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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 220

Motoring Collision. Cyclist Injured. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 9

A well-known veterinary surgeon, Mr. Herbert Adams, of Tamworth, was injured seriously in a motor car and motor cycle collision on Nemingha-road, near Tamworth,…

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Swimmer Injured in Car Collision Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

Frank Baurepaire, the well-known Victorian swimmer, received injuries to his back last night, when a car driven by him collided with another car at a…

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Motoring Accident. Two People Injured. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 10

A motor accident occurred while a party of well-known people were motoring to Wagga, and two of the party sustained serious injuries. Henry Bassett and wife, their…

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'Bus Overturns. Ten Persons Injured. Accident at Prospect

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 10

Ten persons were injured when a motor 'bus overturned at Prospect last night. A picnic party was returning in the 'bus from Penrith. Opposite the Prospect Hotel,…

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A Girl Drowned Kempsey

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 6

There was another drown tragedy in the Macleay River on Saturday evening. It appears that Ruth Shaw, 4. daughter of the Rev. E. Shaw and…

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Child Drowned Motorist Recovers Body

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

Hazel May Pollard (7). residing with her parents at a Randall Street, Newtown was drowned in the Wontorn River. near Sutherland. on Saturday…

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Riding Fatality. Miss Ethel Ewing Killed. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 10

On Saturday afternoon Miss Ethel Ewing, a daughter of Mr. Justice Ewing, accompanied by Miss I. Scott, was out riding, the former being mounted on Bright Spear, a racehorse…

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Sulky Smash Three Injured Sensational Bolt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

A horse's mud bolt with a sulky -- three men hurled to the ground, and another struck down -- a terrified girl helpless in the swaying…

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Little Girl Drowned Brave Attempt at Rescue Dive From Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

A motorist who was crossing the Woniora River bridge at Sutherland yesterday made a brave but unsuccessful attempt to save a little girl from…

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Exciting 'Bus Smash Ten Injured Caused by Glare of Headlights

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

Dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming ear the driver of a 'bus travelling, along the Groat Western Road, Prospect, last night,…

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300 Injured Many Killed Rio Explosion Rio De Janeiro. February 28

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

It is believed that more than 300 persons have been injured, and several lives lost, in an explosion of 40 tons of powder and large…

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Fatal Race. Smash at Motordrome. One Killed; Two Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 10

Five motor cyclists, riding at a speed of about 70 miles an hour, figured in an accident which was witnessed by some thousands of people at the Motordrome last night. Thed…

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Motor Racing Smash Rider Loses Control' One Killed, Three Injured Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

A motor cyclist died from injuries, and three others are in hospital as a result of a smash in a race at Richmond Motordrome,…

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Dazzling Lights a New Law the Big Accident

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

The question of bright headlights on motor vehicles is raised by the accident on the Great Western Road, Prospect, last night when a…

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Accident at Tamworth. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 10

An accident occurred at the motor cycle races on the new race track at Tamworth Showground on Saturday afternoon, the victim being Benjamin Howarth, of Glen Innes,…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

TAMWORTH. -- Herbert Adams, a well-known veterinary surgeon, is in the District Hospital, suffering from injuries received when his motor cycle…

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Bathurst Has Thrills Week End of Accidents Motor Car's Wild Leap Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

A remarkable series of accidents gave Bathurst an exciting weekend. A sensational motor car smash…

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Double Drowning Accident. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 10

A double drowning accident occurred at Danuevirke. A boy about 5 years of age tell into the public baths, and the caretaker, Arthur Urquhart, a returned soldier, with one…

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Sequel to Collision. Motor Driver Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 6

At the Parramatta Court yesterday Sydney Charles Johnson, a young man, was committed for trial at the Parramatta Sessions on a charge that, at Pendle Hill on February 8, while in charge of a motor car,…

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Two Miners Entombed. Fatality' Feared. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 10

At the State coal mine at Dunollie, Dennis Hughes and John Knox were entombed on Saturday afternoon, owing to a roof collapsing while they were taking out pillars…

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