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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

4,648 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 233

Accidental Death a Charge Withdrawn

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 5

The City Coroner's inquiry into the death of Thomas Brunton, aged 45, a yardman, concluded to-day, a verdict of accidental death being returned…

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Vessel in Trouble Ferndale Stands by Accident to Machinery

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 11

News has been, received in Sydney that the steamer Boorara, one of the Australian Commonwealth line of ships, has met with an accident to…

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Injured by Tram

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 13

Vivien Elliott, 19, of Cowper-street, Randwick, was struck by a tram at the intersection of Avocs-street and Belmore-road, Randwick, to-day, while…

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Fatal Collision. Motor Driver Exonerated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 7

Conflicting evidence regarding the sobriety of Mervyn Thomas McCarthy, aged 28 years, a motor driver, who was in charge of a motor lorry which was involved in a…

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Mudgee Drover Injured Mudgee

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 3

Michael Quinlan, drover and cattle dealer, was thrown from his horse at Wollar and seriously injured, being found some time after sitting…

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Fell Forty Feet G.p.o. Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 10

While engaged in demolishing a stotne wall at tho General Post Office, Albert Charles Bell (26), a laborer, overbalanced, and fell on to some…

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Collision in Fog Schooner Sunk London

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 11

The Channel steamer Empress (2098 tons), during a dense fog, collided with and sank the wooden schooner John Gibson (104 tons)…

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Steamers Collide. Several Chinese Drowned. Shanghai, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 11

The Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Asia to-day collided with the coastal steamer Tungshing in the river near Shanghai. The Tungshing broke in half, and sank in four and a…

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Drowned Child of Ten at Liverpool Sisters' Distress

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

Passing along the river bank near Liverpool yesterday afternoon, Miss Muriel Owen, of Livrpool, saw two little children crying…

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Broke in Half After Collision Several Lives Lost Shanghai, January 11

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 1

The C.P.R. Co.'s steamer Empress of Asia (16,909 tons) to-day collided with Mr Jardine Matheson's coaster, Tung Shing (1869 tons), in the river, near…

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"I'll Walk Home" Death Follows Aftermath of Collision West Maitland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

A motor cyle and shelter driven by Mr. Stan, Priestley, of Dunmore and a bicycle ridden by Robert Middleton came into collision at the…

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Motor Accidents. Car Falls Over Embankment Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 13

A motor car, containing five residents of Casino, went over an embankment near Lismore to-day. Mr. J. Connelly, who was driving, was stunned for a time, and, when he…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 4

CASINO. -- A car, driven by Cr. G. L. Whitehead, with Mr. G. M'Donald, of Fairy Hill, as passenger, was considerably damaged when a locking of the…

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Randwick Collision

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 6

Riding a push bike along Belmore Road yesterday. Vivien Elliott, 12, of Cowper Street, Randwick, was struck by a tram. He was taken to St…

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Motor Accident. Man Killed; Two Others Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 11

A serious motor accident, resulting in the death of one man and the injury of two others, occurred yesterday evening on the Moyston-road, four miles from Willaura…

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Tyre Burst, and Tragedy Followed Pyrmont Collision

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 7

A CHAPTER of accidents occurred suddenly when the tyre of a moter cycle and side-car, driven by jcaeph Francis Murphy…

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Man Killed Lorry Capsizes Driver Injured Casino

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

A man named Thygeson, was killed and another man had a remarkable escape when a motor lorry, which was proceeding from Lynch's Creek to…

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Knocked Down by Cycle Old Lady Is Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

While crossing Parramatta-road Petersham, at 5 p.m. yesterday, Mrs. Amy Heggarty, of Stanmore, was knocked down by a motor…

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Surfer Drowned. Carried to Sea. Brave Attempt at Rescue. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 17

Not being aware of the treacherous under-tow, two men, Frederick Humphries, 45 years of age, and Robert Mac[?]ntosh, described as [?]kers, went bathing in the surf near Fort…

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