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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 220

Thrown on Tram Line Woman Injured Motor Proprietor Sued

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 9

Miss Margaret Mahon, of Marion-street, Leichhardt, in the District Court this afternoon, asked Judge Scholes to award her £200…

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Collision. Runaway Trucks. Coal Train. Forty Miles an Hour. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 9

A railway accident occurred on the Maitland-Cessnoek line at Abermain in the early hours of the morning…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Scholes.) Injured by Motor Car. McMurd[?] v Gillis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 6

The plaintiff in this action, Douglas McMurd[?], clerk, of North Sydney, in the employ of Langdon and Langdon, timber merchants, sued J. E. Gillis, farrier and…

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Arncliffe Drowning

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

A double inquiry was held by the City Coroner last Friday into the deaths of William Adams and John Endes Leahy, playmates, aged 12, who both…

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Boy Drowned

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 13

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Wellington recently, when Jack Mc[?]venna, aged 11 12 years, lost his life in the Bell River…

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The Rockdale Fatality

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

At the City Coroner's Court last Friday an inquiry was held concerning the death of John Shaw, aged 63 years, a lorry driver, who was killed at…

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Wheeler Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 12

Charles Thompson, aged 36 years, a married man, omployod as a whealer at Seabam No. 2 pit, was badly injured this morning as a result of being crushed between a coal skip…

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Boy Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Albert Heekenbery (13), son of Constable Heeckenbery, met with a nasty accident last night, while playing in the old nursery grounds at Harris Park. When…

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Pendle Hill. Seriously Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 3

Mrs. Thompson, wife of the well-known butcher at Pendle Hill, was seriously injured on Wednesday of last week. It appears that, while she was alighting from…

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Casualties. Bus Conductor Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 12

At about 5.30 p.m. yesterday, in George-streot. West, near Shepheyd-street, Charles Bartlett, aged 15 years, a 'bus-conductor, resident at Croydon, was knocked frpm the 'bus…

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Railway Collision Coal Train Wrecked Runaway Tricks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

A serious railway accident occurred of Abormain, on the Maitland to Cossnock (N.S.W.) line, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. A coal…

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Farm Laborer Drowned. Swimming in the Hunter

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

A farm laborer named Joseph Haghes, nineteen years of age, was drowned in the Hunter River six miles from Raymond Torrace(N.S.W.), on…

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Sad Fatality Rooty Hill Resident Burned to Death

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 3

On Thursday, January 29, an accident, Which caused the death of Mr. Harold Heather, a well-known and highly esteemed resident of Rooty Hill, occurred…

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Miners Injured Props Collapse Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

Caught between a prop and a skip at Seaham No. 2 colliery to-day, a wheeler named Thompson, a married man, living in Brown Street, West…

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Detonator Explodes. Two Children Injured. Rockhampton (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 12

At Fairfield station, 40 miles from Duaringa, two little black boys, Archie Hill, aged 2½ years, and George Hill, aged 7 years, found a detonator, with which they commenced to…

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Three Badly Hurt Serious Car Collision Rolled Down Bank Dubbo

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 10

Another serious motor accident occurred last night when two cars collided on the Wellington-road, near Maryvale…

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Injured Workman Kept Waiting for His Compensation Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 3

The employment of compensation to an injured employee is at present engaging the attention of the Build Shine Council…

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The Law Courts District (Before Judge Scholes.) Injured by Motor-car

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 9

An notion was brought by Margaret Mahon, of Marion Street, Leichhardt, against C. Stockham, of Mitchell Street, Glebe, motor-car proprietor, for injuries…

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Man Injured in Rainstorm Flood Waters Damage Bathurst Cathedral Invaded Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

A man was injured and considerable damage was done in various parts of the town in the course of a heavy rainstorm which…

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Boys Terribly Injured One Has Both Eyes Blown Out Detonator Explodes Rockhampton

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

Two aboriginal children received frightful injuries at Fairfield Station, near Duaringa when a detonator exploded…

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