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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 220

Motor Cycle Smash. Injured Still Critical Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 6

Allan Dunning and Stanley Hodges, who were Injured in the motor-cycle smash at the Motordrome on Saturday night, are still in a critical condition…

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Fell Down Ladder Unsuccessful Operation Accidental Death Verdict

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

The death of William John Aylott (54) on February 17, in the Auburn District Hospital, as the result of injuries received at the State Abattoirs, was the…

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Fatal Accident in Show Ring. Bowral

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

The death occurred at the Berrima District Hospital yesterday of Leslie Felton, of Unanderra, South Coapt, who was terribly injured while competing in a Gretna Green race at…

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Motor Lorry Accident. Alstonville

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

A man named McFarlane, a resident of Corndale, sustained a compound fracture of the arm and a fractured thigh as a result of [?] accident at Alstonville on Saturday. A motor…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

GLEN INNES.--While Max Wilson (34), son of Mr. R. J. Wilson, of Red Range, was scooping out a detonator with the blade of a pocket knife the…

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Collision. Car and Sulky. Several Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 16

Several persons were injured when a motor car collided with a sulky near West Botany-street, Brighton-le-Sand[?], last night. When the collision occurred both the car and sulky…

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Five Injured Rockdale Smash Car and Cart in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 1

Five persons were injured when a motor car collided with a horse and cart at Rockdale last night. The car, driven by Miss Rogers, of…

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Little Girl Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 19

Whilst bathing in the Woniora River, near the bridge at Sutherland, on Sunday, Hazledon[?] May Pollock, of Reynolds-street, Newtown, was carried out of her depth. A…

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Typiste Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

While trying to gain entrance to her home, at 10 Emmett Street. .North Sydney, yesterday, by climbing up a water pipe, Emily Smith, 18. a…

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Shooting Fatality. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 10

Charles Wilkinson, aged 14 years, was killed while [?] shooting yesterday, 40 miles from [?]…

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Casualties. Carpenters Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 19

Samuel Reid, a carpenter, aged 31 years, residing at Park-road, Greenwich, fell a distance of 20 feet from a ladder, while working at the Commonwealth Oil Co.'s works, Berry's…

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Man Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 16

Whilst attempting to cross Chalmers-street, Redfern, about 5.30 p.m., yesterday, a young man stumbled, and was struck by a passing lorry. He was taken to Prince Alfred…

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'Bus Hits Post Canterbury Accident a Passenger Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 8

Through the steering gear getting out of order, a 'bus traveling from Campais to Sydney crashed into a verandah post near the…

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Killed by Car Chalmers St. Fatality

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

After being badly Injured through being run over by a car in Chalmers Street during the business rush at a o'clock last night. Percy Chester (20)…

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An Injured Elbow Verdict for £409

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

In an undefended action by Kenneth Smith, of Flat 2, Barnstaple Road, Five Dock, against George Clarkson, co "Smith's Weekly," publication…

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DISTRICT (Before Judge Mocatta.) Motor-cycle and Car Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

A verdict for the plaintiff for £35 was given in the action by William Augustus Starkey against Kodak (Australasia), Ltd., in respect of a claim…

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District Court. (Before Judge Mocatta). Cycle and Car Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 12

This was a claim by William Augustus Starkey against Kodak (Australasia), Limited, to recover £50 damages in connection with a collision between a motor cycle and…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Collision, s.s. Surrey and s.s. COOMA

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

Report and decision of the Marino Board of Queensland into the circumstances attending the Collision between the steamers Surrey and Cooma, at…

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Smash at Rockdale Car and Cart Five Badly Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 1

SEVEN people were badly injured when n car hit horse and cart at Brigbton-le-Sands at nine o'clock last night…

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Death After Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 10

Priscilla Jane Buchan, 6b, of 21 Wentworth-street, Paddington, died yesterday at the Sydney Hospital. where she was taken on January 23…

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