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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Old Man Drowned Plunged From Wharf

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

Carl Karius (80), of Clanville Street, Rozelle, plunged to his death off the wharf at Athol Gardens yesterday. He was seen walking about near the…

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Girls Nearly Drowned Brother to Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 11

MUDGEE, Thursday. Two sisters, Lucy and Evie Robertson, had a narrow escape from drowning in the Cudgegong River, near Mudgee…

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Collision in Air Malta Tragedy LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 9

Details have been received on an air collision, which occurred on Tuesday over he sea off Benhaigsa, Malta. The machines were the Fairey 3D…

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Whose Inquiry? State or Commonwealth River Collision Hobart

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 7

A dispute has arisen between the Commonwealth Government and the Hobart Marine Board as to who has the right to hold a Marine Court of…

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Hit by Fire Engine Woman Badly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

Mrs. J. Hill, whose address is unknown, was knocked down by a fire engine in George Street, near King Street, early last night. The engine,…

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Horse's Injured Leg. Badly Cut with Wire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 3

We in asks how he can cure a horse that has had its leg cut on a wire fence. My correspondent says the cut is on the hind leg in front of the…

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Man Killed Companion Injured Struck by Trucks

Evening News · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 10

WILLIAM CASSELL, cement worker, of Ocean-street, Wollahra, was killed, and james Frost, 41, flagman, of Gipps-street,…

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Man Killed Another Badly Injured North Shore Tragedy

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 11

William Cassell's((40), cement-worker, who lived in Ocean-street, Woollahra, was killed, and James Frost (41), flagman, of Gipps-street,…

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Fatal Sulky Accident. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 14

On Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Allder were returning home to the Walla subdivision when the horse attached to the sulky in which they were riding, bolted, and the…

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Workers' Compensation Commission. Accident at Hyde Park Kiosk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Mary Beatrice Bourke, formerly a pantry maid employed at the Hyde Park Kiosk, claimed compensation at the rate of £2/10/ per week for 20 weeks, together with £26…

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Traffic Accidents. Toll of the Motor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 18

A report issued yesterday by the Commissoner of Police (Mr. J. Mitchell) shows that during the quarter ended December 31 last, 43 persons died as a result of traffic…

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Road Hogs and Good Drivers Are We Law Abiding? Cause of Many Accidents

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 18

Road hogs there are among motorists who disregard all the rules of driving and thus make the general body of motorists the object for…

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Fatal Accident at Moorefield

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

An accident happened at Moorefield racecourse last Saturday, when Allan McCurley, a young jockey, 14 years of age, met with injuries which on…

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Kogarah Jockey Killed. Accident at Moorefield Racecourse

The Propeller · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

In the second division of the Kogarah Stakes at Moorefield Races last Saturday afternoon Lieoris fell at the four furlongs post and broke her back,…

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Motor Car Accident. One Passenger Killed

The Propeller · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

When [?] motor car, driven by William Mathieson, aged 19 years, of Newman Street, Mortdale, overturned at Forest Road, Hurstville, near Packham's…

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Fell From Cycle Fatal Accident West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

Harold Miller (40), of Charles Street, West Maitland, died in hospital to-day from the effects of injuries received in a fall from his motor-cycle last night…

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Prospector Drowned Darwin

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

The French Creole John Isaac Bolka, who came to the Territory eight years ago from Western Australia, and has since been engaged prospecting, was…

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Killed by Train Fatality at Ashfield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 9

While attempting to get off a train as it was drawing into the Ashfield Station late last night an unknown man slippped and fell between two carriages…

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Railway Tragedy One Killed, Another Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

Two men William Cassells (40), cement worker, of Ocean Street. Woollahra, and James Frost (41), flagman, of Ginns Street, Paddington, were run…

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Workman Killed. Another Injured. Run Down by Trucks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 17

Run down by [?]ome empty trucks on a siding near Artarmon Railway Station early yesterday afternoon, William Cassell, cement worker, of Ocean-street, Woollahra, was…

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