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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

3,218 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 161

Accident at Mort's Dock

Evening News · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Daniel Bosh, 29, residing in Cameron-street, Balmain, met with a serious accident in the moulding shed at Mortis Dock and Engineering Company works…

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Electric Tram Accidents

Evening News · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon, Walter Morris, 22, a tram conductor, living at 63 Alhion-street, Surry Hills, slipped from the footboard of his car in George-street, near the intersection of King-street,…

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Accident in the Quarantine Area

Evening News · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 6

Yesterday, John Moran, 50, who was employed at the cleansing work in the quarantine area, was on a ladder at the corner of King and Kent streets, -whitewashing a wall. He was about…

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Electric Tram Accident at Enmore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 6

About half-past 6 o'clock last night, a collision occurred near Scouller-street, Enmore-road, Marrickville, between an electric tram, in charge of Conductor Perry, and as cart. laden with timber, driven by an elderly man, named…

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Two Jockeys Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

During the running of the steeplechase at Benalla to-day, two jockeys had exceedingly narrow escapes from death, Xenophon, ridden by Jim Roche, of Murchison, came down at the first…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Near the Railway

Evening News · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

About half-past 1 p.m. yesterday two men were knocked down and injured by one electric tram car near the Railway Station, one man being a European and the other a Chinaman The name…

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A Machinery Accident

The Australian Star · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

This morning a machinist named John Smith, aged 29, living at 210 Macquarie-street, was employed at the printing works of Messrs. E. Leigh and Co., Market-street, when…

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Fatal Tram Accident. a Cabman Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

A fatal tram accident occurred at Redfern railway station yesterday afternoon, the victim being a cabman named Samuel Ellis (40), residing at Marston-street, Surry-hills. It is stated that…

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A Lift Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 10

A fatal lift accident occurred this afternoon at the rear of the Helewitz Clothing Factory in Wright's-lane, off Lonsdale-street. Bertram Hilton (17) was killed, and Henry Sandeman (15)…

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The Redfern Tram Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 14

The Deputy City Coroner held an inquest at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, yesterday, into the circumstances connected with the death of Samuel James Ellis (53), cabman, who died at the Sydney Hospital the…

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The Redfern Tram Fatality. Inquest on Ellis

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

The deputy city coroner, Dr. Todd, held an inquest yesterday concerning the death of the cabman Samuel James Ellis, which took place on Thursday afternoon in the Sydney Hospital, in…

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Fatal Lift Accident

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—A fatal lift accident happened this afternoon at Kehutz's clothing factory, Wright's-lane, off Lonsdale-street. The place is being sewered, and two…

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A Tramway Accident

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 11

An inquest was held yesterday by Deputy City Coroner into the death of Samuel James Ellis, a cabman, which occurred the previous day at the Sydney Hospital. According to the…

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Accidental Poisoning at Dandaloo. Dandaloo

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 5

An extraordinary case of what appears to be accidental poisoning has occurred at Cowan's Station, at Verangan, on the Bogan River. Two men, whose names are…

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Machinery Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 10

A machinist named John Smith (29), living at 210 Macquarie-street, and employed at the printing works of Edward Lee and Co., Market-street, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital yesterday morning suffering from painful…

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Fatal Accident at Canterbury

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 10

Yesterday morning a lad named Robert Evry (15), was leading a horse, belonging to his employer, Charles Bright, along Charles-street, Canterbury, when the animal bolted. Young Evry at the time had the halter…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 14

LONDON, March 29.—A terrible railway accident has occurred at Glasgow. A workman's train, following another, came into collision with the latter in a tunnel…

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A Bootblack Injured

The Australian Star · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon a bootblack named G. Hughes, aged 61, living at 401 Kent-street, had an unfortunate experience. He was sitting at his stand at the corner of York and…

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A Transport in Collision Union Liner Sunk

Evening News · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, April 7, 7.55 p.m.—The transport Winkfield, when near Capetown, rammed the Union Line steamer Mexican during a fog, the Mexican sinking…

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Collision Near Capetown. Steamers Winkfield and Mexican. London, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 7

The transport Winkfield, which collided with the Union and Castle liner Mexican near Capetown, brought remounts to the forces in South Africa…

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