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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 220

Sea Tragedies. Gruesome Finds. Harbour Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 11

Waterfront police yesterday Investigated one harbour tragedy and three tragedies of the sea. In the harbour, a young man lost his life, and two others who attempted to…

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Motor Accidents. Fall Over Embankment. Four Men Injured. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 11

A serious accident occurred to a car which was competing in a motor reliability trial on River Lett hill, about two miles from Hartley, yesterday. It appears that near…

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Three Injured Randwick Car Smash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 5

Three persons were injured in a motor car smash in Alison Road, Bandwick, on Sunday afternoon. C. phelps aged 24, a constructional…

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Drowned in Waterhole. Fate of Two Brothers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 11

Two brothers—Kerwood W. Bishop, aged 7 years, and Norman Bishop, agod 11 years, of Garnor's-avenue, Marrickville-wore drowned in a waterhole near Sydonbam-road shortly…

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Serious Collision Motor Car and Cart Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 1

A motor-car and a cart, loaded with, furniture, collided about three miles from from Aspley near midnight last night. William John Marshall received…

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Motor Smash Car Somersaults Four Injured Lithgow

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 1

A serious, accident occurred to a Chandler "Six," which was one of tho competing cars in yesterday's motor reliability trial from…

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Car Overturns One Killed, One Injured Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 2

George Burgess, a railway inspector, was killed, and E. H. Hickey, a district superintendent, was seriously Injured yesterday by tho overturning of…

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Girl Accidentally Shot. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 12

Violet Franklin, aged 10 years, daughter of Mr. G. Franklin, forest rnnger at Tucabia, yesterday morning took a pea rifle with the intention of shooting a fowl. She tripped,…

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Chapter of Accidents at Old-fashioned Hawkesbury Meeting Four Horses Come to Grief During Afternoon Double Event to Absurdum and Dialogue

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 2

EVERY[?] had a grouch at Hawkesbury on Saturday, as if it was not one thing that was wrong it was another. TO START OFF with, the Railway Department "fell down" very badly…

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Harbor Accidents One Ends Fatally Boats Have Rough Time

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 5

THE changeable weather conditions were manifest more than anywhere else on the harbor yesterday, when small craft had a…

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Kicked in Face Farrier's Painful Accident Wagga

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 3

Mr. K. Flannery, while shering a horse at Mr. McGraths [?]mith shop at The Rock last week, had a very narrow escape from death. He was…

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Harbor Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

A collision between the ferry steamers Kareela and Kiandra occurred off Kirribilli Point yesterday afternoon. Both boats were going astern at the…

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Bondi Drowning Body Identified

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

The body found in the surf at North Bondi on Sunday, afternoon was yesterday identified as that of Harry Bachelor, aged 51, of 10 Rockley Street,…

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Parramatta Road Double Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 1

The Hudson car which, the police allege, ran down and killed Mr. and Mrs. John Gurr, on Parramatta Hoad, on Friday night. Note the dented mudguard and damaged bonnet. The headlights, which were broken, have been detached…

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Riding Fatality. Wauchope

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

Whilst riding after stock to-day, James Suters, 61, a well-known master butcher, was so badly injured that he died shortly afterwards. He was turning his horse sharply,…

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Stoker Drowned Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

Charles Moorhead, a stoker on H.M.A.S. Sydney, tripped and fell over Broome jetty last night, striking a waling piece when falling…

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Here and There Woman Drowned

The Sun · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 15

West Wyalong, Tuesday. -- Mrs. H. W. Alexander, who was found drowned in. a dam at Winnunsa, left a husband and four children…

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Wee Rose Fatally Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

[?] wee Rose was [?] Parade, opposite the Kensington Resources this morning. She was one of a team faced by F. Taverna, and a stable [?] of [?] Wee Rose had run a…

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Double Fatality Manslaughter Charge Brothers Remanded

The Sun · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 10

The two young man arrested at Goulburn following on the death of an elderly man and his wife who were run down by a motor car on…

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DISTRICT (Before Judge Edwards.) Motor Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 7

A claim for £80 damages, for negligence, was brought by Robert Westfield, of Gilroy Road, Turramurra, publisher, against H. J. Cooper, of…

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