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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

4,648 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 233

Trains in Collision Passenger Injured Early Morn Smash Brisbane

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 8

A PASSENGER was seriously inspred when a goods train crashed into the rear of another, which was standing on a loop line…

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Boy Drowned

The Propeller · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

A boy named Norman Fenton, aged 12 years, a visitor from Leichhardt, was drowned on December 24 in the North-West Arm of Port Hacking. With a…

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Drowned in Canal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

Victor Quinten Beat (7), of William street, Leichhardt, one of a widowed another of six children, was drowned in the Leichhardt Canal yesterday…

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Woman Injured. Motor Car Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

A motor car which wan travelling along Liverpool-road, North Bankstown, about 2.30 a.m. yesterday, crashed into a telephone pole, and was considerably damaged, Mrs. E…

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Contractor Injured

The Propeller · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 1

On Christmas Eve Mr. W. Frank, of Kent Street, Rockdale, the well-known quarrymaster and contractor, was driving in a gig 'along Rocky Point Road,…

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Two Drowned Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

A drowning fatality occurred today at Back Beach, about five miles from Cowes. The victims were two visitors, Mr…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 1

A motor cyclist, Lionel Morris Redin, aged 27, residing at Connell's Point Road," Hurstville, was severely injured when his machine collided with a motor…

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River and Surf Orchardist Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

An orchardist named John Redfern, aged thirty-seven years, was drowned in the Hawkesbury River at [?]ackville Reach on Saturday…

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Tragedies of the Holidays Fatal Accidents on the Road and in the Water Many Deaths by Drowning

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

The [?] of the hollidays were, as usual at this season of the year, painfully marred by serious, and in some instances fatal accidents on the road…

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Fatal Collision. Farmer's Son Killed at Orange

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

A young man named Jack Holden, twenty-four years of age, son of summuel Holden, a well-known orange (N.S.W.) farmer, was killed in a…

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Unfortunate Family. One Killed, Six Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

In a motor accident that occurred on Saturday afternoon at madden's Plains, between Stanwell Park and Bulll Lookout, a little boy named…

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Marella Returns. Collision at Singapore. Several Weeks Delay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The steamer Marella of the Burns, Philp line, arrived at Sydney from Singapore yesterday, after having been delayed for about six weeks as a result of a collision with the…

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Cordial Machine Bursts. Man Killed Daughter Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

While Mr. J. Peters, licensce of the Morangarell Hotel, Morangarell (N.S.W.), with his daughter, was making cordials on Tuesday morning,…

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'Bus Overturns. Ono Man Killed and Two Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

A 'bus overturned on the [?]-burg-road, near Merri Creek Brige (Vic.), early an Monday morning and rolled a hundred feet down an…

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Car and 'Bus Collide. Married Woman Fatally Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

A collision occurred between a motor-car, in which Mrs. Sugan Jones, of Sunshine (Vic.) was riding, and a motor-'bus, at West Melbourne last…

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RE-TEAMING Six Days' Race Two Riders Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

At 6.35 yesterday the 1000 miles had been left behind in the six-day bicycle race at the Sports Ground, after 78 hours' riding…

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Wild Weather Gales and Floods in Europe Workhouse Tragedy Hungarian Miners Trapped and Drowned

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 1

Wild weather continues throughout Europe, and has caused further extensive damage and loss of life. Forty aged cripples were in a London workhouse dormitory when a heavy chimney crashed through the roof, but though one…

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Hunting Fatalities Shocking Accident near Cessnock

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

There was a tragic ending to a shooting party at Lamb's Creek, near Cessnock (N.S.W.) on Sunday. A party of seven spread out in search…

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"Accidents Will Happen.'

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 3

Watch out for the Marmaduke Com[?] next Sunday—a thrilling mottor accident—first-aid to the injured—2 tragedy which ends in a picnic. You…

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Youth's Death After Flour Mills Accident TEMORA

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

William Ho[?]gbun, 16, victim of an accident at the T[?]mora Flour Ni[?] died in hospital yesterday afternoon…

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