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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

3,359 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 168

A Mining Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 5

A telegram from Cue states that George Chartier and Alfred Otterey were killed on the 2nd instant at the Ballarat Mine, Day Dawn, by a fall of stone. Tiley went to work in tho morning and…

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Collision with an Iceberg

Evening News · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Fears hare been entertained for the safety of the clipper ship Torrens, of the Elder line, which was considerably overdue, having left London on October 26. She…

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Collision with an Iceberg. the Ship Torrens Damaged. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 5

The well-known sailing vessel Torrens, the last remaining clipper of the Elder lin[?], arrived at Port Adelaide from London early this morning in a badly damaged condition, as the result of a collision…

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A Perilous Voyage. the Ship Torrens at Adelaide. in Collision with an Iceberg

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Some fears have been entertained recently concerning the safety of the Torrens, a passenger and cargo ship, which trades regularly between Adelaide and London, owing…

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Strange Railway Accident. a Woman Killed

Evening News · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 6

As the "fisherman's train," as it is locally called, which leaves Sydney at 6.40 and arrives at Oatley at 7.30, was approaching the latter station yesterday morning, the driver, Henry…

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Team Accidents

Evening News · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 6

The man who was knocked down by a tram in Ehzabeth-street on Friday afternoon, and admitted to Sydney Hospital in an unconscious condition, died shortly before 12 o'clock on…

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Shocking Accident. a Man Cut to Pieces at Redfern Railway Yards To-day

Evening News · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 4

The city coroner and his deputy, Dr. R. H. Todd, had no less than five inquests and magisterial inquiries fixed for to-day, when word reached them of another case which, no…

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A Fatal Accident. a Tramway Employee Killed Neap the Mortuary

The Australian Star · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 5

An accident which terminated fatally happened tills morning in the Redfern Station yard, near the Mortuary Chapel. The victim was an employee of the permanent way…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 6

WALLERAWANG, Sunday.--Mrs. Parish, wife of the manager of Mr. Barton's Wolgan station, met with a serious accident yesterday. While before an open fireplace her dress caught fire,…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 4

The man who was admitted to Sydney Hospital on Friday evening for treatment for severe injuries to the head, the result of being knocked down by a tram at the corner of Bathurst and…

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More Tram Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 4

Charles O'Hagen (26), a clerk, residing in Francis-street, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Saturday night, suffering from a fractured leg and abrasions about the body,…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 6

Two ladies named Miss Carruthers and Miss Gray had a narrow escape from drowning while bathing in the ladies' baths at Manly on Sunday. Both lost their footing while in the water, and…

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The Oatley Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

The City Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, held an inquest yesterday afternoon on the body of Mrs. Coleborne, who was supposed to have been struck by a railway engine whilst crossing the line at Oatley station. The medical…

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The Redfern Fatality. To-day's Inquest

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 4

The city coroner held an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue to-day relative to the death of James Joseph Reddan, a tramway employee, who was fatally injured at Redfera Railway Yards…

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The Redfern Fatality. a Tramway Labourer's Shocking Death

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 5

The accident in the shunting yard of the Redfern Station yesterday, by which James Joseph Reddan, a tramway labourer, lost his life, was this morning inquired into before…

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The Elizabeth-street Tram Fatality. Inquest on the Victim

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 6

The tramway accident in Elizabeth-street the other evening, by which a man named James Mann lost his life, was investigated to-day by the City Coroner. Evidence was…

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War in Manila. Latest News From the Scene. Fighting for Fourteen Hours. Insurgents Drowned and Decimated. Heavy Mortality and Many Prisoners. Execution by the Warships. LONDON, February 6, 2.5 a.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 5

A desperate engagement precipitated by the insurgents has taken place in the Philippines. The forces of Major-General Elwell S. Otis,…

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Fatal Tsai Accident. the Inquest

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Coroner's Court yesterday by the city coroner concerning the death j of a man named James Mann, who died on Saturday night in Sydney Hospital, as reported…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

At inquest was held by the City Coroner yesterday on the victim of the Elizabeth- street train fatality last week. At first deceased remained unknown, but he has since been identified as James Mann. He was a widower, and it is…

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Accident at Redfern. a Man Crushed to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 7

An accident, resulting in the instant death of a tram way laborer named James Joseph Reddon, occurred at about 9 yesterday morning at the Redfern railway yards. Reddon was engaged in…

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