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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 220

Fatal Accident. Motor Car Somersaults. Woman Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 10

A woman passenger was killed and five others were injured when a big touring motor car turned a double somersault at Penrith yesterday afternoon…

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Motoring Accident. Elderly Man's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 10

Robert Robinson, aged 73 years, of 1[?]3 Bedford-street. Newtown, was crossing Enmore-road, Enmore, on Saturday night, when he was knocked down by a motar car driven by…

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Country News. Motoring Accident. Tenterfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 10

While returning from a dance held at Black Swamp at 2 o'clock in the morning, the car owned and driven by Mr. Arch. Miller, of Tenterfield, ran off the road and fell over an…

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Accident or Murder? Woman Over Cliff Police Looking for Man

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 10

"Following on Inquiries made this morning, and Information supplied we have now a fairly accurate description of the man we are looking for…

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Shot His Friend Fatal Rabbiting Accident Head Blown Off Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 12

At Wilson's Point, a seaside resort, near Werrl[?]ee, yesterday, Robert Stafford, aged 33, married, of Bute-street, Foots[?]ray, who was a member of a…

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Man's Foot Cut Off Another Accident at Steel Works Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 1

The steel works was the scene of another accident at 10.30 last night, when Thomas Mann, a stove man, of 32 Jngail Street, Mayfield, had his right…

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Law Courts District (Before Judge Curlewis.) a Street Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

A verdict for the defendant was given in the action by John Raid, of the Commonwealth Restaurant. Campbell Street. Sydney, against W. L. Proudlock, of 3…

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Sulky Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

Owing to the horse stumbling, Mrs. Elizabeth Alice Young, of Wilga Avenue, Marrickville, was thrown from a sulky in which she and her husband…

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Another Collision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

Max Pickering (17), of Winchcombe-avenue Haberfield, was riding a motorcycle along Western-road, Parramatta, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday, when at the…

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Two Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 9

Two accidents occurred in Oxford-street. Darlinghurst, list night. Frank Pearce. address unknown. and John Moss, a steward on the steamship…

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Boy Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

While playing in Alfred-square on Friday afternoon, Felix Nolan (8), of Highgate-street, Auburn, was struck by a swing. He was picked up in an…

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Motor Accidents One Killed, Two Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 11

Edward Porter, aged 30, of Forestreet, Canterbury, died in the Western Suburbs Hospital Yesterday as a result of injuries received owing to…

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Motor Fatality. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 10

A collision occurred between a motor-cycle and a motor car this afternoon on the Melbourne-road, about two and a half miles from Geelong As a result the cyclist, Cec[?]…

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Country News. Narrow Escape From Drowning. Liverpool, Mon[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 10

Mr. R. Fitzpatrick, a driver in the employ of Mr. T. F. Murray, baker, had a narrow escape from drowning in Clinch's Pond at Moorebank. He drove to the edge of the lake to give the…

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Manslaughter. Motoring Fatality. Woman Found Guilty. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 9

Mrs. Rachel May Foster, who was driver of the motor car which knocked down and killed Henry Kennedy McGill Walker, headmaster of Grimwade House Preparatory School, at…

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Churches Hit by Storm Fierce Blast Does Much Damage Two Girls Injured Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

VIOLENT wind storm, accompanied by cicuds of dust, broke over the town of Chinchilla on Saturday afternoon, and caused…

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Milson's Point Tragedy. Accidental Fall Over Cliff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 9

The theory expressed by the police yesterday concerning the death of E[?]n Marion Shirriff, aged 40 years, of Broughton-street, Milson's Point, on Saturday night, was that…

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Why Parade Second-raters? Risk of Accident and Waste of Time

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

"Hold on! Don't go out yet! You've got to parade!" These were the orders given to the riders of the very moderate field of mokes that were saddled to run for the gigantic sum of £250 in the Moorefield Handicap last Saturday…

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One Tyre, Then Another Peculiar Motor Accident MOREE

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 12

A back tyre of a motor car, in which Messrs. G. Dunn, William Cannons, O. Dunn, and E. Short were travelling from Moree to Tantarana…

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Cranking Accident Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

John Provost. 50, married, of Union Street, Wickham. a barman, employed at the Hallway Hotel, Cessnock, had his right arm fractured…

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