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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

4,648 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 233

Youth Drowned Rescue Efforts Fail Goulburn

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 3

Swimming in a deep waterhold [?] Wollondilly last evening. Harry Woods, (18), whose parents live at Oatley, was drowned. Woods, with a companion…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 16

Basil Besoff, a resident of Cessnock, wh[?] was riding a motor cycle, was injured in a collision with a motor car near High-street last night. Besoff was removed to hospital…

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Row at Party Two Men Injured Skulls Fractured

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 3

In a lane of Cleveland-street, Redfern, early to-day. two men were attacked by a number of youths who were holding a party in a house…

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Pony Smash Two Jockeys Injured Three Horses Fall

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 5

There was a sensational fall just after the horsew in the third division of the Encourage Stakes at Rosebery to-day had entered the…

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Courtesy Causes Fatal Accident

The World's News · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 11

In turning out to avoid striking another taxi, during Courtesy Week, James Kananaugh's car ran into a deep excavation. His four passengers were badly shaken up, and sustained minor injuries, Kananaugh was taken to Bellevue. Hospital with a fractured skull, from which he died later. The accident occurred on 42nd Street…

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Motor Accident Ends in Death

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 5

Michael Molloy, aged 47, of Belmore, died in the Sydney Hospital this afternoon as the result of injuries he received when he was knocked down by…

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Fatalities and Accidents Fall From Bed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 11

Ettie Trewin, 33, of Edward Street. Pyrmont, yesterday fell out of bed at her home and severely injured her spine. She was taken to Sydney Hospital by…

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Fatal Hurdle Colin Boyd, Crack Victorian Jockey, Killed Bad Fall at Rosebery Two Boys Injured. Now in Hospital

The Sun · Sunday 14 February 1926 · page 5

Colin Boyd, one of the best-known jockeys in Australia, and one of the most popular, died last night from injuries received earlier in the day during the Hurdle Race at Caulfield. Two boys were badly injured at Rosebery when three horses…

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Motors Kill 113 in Sydney: Reckless, drunken Drivers COntinue to Race Amuck Over 2000 more injured, while police apprehend only 249 offenders in entire year and not one draws maximum fine

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 February 1926 · page 1

Sydney's streets continue to be avenues of death for pedestrians because drunken and reckless autoists still drive amuk in the thoroughfares. One hundred and thirteen Sydney death in 1925 were due to automobile accidents of one kind or another. Some of the lives sacrificed were of innocent…

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Injured Trainee

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 3

A silent improvement was reported to-day in the condition of R. B. Finney, the military trainee, who was injured during gun practice at South…

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Found Drowned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 12

Early this morning the body of Gordon King, aged 41, of Federal-street West, Footscray, was found [?]oating in the Maribyrnong River at Footscray Leaving a friend about 10…

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Gallant Mate Tried to Save Companion Drowning Accident Near Goulburn Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 1

A GHASTLY drowning tragedy occurred in what is known as Gale's Waternole in the Wollondilly River at Goulburn on…

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Saw Daughter Injured

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 5

Thousands of people who seemed spring from nowhere Impeded Western Suburb District Ambulance men who sought to apply first-aid to a…

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Struck by Car Newtown Fatality

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 12

THEODORE LEE, 47, of Enmore-rd, Marrickville, was fatally Injured when a car knocked him down, last night…

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Drunken Driver in Collision License Suspendld

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 9

PEOPLE under the influence of [?] and in charge of [?]hicles are a don[?]er, and the[?] cannot be dead with lenient…

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Thrown From Sulky Family Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 5

When a horse attached to a sulky, in which was a man, his wife, and two young children fell in Shaftesbury Road, Burwood, on Saturday, the…

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Man Killed. by Falling Rock. Picnic Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 11

A fatal ending to a day's picnicing occurred at Kurnell late yesterday afternoon when Peter Hume Barrie, aged 35 years, a carpentor, residing at Annandale-street,…

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Man Injured Car and Cycle Collide

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 5

Alec. Shephard, a young man, of Wigram Street, Harris Park, was injured yesterday morning when the motor cycle he was riding came into…

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Attacked by Gang. Two Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 11

George Quigley, of 8 Young-street, Redfern, and Leslie John Samuels, of 15 Young-street, were rescued by the police from a gang of ruffians in a lane off Young-street early on…

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Stratton Injured Speedway Crash Onlooker Suffers

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 5

As the result of spilt at the Newcastle Speedway on Saturday night, spencer Stratton, the New Zealand received concussion and…

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