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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 220

Motor Cycles Collide Two Men Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

Motor cycles met [?] yesterday evening on the Parramatta Road. Two [?] were [?]…

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Boat Swamps. Three Men Drowned. Tasmanian Tragedy. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 15

A shocking drowning tragedy, in which three men lost their lives, occurred at Boat Harbour at 11 o'clock yesterday morning…

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High Street Fatality Struck by Motor Car. Finding of "National Causes"

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. James Bourke, a resident of Orchard Hills, died in High Street, Penrith, on Friday, 2nd. inst., as the resn't, according to the coroner's finding…

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Alpine Mishap Lady Coghlan and Son Injured London, January 8

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 1

The Australian Press Association Borne correspondent reports that Lady Coghlan and her son Austin each broke a leg while ski-ing in winter…

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Speedway Accidents

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 2

There were several accidents at Penrith Speedway on New Year's Day, and the worst was that which befell Horace Preston, one of the competitors. He…

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Accident to Leg

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. George Upton, of Lethbridge Street, struck his leg with an adze while doing some work in the early part of the week, find the limb was…

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Motor Lorry Accidents. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 16

A new motor lorry, which was proceeding to Uley on Wednesday was totally destroyed by fire as a result of an unusual accident. The vehicle left the road and collided with a…

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Motor Accidents. Wingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 16

A motor cycle and a motor car came into collision on High-street. Both were damaged, and their respective drivers, P. King and J. K. Sharpe, escaped…

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Accident to Immigrant. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 16

A. Macfarlane, a young Scottish emigrant, was run over by a 10-ton loaded waggon at Rannock on Thursday. He is supposed to have been tripped by the reins. He was injured in…

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Royal Rip Injured Melbourne

Truth · Sunday 11 January 1925 · page 3

Royal Rip, who was trained by Dave Price at Caulfield, was taken by train to Sandown this afternoon for the purpose of…

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Motor Accidents. Collision at Neutral Bay. Seven People Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 10

As a'result of a collision between two motor cars at the intersection of Military and Ben Bo[?]l roads, Neutral Bay, on Saturday afternoon, seven persons were injured and both…

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Found Drowned

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 5

The hedy of a [?] seppes[?] Japanese [?] was yesterday [?] water near Schnopper island…

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Drowned in Waterhole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 10

William Robert Gordon, aged l8 months, of 4 Amelia-street, Waterloo, was drowned in a waterhole near Amelia-street-yesterday afternoon. With other children he was…

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Tramway Man Injured

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

While A. Woodburn. 4½, tramway employee, of Lidcombe, was crossing Bondi Junction to-day he was knocked down by a motor cycle and side-car…

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In a Waterhole Child Drowned

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 6

William Gordon, 18 months old yesterday fell into a waterhole 12ft deep at Waterloo, in Amelia Street and sank…

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Somersaulted Lithgow Motor Fatality Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 5

Thomas Joseph O'Rourke, aged 31, proprietor of a motor-car, was found dead on the road under the wrecked car early yesterday morning on the…

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50-Foot Drop Mining Fatality Lithgow

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

A WORKMAN named Peter Peterson. engaged by the Coal Developing Syndicate in prospecting work, was descending the shaft at a ruin near…

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Collision. Tram and 'Bus. At Suspension Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 9

A large number of people looked over the railing of the Suspension Bridge early on Saturday morning, and regarded as fortunate their escape, figurately, by a…

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Level Crossing. Tuggerah Fatality. Coroner's Recommendation. Wyong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 10

At the inquest concerning the death of the Rev. Walter Marsh Herford, who was killed in a motor which was struck by the Singleton Express at the Tuggerah level crossing,…

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Fatality at Windsor. Boy Run Over by Lorry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 10

A motor accident in Maequarie-street, Windsor, at 1.30 o'clock'on Saturday afternoon resulted in the death of a schoolboy, Gordon Case, aged 11 years, son of Mr. Alfred Case,…

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