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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

3,218 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 161

The Ormuz in Collision. a Steamer Founders. LONDON, January 7, 3.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

The Orient liner Ormuz, while in the English Channel, nearing the end of her voyage from Australia, collided with the steamer Glasgow…

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Another Shooting Accident

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 6

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

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The Accident to the Illawarra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 9

The ship Illawarra is so well known here that these additional particulars of her escape from wreck close to Melbourne will be of interest:—The ship Illawarra, 85 days out from Liverpool, had been windbound outside…

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Burned by the Electric Wire. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 6

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

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 7

COOMA, Saturday.--Three lads were out shooting near Nijong Reserve yesterday, and were coming home, when, about a quarter ot a mile from Cooma, James M'Konsey, who was leading,…

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Escape From Drowning

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 2

BOMBALA, Tuesday.—A lad named Parkes, 15 years of age, narrowly escaped drowning yesterday. He, with several other lads, was swimming about a mile from town, when he suddenly got into…

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That Tram Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 8

At an inquest held yesterday in connection with the death of Albert Franklin, 4 years of age, who received fatal injuries on Saturday afternoon by being knocked down by a Botany tram near…

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A Watchman Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 5

A watchman named Thomas O'Connor, 60, employed at Buckle's Wharf, Blackwattle Bay, disappeared on Saturday night, and, as his hat, coat, and revolver were found near the spot where he…

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Inquests. Saturday's Tram Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 7

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday touching the death of Albert Franklin (four), who was killed on Saturday afternoon by being run over by a tram near Belmore Park. Deceased had resided with his parents…

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Drowned in Blackwattle Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 7

The body of Thomas O'Connor, an old man who was recently employed in the capacity of watchman at Buckl[?]'s wharf, Blackwattle Bay, was found in the water yesterday. It was removed to the North…

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The Country. the Grafton Coaching Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 6

GRAFTON, Monday.--Further particulars of the coaching accident on the Glen Innes-road show that the coach, after descending the hill, struck a log on the road and overturned, the…

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The Leichhardt Drowning Case. An Open Finding Recorded

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 7

The City Coroner held a magisterial inquiry at the Orange Grove Hotel, Balmain-road, Leichhardt, concerning the death of the lad George Charles Drury, whose body, as…

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Found Drowned. a Night Watchman's Death

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 5

At the Lloyd Hotel, George-street North, this morning, the City Coroner conducted a magisterial inquiry touching the death of Thomas O'Connor, whose body, as already…

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Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries. Found Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 7

At the Orange Grove Hotel, Leichhardt, yesterday afternoon, the City Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, held a magisterial inquiry concerning the death of a boy named George Charles Drury, aged 7½ years, whose…

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Collision in the Channel. the Glasgow Sinks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Orient liner Ormuz, while in the English Channel, collided with the steamer Glasgow, and the latter foundered. The crew was saved…

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Collision in the English Channel. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 5

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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The Skiff Fatality. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 6

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 set forth the…

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Thrown From a Cart. Young Man Seriously Injured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 5

John Strange, 19, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital a little before noon to-day suffering from internal injuries of a serious character. Strange was in a dealer's…

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Fatal Riding Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Monday Afternoon.—Mr. R. Porter (Coroner) held an inquest at Stuart Town on Satuday on the body of John Hutchinson, aged 15. The horse of the deceased was found in the…

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It Went Off Accidentally

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 6

Albert M'Guire, 30, a barman, was treated at Sydney Hospital last night for a bullet wound in the left thigh, said to have been caused by the accidental discharge of a…

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