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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

3,218 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 161

Killed by a Tram. Accident in Elizabeth-street. Deceased Not Yet Identified

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 4

A man whose name at present is unknown, but whose description has been furnished by the police, died in Sydney Hospital this morning. Deceased was in Elizabeth-street, between King…

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Sawmill Accident. Singleton

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 6

A youth named Leslie Hinde, employed at Gould's steam sawmills, met with a painful accident while cutting pickets late yesterday afternoon. A piece of wood fell off a rack,…

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An Unfortunate Accident. Smart Civil Ambulance Work

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 5

At a quarter to 9 o'clock this morning the office of the Civil Ambulance Brigade, Redfern, received a call to a house being erected for Mr. C. C. Reid. in, Tyrrell-street, near…

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Another Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 12

The man who was admitted to the Sydney Hospital late on Thursday night, suffering from serious injuries, sustained by living knocked down by a tram, died in the institution early yesterday morning. He was identified as…

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Tram Accidents. the George-street Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 12

An inquest was held by the City Coroner yesterday touching the death of Timothy Leonard (50), which took place at the Sydney Hospital, following on an accident on the George-street tramline on the 16th, near…

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The Rendsburg Fatality

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 6

A great deal of anxiety is expressed as to who the Lancers are who were ambushed at Rendsburg. It was thought that the names of those killed might have been cabled to the Government,…

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Injured While at Work

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 6

A young man named William Belgrae, employed upon the new bridge over Cook's River, Marrickvilie, as taken to Prince Alfred Hospital, yesterday with a fractured leg, caused by a beam…

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Electric Tram Fatality. The Coroner's Inquest

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 6

Yesterday the City Coroner held an inquest into the death of Timothy Leonard, who died from injuries received in an electric tram accident in George-street on the 16th…

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Parish Priest Fatally Injured. Death of Rev. J. M'kenna. P.p., Teakle

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 6

The death is announced of Rev. John M'Kenna, P.P., Teakle, Co. Clare, as the result of a driving accident. He had been driving, when his horse stumbled and fell, throwing the rev. gentleman…

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The Fatal Accidents Record. Australia Heads the Poll—The Position of New South Wales—Is it a Dangerous Place to Live in? Comparison With Other Countries

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1900 · page 7

Amongst the causes of mortality to which residents of Australia are subject, it seems strange to find that they are peculiarly liable to the risk of fatal accident. It…

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Tram Accidents

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1900 · page 2

The Deputy-Coroner yesterday held an inquest in the case of Arthur Moynham, who died in the Sydney Hospital from injuries received, being run over by a steam…

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Children and the Patriotic Fund. the Penny List. In Aid of the Wives and Little Ones of Our Soldiers Who May be Killed or Injured in the War. Total Number of Pennies Received to Date—11,249½

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1900 · page 11

I want all my little friends to not only send in their own donations, but to collect from their playmates and friends, and send in their names also…

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Another Tram Fatality. The Coroner's Inquest. Accidental Death

The Australian Star · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 6

Dr. Todd, the Deputy City Coroner, held an inquest on Saturday into the death ol Arthur Moynihan, who was killed by a steam tram on the 18th inst…

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The Steam Tram Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 9

The City Coroner held an inquest on Saturday touching the death of the man Arthur Moynihan (81), barman, who was knocked down by a steam tram in Elizabeth-street on Thursday night, and received injuries…

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Injured by Falls of Earth

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 2

PEAK HILL, Saturday.—A fall of earth occurred in the United Myall Mine on Friday evening. Two men were injured. One had his thigh broken, and the other sustained wounds. There…

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The Electric Tram. Accident in Harris-street. a Man's Leg Cut Off

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 6

An old man named Andrew Dunn, whose age exceeds by a year the allotted span, was run over by the electric tram in Harris-street at about a quarter to 4 p.m. on Saturday, receiving…

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Other Accidents

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 6

The city coroner held an inquest on Friday in connection with the death of Timothy Leonard, 50, which occurred at Sydney Hospital; following an accident in George-street on the 16th instant, when…

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Another Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 9

A man named Andrew Dunn (71), a dealer by occupation, residing in Cnroline-street, Eveleigh, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Saturday afternoon, suffering from injuries sustained by being run over by the electric tram…

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Fatality at Gunnedah

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1900 · page 9

GUNNEDAH, Monday.--An old man named Andrew Mackenzie had just concluded unpacking a load of wood on Saturday afternoon, when his horse started off, and in trying to stop the…

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A Boy Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1900 · page 9

CONDOBOLIN, Monday.--News has just arrived of a drowning fatality, four miles down the river. Two boys, Albert Richards and Frederick Taylor, were crossing the river on horseback…

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