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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

4,648 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 233

Fell From a Tree Schoolboy Injured

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

While playing with other lads near his home to-day, Oliver Twist, [?] Mount-street, Coogee, fell from a tree, and was taken to St. Vincent's…

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Newcastle. a Miner Injured. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 12

As the result of his being struck on the head with a machine pick, which fell a distance of 30 feet, Thomas Gale, 26 years of age, employed as a blacksmith's striker at the…

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Fractured Ear Drum Life-saver Injured

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

AS A RESULT of a collection with another bather, while shooting the breakers, Allan Ellison, a member of the North Steyne…

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Victim of Storm Small Boy Drowned Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

During a heavy storm at Ipswich yesterday three boys took refuge in the mouth of a sewer, but a sudden outrush of water washed them into the…

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Boy Drowned Swept Into River Brother Rescued Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 11

A storm which swept Ipswich about noon to-day was responsible for the drowning of a boy named Gillis, aged 8, in the Bremer River…

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Boy Drowned Camper Ignores Appeal for Help Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

John Currie, a small boy, told the District Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, at an inquest to-day that when he asked a man camped in the bush to help his…

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General Country News Lorry's Dive Driver Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

BATHURST.--When a motor-lorry, containing mails and three passengers, was being driven along TrunKey Road, near Tuena, the driver, A. M'Innes,…

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Not Drowned Missing Man Turns Up Wellington (N.s.w.)

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

Frank John Wiggins, who was supposed to have been drowned in a dam on Nelch's property, yesterday, and for whom 20 men were searching, turned…

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Car Capsizes at Manly Tyre Blew Out Four Men Injured

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

FOUR men were injured, when a motor car overturned in Pittwater Road, Brookvale, last night. One of the rear tyres blew…

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Saw Them Die Two Miners' Fate Drowned by Inches Helpless Mates Hobart

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

To stand and watch two of their males held down by mine debus and then gradually become enveloped in water as it rose by inches…

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Fatal Accident Fell from Lorry

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

The district coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman) held an inquiry at Liverpool on January 2, into the circumstances, surrounding the death of James Sinclair,…

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Painful Accident Fingers Blown Off

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

Mr. W. Dray, of Smart-street, Fairfield, met with a distressing and very painful accident on New Year's Eve, just as midnight was approaching…

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Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 12

Charles Locey, aged 40 years, of Archlbald-street, Roseville, was walking along the Roseville railway station platform yesterday, when be slipped and fell to the permanent way,…

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Accident at Kogarah

The Propeller · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

A simple accident resulted in Mrs. Wate, who lives in Pench Chambers, Kogarah, being badly injured on Wednesday. She was scrubbing a concrete…

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Slipped Off Platform Roseville Accident

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Rain caused an unfortunate accident at Roseville railway station at 20 last evening. Charles Lacey, 40, clerk residing in…

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Three Hurt Car Hits Post Midnight Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

When a motor car crashed into a verandah post in Military Road, Mosman, about 12.5 a.m. yesterday, three men were injured…

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Accidental Death Kurri Drowning Boy of Five Years Kurri

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 5

Co[?]oner Geo. Brown returned a verdict of a[?]dental drowning to-day on the body of Jas. [?] (5), the son of John Johnson, a miner…

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Fatal Collision. Charge of Manslaughter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 10

The City Coronor (Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher) commenced an inquiry yesterday into the death of Thomas Brunton, aged 45 years, at the Sydney Hospital, on Christmas Eve…

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Collision at Manly Woman Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 17

Mrs. E. M'Carthy, of Whistler Road, Manly, was injured when a motor-'bus collided with a motor-lorry in Belgrave Street, Manly, on Thursday…

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Drowned While Fishing Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 18

This morning, at Boyd's Bay, a little over a mile from Tweed Heads, Douglas Miles (5½) lost his life. His parents, Mr. and Mrs J. B. Miles, are…

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