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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Another Shooting Accident

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 5

Sydney Daniels, 14, residing at Foster-street, Leichhardt, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital this afternoon suffering from a wound in the right arm. He stated that he was shooting birds…

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Extraordinary Acci­dent

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 7

SINGLETON, Saturday.—Mr. Alfred Sharp, a well-known, resident of Newcastle, had a miraculous escape from death at St. Clair Station, near Singleton, the other day. He was staying with…

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Burned by the Electric Wire. How the Accident Happened. Story Told at the Inquest

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 5

This morning the Deputy-City Coroner. Dr. R. H. Todd, held an inquest into the death of William Arthur Fowler Bishop, who was killed by a fall from the wire of the eleotric…

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Burned by the Electric Wire. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 11

The inquest into the death of William Arthur Fowler Bishop, who was killed by a fall from the wire of the electric tramways in George-street, on the 4th instant, was…

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Another Railway Crossing Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 11

Another accident at a railway crossing occurred to-day, this time in the Warrnambool district, the crossing being known as Munday's. A man named Alexander Scullions was driving a waggon…

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A Shooting Accident. A Young Girl the Victim

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

A somewhat serious ending to the cele-bration of welcoming in the New Year occurred on Sunday night at Livingstoneroad (on the Rook wood side). A party of…

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Another Tram Fatality

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 2

About 10.40 on Sunday night an old man, who has not yet been identified, while crossing the tramline in the Waveriey-road, between Ocean and Nelson streets, was knocked down by the…

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A Man Found Drowned. at Balmoral Beach

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon the body of a man apparently about 55 years of age, was found in the water near Balmoral Beach, by a man named William Edwards, residing close by…

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Collapse of the Coal Arch. Two Persons Injured

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 5

Since Tuesday last, when two Newcastle miners, in underground rig, acted as a sort of guard over the coal arch, just inside the Domain entrance opposite St. Mary's Cathedral, passers-by…

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Fatal Drat Accident

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 6

ARMIDALE, Saturday.-William Burrows, a farmer, of Saumarez Ponds, died in the Armidale Hospital this morning from the effects of a dray accident on Thursday. He was driving into…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Child Mangled in Elizabethstreet

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 7

Albert Franklin, 4 1/2 years of age, whose parents live at 108 Campbell-street, was killed by a tram in Elizabeth-street, near Belmore Park, yesterday afternoon. He…

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A Priest Accidentally Shot

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 8

Father John Fitzgerald, who was visiting Yarrawonga, went out on a shooting expedition on Tuesday, In company with two other priests. Whilst his companions…

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Another Boy Drowned

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

A lad named Thomas Blake found the body of a boy named George Charles Drury, 71/2, in the water, near the Leichhardt Park Wharf on Sunday evening. The deceased was last seen sitting…

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A Watchman Drowned. In Blackwattle Bay

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

This morning tho body of Thomas O'Connor, an aged man, lately employed as watchman at Buckle's. Wharf, Blackwattle Bay, was found in the water between the wharf and a…

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A Boy Drowned at Leich-hardt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 7

A drowning accident occurred at Loichhnardt yesterday. At 7 p.m. a lad named Thomas Blake found the body of George Charles Drury (7Ms), who resided with his parents in Church-street,…

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The Ormuz in Collision. a Steamer Sunk

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

LONDON, January 7, 3.30 p.m.—The Orient line R.M.S. Ormuz collided with the steamer Glasgow in the English Channel. The Glasgow foundered. The crew was saved…

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Collision in the English Channel. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 7

The R.M.S. Ormuz collided with the steamer Glasgow in the English Channel. The Glasgow foundered, her crew being saved…

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A Watchman's Disappearance. Supposed to Have Been Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 7

The Pyrmont police have been investigating the disap. pcarnnce of on old man named Thomas O'Connor, who find been employed an a watchman at Buckle's Wlmrf, Blnckwattle Bay. he was last seen at about 7 o'clock on…

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Another Tram Fatality. Little Boy Killed. Near Belmore Park

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 7

A shocking fatality occurred on Saturday, a boy of 4[?] years, named Herbert Franklin, being killed by a steam tram motor. The injuries, from the effects of which the…

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The Skiff Fatality. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

Sir,—The public sympathy has been so widely extended, and so deeply appreciated by the relatives of the unfortunate children who were lost, that we think it is our duty to…

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