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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Newcastle. a Man Drowned. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 10

The body of a man named Thomas Harley, lately employed as assistant cook at the New Station Hotel, was foun[?]his afternoon in the [?]lal water of Cottage Creek, at Wickham. The discovery was…

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Perils of the Sea. the Ormuz-ismaila Collision. Big Disaster Narrowly Averted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The captain and other officers of the R.M.S. Ormuz were examined today at the Court of Marine Inquiry in regard to the collision between that steamer and the…

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A Harbour Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 10

A man named Denis Buckley, employed as a fireman on board the steamer Bera, was admitted into the Newcastle hospital this evening in an exhausted condition, suffering from the effects of immersion. It…

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Serious Accident at the Bondi Baths. a Bather Suffers Severely

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1901 · page 7

A very serious accident occurred at the Bondi Baths yesterday afternoon. Mr. Phegan, of the firm of Messrs. Phegan and Walsh, Oxford-street, had taken one header…

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Found by Accident. the Grip of La Grippe. The Expulsion of the Enemy. The Case of Mr. Alexander Hislop

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1901 · page 2

One of the best known chefs in New South Wales is Mr. Alexander Hislop, residing at No. 34 Burton-street, Darlinghurst. That gentleman has been engaged…

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Gun Fatality. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 5

On Saturday a lad named Vere Murray, who was out wallaby shooting, sat down to rest. The stock of his gun was between his feet, while the barrel rested on his chest. By…

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A Duke's Daughter Drowned

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 7

Lady Katharine Manners, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Rutland, after having been missing all Friday night, was found drowned in Knipton fish pond, in the park of Belvoir Castle, on…

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Accident at the Bondi Baths. a Man Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 6

Bondi Baths were the scone of a very serious accident on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Phegan, of the farm of Phegan and Walsh, Waverley, being…

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A Woman Injured at a Fire. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 5

An uninsured weatherboard house of four rooms with outbuildings was completely destroyed by fire about 8 o'clock last night. The dwelling is situated near the cottage homes at the eastern end of the…

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Accident at Bondi Baths

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A serious diving accident occurred at the Bondi Swimming Baths on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Phegan, of the firm of Phegan and Walsh, Waverley-road, was in the act of diving from the…

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Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 9

On Friday evening a child named Leslie Budi[?], aged nine years, living with his parents in Brickfieldstreet, Parramatta, was received into the Parramatta. District Hospital, suffering from concussion of the…

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Serious Diving Accident

The Australian Star · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon Mr. Phegan, of Phegan and Walsh, Waverley, met with a serious accident at the Bondi baths. He was about to dive from a platform 25ft. above the…

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A Workman Injured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a workman named Jas. Clark, of 24 Dock -road, Balmain, was drawn into some revolving machinery at Mort's Dock, where he was employed, and received…

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The Country. a Shooting Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 6

DUNGOG, Monday.--A sad shooting accident occurred this evening. A young man, Herbert Henny, was bare shooting, and when standing on a log he let his gun fall. It exploded, the…

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Miners' Accident Relief Act. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

An interesting point lately a[?]ose here in connection with the operation of the Miners' Accident Relief Act. Employees of the Lithgow Valley Colliery Company had, like all other miners, a statutory…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 6

LITHGOW, Monday.--Recently the managing director of the Lithgow Valley Colliery Company wrote to the Under-secretary for Mines to the effect that the miners of that company's…

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Accident at Mort's Dock

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 6

Whilst working at Mort's Dock yesterday, James Clark (42), residing at 24 Dock-road, Balmain, was the victim of an accident, by which he was crushed. thereby receiving severe…

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Collision in Georgestreet. a Man Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 8

A collision recurred between a 'bus and a stationary sulky in George-street last evening resulting in the death of a young married man. It appears that Ernost Herman…

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Accidents and Fatalities

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 8

James Clark, 42, who received internal injuries through, being crushed by some machinery at Mort's Dock on Monday, died in the Balmain Hospital on Tuesday evening. A report of the…

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