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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 220

Miss Cooper's Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

On Tuesday night, Prospect and Sherwood Council discussed a letter from Mr. H. N. Chippendall, on behalf of Miss K. E. Cooper, asking redress in regard to the…

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Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

About 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Percy Jones, a local resident, was digging in the clay pit at the Liverpool Tile Works, when, without any warning, a large mass of…

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Fog Bound Accidents in New York Scenes in the City

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

A two days' fog, rivalling in density the recent London "blanket mist." settled ever the northern half of the United States and the Atlantic coast…

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Killed by Tree. Accident Near Kyogle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

Stephen Dwyer, aged twenty-one years, died in the Casino (N.S.W.) hospital on Sunday, as the result of injuries received by a large dead tree…

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Dragged by Horse Accident to Carter

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 1

Driving his cart along Beamish St., [?]mpsie, last night, Sydney New, liv[?] at Greena[?] Road, Bankstown, [?] badly injured through being…

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COLLISION. Uncontrolled Steamer. Strikes Coal Punt. a Remarkable Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 17

The Ellerman-Bucknall liner Koranga (6616 tons), got out of control through a supposed fault in the steering gear last night, and, losing her course, collided with a punt loaded…

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Harbor Collision a Master Fined

Evening News · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

"I am satisfied that defenda[?] Thomas Griffiths. Is guilty of breaking the regulation. He is fined £2, and must pay £7/13/6 costs. The…

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Shooting Fatality in Adelaide. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 18

At W. Burton's carrying yards, Port-road, Beverley, Robert Tr[?]norden, a man past middle age, of Mile End, received fatal bullet wounds. As a result of a statement made…

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Starboard Course Avoiding Collision at Sea

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

To-day, at the Central Police Court (Summons Division), Mr. Giles Shaw, C.S.M.. gave his decision in the case in which Thomas Griffiths, master of…

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Collision with Wharf Bump at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

Early this morning the Union Steamship Company's steamer Kanna, when coming from the cranes at Carrington to the King's wharf, to pick up…

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Miners Injured in Queensland State Colliery Inquiry Board's Report

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 9

The Inquiry Board's finding relating by the accident which occurred at Hartley State colliery (Queensland) has been announced. After reviewing…

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Over at Tom Ugly's Serious Motor 'Bus Smash Several People Injured

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

A big limousine motor 'bus and an Essex car violently collided on the Prince's-highway, 300 yards on the Sydney side of Tom Ugly's Punt at 9 a.m. to-day. The bus then dived 30 feet down the slope towards George's River. The side of the Essex car (see…

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Fire at Redfern. Loud Explosion. Upholstery Works Destroyed. Two Firemen Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 17

For the second time within a fortnight a fire broke out at the Wycombe Upholstery Works at 45 Renwick-street, Redfern, last night, and this time completely gutted the…

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'Bus Dives Over Bank Falls 25 FEET Smash at Tom Ugly's Collision with Car

Evening News · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 1

A SENSATIONAL COLLISION between a motor 'bus and a motor car occurred near Tom Ugly's to-day…

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Firemen Injured in Blaze Redfern Factory Gutted Menace of Falling Electric Wires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 1

Two fire officers and a fireman received an electric shock while fighting a fire which swept through the Wycombe Upholstery Company's factory, Redfern, last night. One officer was badly injured, and was taken to…

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Man Fatally Injured Car and Cycle Crash DRAGGED 60 Yards Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 11

H. A. Sims, of Dandenong, was fatally injured in a motor smash last night. He was returning home on a motor…

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Amazing Vengeance of the "Ghost-ship" Crew How Dead Men's Tales Helped Drowned Sailor's Mother

The World's News · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 12

THE steamship Frederick is at the bottom of the sea, and the sea has also given refuge to its luckless crew. But. their last despairing words—scribbled…

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Doctor Summoned by Carrier Pigeon. Injured Man's Long Wait for Aid on Lonely Island

The World's News · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 2

The story of a craneman's ordeal on Ailsa Craig, the rocky island famous for its birds off the Ayrshire coast, has reached Girvan…

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Casualties. Motor Lorry Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 18

Ruby Rogers, aged 25 years, of Consett-street, Bondi, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital in a very serious condition yesterday, suffering from a fractured polvis and…

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Serious Accident Coff's Harbor

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

At the Breakwater quarry to-day. W. Wake, a laborer, was assisting to load heavy stone an to trucks, when several tons swung out from the…

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