the motor bus [?] were [?] the bus and [?] to-day…

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Lidcombe Motor Fatality References at Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

Last Saturday morning's disastrous motor collision on Parramatta-road, at the corner of Gallipoil-street, Lidcombe, resulting in the death of a little girl, and…

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Ferry Crashes At Milson's Point Bow-on Collision

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 3

One man was injured and several others had narrow escapes, when the ferry steamer Kuramia crashed into the Milson's Point…

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In Shallow Water Boat Cleaner Drowned LAUNCESTON

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

The body of George Johnson, [?] was found near a jetty in three feet of water of Anson Bay, 25 miles from St. Helena, early to-day…

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Ferry Crashes At Milson's Point Several Injured Kuramia Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 7

The Sydney ferry steamer Kuramia, crowded with people going home, crashed bow-on into the pontoon of the Milson's Point wharf late…

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'Quake Victim Mr. J. B. Suttor Returns Injured, Criticises Govt

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 1

With his eyesight impaired and his nervous system suffering from his experiences in the Japanese earthquake, Mr. J. B. Suttor,…

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Driving Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

About 7.30 on the evening of Saturday last, as Mr. J. A. Higginson, of Francis-street Lidcombe, was driving a horse and sulky along Joseph-streot, the vehicle…

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