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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

3,218 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 161

A Horrible Accident. a Policemen's Death

The Australian Star · Monday 23 April 1900 · page 6

Early on Saturday a probationer constable named Frank Evans, aged 28, lately residing at 248 Elizabeth-street, met his death in a fearful manner. He was on duty in the…

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A Drowning Fatality. Leap From a Manly Boat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 8

The City Coroner (Mr. J. Woore) held an inquiry at the Lloyd Hotel yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death of William Edward Rawlings, who jumped from the steamer Narrabeen during the trip from…

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Fire Engine-tram Collision

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 6

With reference to a collision between, a fire engine and a George-stret tram, at the corner of George-street and Circular Quay on Saturday evening last, the Railway…

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Accident on the Armenian. a Bushman Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 8

One of the Bushmen fell down the hold of the transport Armenian on Monday night, receiving severe injuries about the head and body. His name is Reginald Hemmie. The…

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A Boy Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 6

While watching the procession yesterday a boy named George Crigan, 14 fell from a tree in Hyde Park, and sustained concussion of the brain, besides an injury to the spine. He was…

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That Collision in George-street

Evening News · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 6

With reference to the collision between a fire engine and a George-street tram, at the corner of George-street and Circular Quay, on Saturday evening last, the Railway…

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A Tram Collision at North Sydney

Evening News · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 4

About a quarter to 9 this morning the tram which left Ridge-street, North Sydney, to connect with the 8.50 a.m. boat to Sydney, collided with an empty standing tram, which in turn…

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Fatal Result of an Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

The death of Joseph John Palmer, which occurred on Sunday, at his residence, Victoria, Avenue, Woollahra, as the result of injuries received at the General Post Office on the 6th instant,…

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Accident to a Trooper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 6

Late last night one of the soldiers on the Armenian named Keginald Hemmie fell down the hatchway of the vessel and sustained concussion of the brain. The Civil Ambulance brought him to the Sydney…

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A Painful Accident

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 6

A little child named David Miller, aged 1 year and 6 months, and residing with his parents at 296 Pitt-street, met with a painful accident, yesterday. He was in charge…

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A Driving Accident

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 4

This morning George Monk, 73, who Is caretaker of Canterbury racecourse, was driving a cart along the Enmore- road when the horse stumbled, and Monk was thrown violently to…

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A Fatal Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 5

The tram accident, in which the newsboy Leslie Watts, aged 10, was injured in Elizabeth-street last Wednesday afternoon, has resulted fatally, for the little fellow…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 7

Thomas Johnson (32), residing at 5 Moore-street, Miller's Point, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital by Dr. West yesterday afternoon, suffering from severe injuries to the foot, caused by a log roiling upon it. He…

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Accident to a Bushman. Falls Down the Hold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 6

A serious accident befel one of the Bushmen last evening on board the transport. He accidentally fell down the hold of the ship, and was badly injured about the head and body. He was sent…

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Domain Drowning Case

Evening News · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 8

The body of William Creber, 17, lately a messenger at the G.P.O., who was drowned at Farmer's Baths, Lower Domain, on Sunday, was recovered at about 6 o'clock this morning by one of…

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The Kent-street Fatality

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 4

An inquiry was held at the South Morgue this morning, by Dr. Todd, Deputy-City Coroner. into the death of Benjamin Kershaw, aged 58, whose body was found yesterday at…

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Tram Fatality. a Boy's Terrible Injuries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 10

The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) initiated an inquiry at the Coroner's Court, Chancery square, yesterday afternoon as to the death of a lad named Leslie Watts (10), a newsvendor,…

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The Boiler Fatality. Opening of the Inquest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 10

An inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of James Noble, the victim of the boiler explosion on board the Young Charlie, in Woolloomooloo Bay, on Saturday afternoon, was initialed by the City Coroner…

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North Sydney Trams. Collision at Milson's Point

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 3

At a little before 0 o'clock yesterday morning, a North Sydney tram, arriving at Milson's Point in a hurry, crashed into an empty tram that was standing at the terminus, and this latter, in turn,…

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The Electric Tram. Collision with a Lorry

Evening News · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 8

Peter Burg, 53, a lorry driver in the employ of Messrs. Tooth and Company, was driving along George-street West, near the corner of Newtownroad, at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, when an electric…

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