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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

3,218 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 161

The Quay Tram Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 5

The foreigner who was admitted to Sydney Hospital this morning (as reported in our first edition, on page 4), suffering from injuries sustained by being run over by a tram, has given…

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A Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 6

At Circular Quay this morning another accident was credited to the electric trams. It appears that a foreigner, Woolfe Kimerling, was standing between the two lines, and…

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A Terrible Shooting Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 8

A fatal gun accident occurred at Toolern on Sunday evening. Thos. Sexton, aged 6, and his brother Cornelius, 12, went out shooting rabbits with an old muzzle-loading double-barrelled gun…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 11

The city Coroner yesterday continued the investigation into the death of the man Archibald Horny Wiseman (28), who was killed by a trum near Bel[?] Park on Saturday night. Deceased had resided at 31…

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Fatal Cart Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 9

Early yesterday morning a man named George Fairfield, aged 22-years, lately residing with his mother in Cleveland-street, and employed as a carter by Anthony Hordern and Sons, was killed through being thrown from…

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Accident to a Child

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

The little daughter of the Rev. W. Atkinson, a year and six months old, had the misfortune to break its forearm in a fall a few days ago. The limb was set by Dr. Brown, and the child…

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Current News. A Peculiar Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

Claude White, a lad 10 years of age, was taken to the Parramatta Hospital on Saturday last, suffering from a misty wound on the upper part of the thigh, caused by him getting caught…

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Fatality at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 7

Frederick Nelson and several men belonging to the sailor gang were engaged shifting a 12-ton boiler in the vicinity of Stewart's shaft, Proprietary mine. Nelson was standing with a chock in his…

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The Fatality at the Cobar Mine. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 7

The inquest on the body of the miner M 'Auley, who was killed by an explosion in the Cobar coppermine was concluded. The evidence of the " goingoff " shift was to the effect that six holes were left…

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Country News. a Youth Drowned at Mulgoa. Mulgoa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 7

George Baker, aged 18, employed by Alderman Blaikie, of The Cottage, Mulgoa, was drowned in the Mulgoa Creek this morning. He went out on horseback to bring in cows, which had been rounded…

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Another Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 7

A middle-aged man named Woollf Kinerling was admitted to the Sydney Hospital yesterday, suffering from a serious injury to one of his legs, above the ankle. He was knocked down and run over by an electric tram at…

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Accident at the Lyceum Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 7

Douglas Porter, aged 26 years, contractor, residing in Jesson-street, Alexandria, met with a painful accident at the Lyceum Theatre last night. He was descending a night of slips, when he slipped and fell to the bottom,…

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Fatality Near Temora. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5

A middle-aged man named William Whalen was killed yesterday at Mr. James Howard's farm, near Broken dam, owing to a tree falling upon him while he was engaged in grubbing and clearing. This is…

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Country News. Boy Drowned at Robertson Park. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 7

A drowning fatality occurred at Robertson Park yesterday. Thomas Brooks, aged 11 years, a nephew of Mr. J. M'Pherson, was on his way home from a paddock, and had to cross by means of a log…

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A Street Accident

The Australian Star · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5

This morning about 11.15 a carter named James Conday, aged 48, living at 22 Glebestreet, Glebe, fell from his waggon in Jonesstreet, Ultimo. The Civil Ambulance Brigade…

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Drowning Fatality at Mulgoa

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 6

On Wednesday morning last a young man named George Baker, 18 years of age, employed by Alderman A J Blaikie, dairyman at 'The Cottage,' Mulgoa, was drowned in the Mulgoa Creek, It had…

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Drowning Fatality at Robertson Park. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 14

Mr. A. D. Badgery, district coroner, conducted an inquest to-day concerning the death of Thomas Jerrett Brooks, aged 11, who was drowned in the creek at Robertson Park on Wednesday. There was…

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A Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 11

MURRURUNDI, Friday. -- This morning a daughter of the late Mr. Douglas Martin, aged seven years, when playing about on the railway line into the Government quarry at Doughboy…

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A Fatal Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 10

A somewhat peculiar fatal accident happened at Maffra early this morning. A young farmer, Samuel Weatherley, was returning from a ball given to conclude the Queen's Birthday…

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Thirty-five Children Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 12

LONDON, May 16.—Owing to two boats coming into collision during a fete on the lake at Ronciglione, Italy, 35 children were drowned…

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