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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

4,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 220

A Gun Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

LITHGOW.--James Large (25), married, was the victim of a dreadful gun accident near Excelsior during the week-end. Holding his loaded gun by…

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Hawkesbury Railway Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 10

The story of the fatal collision between a runaway goods train and a stationary railway engine, at Hawkesbury River Station, at an early hour on the morning of February 22…

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DISTRICT (Before Judge Rolin.) Motors in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 4

. A verdict for the plaintiff for £75 was given in the action by Herbert Lett, of Hewlett Street, Waverley, against Ronald Robert Hobbs, of…

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Two Boys Drowned Waterhole Tragedies Could Not Swim

The Sun · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 19

A sad story of playtime tragedies was told to the City Coroner to-day in an inquest on two boys, one aged 11 and the other aged 7,…

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General Cables German Soldiers Drowned. Berlin, March 31

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 7

The collapse of a pontoon bridge erected by pioneers on the Weser River between Velthelm and Husberg resulted in the drowning of numerous…

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Waterhole Peril Two Boys Drowned a Plucky Teacher

Evening News · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 8

The story of a [?] fa[?]ty and of the plucky attempts at rescue by a boy of s[?] and a school teacher was told as the…

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JURY (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson.) an Injured Foot

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 4

A claim was made by James William Newling, a cordial maker, against Frederick Goldie and Michael James Cooley, motor-'bus proprietors, to…

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On a Live Wire Boy Killed, Another Injured in Rockhampton Street

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 1

ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday. In East Street this morning, just as shop assistants were going to work a 15-year-old boy, Arthur…

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Fatal Street Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 10

Bridget Elizabeth Roberts, aged 70 years, of 7 Little Arthur-street, North Sydney, was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry in Falcon-street, North Sydney, yesterday…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

MUDGEE.--Whilst engaged in dismantling operations at the scene of the fire at T. H. Marks and Co.'s Emporium, Fireman H. Fell,…

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Drowning Fatality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 7

At about 1 p.m. on 28th March, a little girl named ViVianne Collins, aged 1 year and nine months, was playing with other children near a water-hole at her…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 7

The district Coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman) held an inquiry on Saturday, 28th instant, at the Liverpool Courthouse, into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Collision in Church-street

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 4

While backing his car to turn round in front of Saunders' garage in Church-street, Parramatta, on Thursday afternoon, Thomas Firmin, of Wahroonga,…

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Motor Car Fatality Badly Lighted Road

The Sun · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 13

The City Coroner recorded a finding of accidental death to-day at an inquest on George Bailey Tibbey, aged 76 years, a compositor, who was…

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Drowned in Waterhole. a Boy's Sacrifice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 6

The City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) held an inquiry yesterday in the circumstances surrounding the deaty by drowning, in a waterhole at Marrickvilel on March 21 last, of Norman William Bishop, aged 11 years and Kevin…

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Cars Collide One Woman Injured

The Sun · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 12

Two motor cars collided in Church-street, Parramutta, yesterday afternoon, and one person was injured. Thomas Firman, Jubilee-street,…

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Motor Fatality. Two Men Arrested. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 10

Edward Swift, aged 74, a bachelor, was Crossing White Horse-road, Blackburn, when he was struck and knocked down by a motor lorry. Swift was convoyod to a private…

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Sea Tragedy English Authoress Drowned Hobart

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 7

Upon the arrival of the Moreton Bay from Sydney this morning the captain reported that when the vessel was steaming between Gabo and Flinders…

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Lorry and Tram Collision. (Before Mr. Justice James.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 11

The jury, in the action in which James Geraghty, a fitter, sued M. Smith and Sons to recover £1000 compensation for injuries received by him…

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JURY (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson.) an Injured Foot

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 11

In the action in which William New-ling, a cordial maker, sued Frederick Goldie and Michael James Cooley, motor 'bus proprietors, to recover…

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