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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

4,108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 206

Was It a Car ? Mystery Accident IPSWICH

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 11

On Monday night an accident occurred on Limestone Hill to Elezar Thornton, a warder at the mental asylum, Sandy Gallop, who was riding…

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Trotter's Leg Broken Accident to Logan Pointer

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 4

Logan Pointer (imp.), the leading light harness sire in New Zealand, broke a leg last Sunday, and if not already destroyed, probably will be…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

CASINO.--John Mason, a timber-getter. was killed by a falling tree, while working at Doubtful Creek, on Monday. GRENFELL.--Mr. L. E. Smith,…

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Girl Drowned Mid 1000 Bathers River Fatality

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 11

During the holidays a little girl named Norma Jeffrey. who resident at Granville, vent for a strim in that portion of the parramatta…

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Girl Drowned. Broken Hill

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

This afternoon, Agnes Shep[?]ey, a little giri, about 6 years, was drowned in the Proprietary mine dam…

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Heater Explodes Woman Injured

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 10

While Jean O'Meara. [?] a music teacher, of Ducruc—street Randwick. was lighting a chip bath healer at her home last night, it exploded, and…

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Child Injured Temora

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 15

Leslic Wittwerr, aged 4, was kicked in the head by a horse, and is in hospital in a serious condition. He was driving a number of horses through a…

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Heroic Boy. Piper's Flat Fatality. Lithgow

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

The adjourned inquest respecting the fatality at Piper's Flat on December 30, when N[?] May Burgess, aged 14 years, Queen[?] Flora Bell Burgess, aged 16 years, and Albert…

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Man Drowned In Drummoyne Baths Collapsed in Water

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 7

The Drummoyne Baths were the scene of a drowning fatality to-day. An old man. was swimming at…

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Surf Tragedy Two Young Men Drowned Six Others Rescued Ballina

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 11

A sad surf, tragedy occurred here last evening. A party of eight, including two ladies and six members of the local banks' staffs, got into…

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Amazing Grit Coppins a Real Champion Cycling Thrill Won Though Badly Injured

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

The amateur championships decided oh the Sports Ground last night proved that Wally Coppins is a wonder--a rider of speed and…

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Coghlan's Accident Farewell to Governor Cancelled LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 1

Sir Timothy Coghlan Agent-General for New South Wales, who was hurt in a motor accident a couple of months ago, resumed duty on…

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Injured in Avoiding Collision. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 10

A youth, named Keith Richards, jumped from his blcycle to avoid collision with another cyclist on Sunday. He fell on the roadway, and was run over by a motor car…

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Bathing Fatality

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 1

A sad case of drowning occurred in the Nepean River, Menangle, at the spot called the “Black Hole,” on Monday, 31st December last, when a lad…

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Nepean Fatality

The Propeller · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

At an inquest held last week concerning the death of Elwyn John Delany, of McPherson Street, Kogarah, the district Coroner returned a verdict that…

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Ferry Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 11

The preliminary inquiry into the cause of the collision which took place on Wednesday between the ferry steamers Barrenjoey and Kareela is to be held by the Superintendent ot Navigation this morning…

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Casualties. Accidentally Drowned. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 10

Edward John Frederick McGurron, 30 years of age, employed by the Public Works Department as a painter on Victoria Bridge, the traffic bridge over the Nepean River at…

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An Arncliffe Collision

The Propeller · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

John Victor Price was proceeded against for driving a motor vehicle at Arncliffe while under the influence of liquor…

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Saved From Drowning Grafton

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 10

Two sisters named Tranter, aged 14 and 7, got out of their depth while bathing in the Clarence River yesterday near Doble -street ferry…

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Deaths by Drowning Week's Terrible Toll Three Double Fatalities

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Hansen Brady and Jack Planner, two Henty (N.S.W.) schoolboys, were drowned last Friday evening in a dam on Henty Common. They had been…

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