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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

3,359 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 168

A Painful Accident

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 5

BOWRAL, Monday.—Charley Kuhan, aged 11 years, was playing amongst some bushes on Fri-day and accidentally ran a stick into his eye, bursting the ball. He was removed to Bowral…

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Accidents

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 8

While driving a horse and sulky along Canter, bury-road on Saturday evening a married woman named Margaret Wcod and her husband were thrown out of the vehicle through the horae…

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New Zealand. a Serious Railway Accident. Five Fatalities. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 7

The annual picnic of employees at the Islington Freozing Works was held at Ashburton on Saturday and ended in the worst railway accident that has over occurred on any of the New Zealand…

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Fatal Street Accident. An Old Lady Killed. Knocked Down by a Runaway

The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 7

A street accident, which resulted in the death of an old lady namd Mrs. Taylor, occurred to-day at North Sydney. A horse attached to a cart belonging to one of the…

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A Painful Accident. Forster

The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 5

The steamer Wakefield arrived on Saturday, and left again on Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock. Captain Slyny, the master of the steamer, had his left hand severely crushed…

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Sulky Accident at Darlinghurst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 5

Mary Cook (22), a married woman, residing at 215 Riley-street, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital by Dr. Sheldon yesterday' afternoon, suffering from a severe scalp wound and…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Monday Afternoon. — A young man earned Walter Swiny had a miraculous escape from drowning yesterday. He was on a fishing excursion with other Maitland residents…

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The New Zealand Train Collision. Further Details. How the Accident Occurred Lists of the Dead and Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Monday.--The railway collision was between two excursion trains. Some excursionists had been picnicking at As[?]burton, and were returning in two trains. One reached…

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Shocking Theatrical Fatality. An Actor Burned to Death. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

During the course of a variety performance at the Gaiety Hall on Saturday night last a shocking fatality occurred. Mr. William Simpson, comedian, was performing, dressed…

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The Queensland Hurricane. Return of the Warrego to Cooktown. 14 White Men and 400 Coloured Men Drowned. Damage Estimated at £50,000. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

The steamer Warrego, which was despatched to the scene of the recent hurricane for the purpose of rendering assistance to any of the shipwrecked crows, has returned to Cooktown. She…

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Buggy Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 3

WALCHA, Monday.—While driving a buggy and two horses to Walcha-road yesterday, to hold as service there, Father Robinson was thrown out and run over through the horses bolting. The…

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New Zealand. the Rakaia Railway Accident. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

The inquest on the victims of the Rakaia railway disaster was commenced to-day. The body supposed to be that of Miss Jones has been identified as that of Miss Rose Harwood. The wounded…

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Victoria. a Remarkable Railway Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

A sensational accident occurred on the railway crossing near Nhill station on Saturday night. A cabdriver named Smith was about to drive over the crossing when an engine, which was being…

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Terrible Blasting Accident. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

A terrible accident occurred at Cemetery Point railway cutting, near Penguin, this afternoon. A young man named Michael Kelly, from New South Wales, foreman over a gang of men…

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Fatal Blasting Accident. Launceston

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

A young man named Michael Kelly, foreman over a gang of men engaged in blasting at a railway cutting, Cemetery Point, met, with a fatal accident yesterday. Whilst…

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Fatal Blasting Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 6

Michael Kelly, a young man, from New South Wales, in charge of the blasting operations near Penguin, on the railway line, was killed to-day. He was standing over a hole priming a charge…

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Drowning Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

BOURKE, Tuesday.--A man named John Parkington was drowned in the river to-day in the vicinity of the wharves. It appeared that last night. Parkington. who was a bargeman…

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Fatality Near Coolamon

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

COOLAMON, Tuesday.--News has just been brought to town that a bullock driver, named Johnstone, had been killed at Ganmain. How the accident occurred cannot be ascertained, no…

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A Boy Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 3

GOULBURN, Tuesday. — On Monday Roy Shurety, aged 10, son of Mr. J. F. Shurety, of Garfield, while bathing with his brother Oswald and a number of other boys in a deep hole in the Mullwarree…

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The Rakaia Railway Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

In addition to the list already telegraphed of those who received injuries in the railway, collision at Rakaia, the following were seriously hurt:--…

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