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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Accident to Dredge Hands. Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

A very serious accident happened at the Halfmoon dr[?]dge to Sydney Reynolds and William Feeney. They were engaged underneath the [?] [?] when the stays gave way, causing the…

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Fatal Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 6

On Tuesday evening Mr. T. E. M'Nev[?]n, P.M., the Parramatta District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry touching the death of Charles Ha[?]dine, of Baulkham Hills, who died at the hospital on the…

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Accident on the Zig-zag

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

LITHGOW, Tuesday,--Another accident, which illustrates the dangerous character of the Zig-Zag, occurred to the up-mall one night, or rather one morning, early last week. The matter has been…

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Bathing Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 6

HELENSBURGH, Thursday.—A sad drowning accident occurred here this afternoon, when a boy named James Canning, 10 years of age, and an only son, went bathing with a companion, and…

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A Shooting Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 6

HAY, Thursday.—A shocking gun accident happened at Ivanboe late on Tuesday evening. Two boys, Alfred Stead and Mark Smith, aged 11 and 3 years respectively, had been out…

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Terrible Fatality. Lithgow

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 5

Word has been received here that Mr. James Russell, manager of Goodsett and Smith's Ex-editor Lime Works, near Portland, and formerly manager of the Hartley Vale Shale…

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Ormuz-ismaila Collision Marine Court's Decision

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday Afternoon.-The Court of Marine Inquiry gave its decision to-day in the formal inquiry relating to the Ormuz and Ismaila collision. The court found that the Ormuz…

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Western Australia. Collision at Albany. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 8

It was reported a day or two ago that the steamer Coolgardie came into collision with the barque E[?] Isle at Albany. The Coolgardie arrived at Fremantle to-day. The matter states that the…

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Ormuz-ismaila Collision. Finding of the Court. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 6

Judgment was given by the Marine Court this afternoon in the case of the collision between the Ormuz and the Ismaila. The court found that the Ormuz was not navigated with…

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Ormuz-ismaila Collision. Finding of the Marine Court. Pilot Emmerson Culpable

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Marine Court of Inquiry gave their decision this afternoon regarding the Ormuz-Ismaila collision. They answered the various questions submitted by…

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Ormuz-ismaila Collision. Finding of the Court of Marine Inquiry. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 8

The Court of Marine Inquiry delivered its finding this afternoon in respect of the collision between the steamers Ormuz and Ismaila at Port Phillip Heads on the night of December 11. The [?]ding was…

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Law. Thursday, January 17. Collision in Newcastle Harbor. a Tugboat and a Punt. Vice- Admiralty Judgment

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 8

Mr. Justice Owen, sitting as Deputy Judge Commissary in Vice- Admiralty, delivered his reserved Judgment in the case of Fenwick v. Young Bungarce, heard near the close of the last term…

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A Fatal Accident. Murrurundi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 5

An inquest was held by Mr. C. F. Juchan, district coroner, into the cause of the death of Thomas Allco[?]t, of Ardgl[?] who killed yesterday. The evidence showed that the horse decased was driving…

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Victoria. a Gun Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 8

A young woman named Miss May Hunter was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital to-day suffering from a g[?]shot wound. The injury, it is stated, was received at Langwarrin last evening through a lad…

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Shooting Accident. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 6

Miss Blair, the young lady who was accidentally shot in the hip by a lad named William Minting, at Langwarrin, is recovering…

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Accident on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 8

Joseph Martin (22), chief cook on the French steamer Saint Louis fell down the held of the steam collier Currajong yesterday, receiving sever injuries to his head and body and a fracture…

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Rescued From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 11

Whilst working on Parbury's Wharf yesterday afternoon, John Hesse, 61 years of age, residing at 11 Foster-street, Surry-hills, fell into the water. He was immediately rescued, but was…

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Terrible Fatality

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 5

Word has been received at Lithgow that Mr James Russell, manager of Goodlett and Smith's Exc[?]lsior Lima Works, near Portland, and formerly manager of the…

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A Boy Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

Hector Smith, 4½ years son of Mr. C. Smith, of St. John's Park, was found in a waterhole on his parents' property, on Thursday morning. The boy was fishing for bully-frogs with an…

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Drowned at St. John's Park

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 6

A case of drowning occurred on Thursday at St. John's Park, near Liverpool, the victim being the son, aged 5 years, of Mr. C. Smith, fruitgrower of that place. From what can be…

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