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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 220

Lorry and Car Early Morn Smash Two Men Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Two men were injured in a collision near Cook's River Bridge early to-day. About [?] a.m. Frank [?] of the…

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Railway Smash Seven Trucks Derailed Guard Injured Griffith

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 10

The van and seven trucks of a goods train were derailed on Saturday. The guard was injured and the permanent way torn up for some hundreds of…

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Car and Lorry Two Men Hurt in Collision Crash at 2 AM

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 12

A motor car owned and driven by Frank R. O'Grady, Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee, was in King-street, St. Peters, at 2 a.m. to-day, and collided…

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J. W. H. T. Douglas Injured Arm X-rayed Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

J. W. H. T. Douglas, the English cricketer, who was slightly injured in the motor smash in which E. F. J. Baker was killed yesterday morning,…

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Cowan Accident Railway Man's Death

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 10

Falling to raise Cowan Station either on the telephone or on the signal tablet on the night of December 27, the railway officers at the nearest station…

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Remarkable Bathing Accident. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 10

While bathing in the Richmond River on posite Carrington Park, Ronald Montgomery, aged 14 years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. A Montgomery, got into difficulties and narrowly…

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Motor Accident. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 10

Constable W. J. Fuller, who is stationed at Dubbo, was driving a motor car owned by him from Wellington to Dubbo, when, in endeavouring to pass another car driven in the…

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Country News Killed by Tree Fatal Felling Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 7

CASINO.--Three brothers, the sons of Mr. W. Dwyer. of Black Creek, near Casino, wore felling a tree on their property, on Saturday morning, and had…

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Collision. Cook's River Bridge. Two People Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 18

As a result of a collision near the Cook's River Bridge early yesterday morning two men were injured. They were:…

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Surfing Fatality. Gosfokd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 18

Mr. W. E. Kirkness, District Coroner, held an inquiry into the death in the surf at the Entrance on Sunday of John William Wills, 45, station officer, at Burwood Fire…

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Two Drowned Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon Russeil Martin Sutton. 19. was drowned while swimming with other boys in Savage's water[?] Morningside…

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Tuggerah Fatality Funeral of Fireman Wills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 18

The funoral of Mr. J. W. Wills, late station-officer of the Burwood Fire Station, who was drowned at Tuggerah on Sunday, while endeavouring to rescue Nurse Doyle, who was…

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Tram Smash Driver Hurt Pitt-street Collision

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 7

A TRAM and a motor lorry collided in Pitt-itrect, near Martin Place, this afternoon. The driver of the tram was hurt, and…

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General News Crushed by Horse Man Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

TRANGIE.--Robert Middleton, a young man employed at Tyric station, met with a serious accident on Monday. While riding a horse ft fell on him. He was rushed…

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Sunk at Sea British Steamer's Fate Sixteen Persons Drowned Calcutta, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 1

While steaming off the Malabar coast, en route to Bombay, the Dutch steamer Costacapell noticed a number of boats far out at sea. These…

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Sad Motor Fatality J. W. H. T. Douglas Has a Narrow Escape from Death

Referee · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

Some time after midnight on Sunday Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas and Dr. D. Gwynne Hughes were being driven into Melbourne from West Brighton by Mr…

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Algie Daniels Beats Merv Williams Uninteresting Queensland Battle Fine House : Williams Injured

Referee · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 10

Merv Williams (11.42) and Algie Daniels (11.4), drew a £1366 house at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night, and sent the bulk of that…

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Newcastle's Surf Carnival: A Chapter of Accidents

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 16

Fourteen metropolitan clubs, in addition to the local clubs, took part in the surf carnival. Cook's Hill won the Grand Parade and March-past, with Newcastle second and North Narrabeen third. Coops Hill also won the Rescue and Resuscitation Competition, and J. Cook (of the same club) won the Open Surf Race. In the Parnell Surf Boat Race the first heal was Won by Palm Beach, with Newcastle second. Merewether won the second heat, Freshwater and Cronulla capsizing. In the final Merewether beat Palm Beach, the latter capsizing when about 100 yards from the shore…

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Motor Accident Writ For £3000

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 9

Acting on behalf of William Henry Ley, of Abercrombie-street, Redfern, who is suing as the next friend at law of his son, William' Osman Ley, Mr…

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