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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Inquests. the Wahroonga Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 7

The City Coroner, Sir. J. C. Woore, held an inquest yesterday at the Lloyd Hotel on the body of Martha Rebecca Linden, aged 63 years, a resident of Roseby-street, Marrickville, who was killed by…

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Collision in the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

A collision between the steamers Andania and Moonta, both belonging to the Adelaide Steamship Company, occurred aoout 5 o'clock this afternooon at the Dyke, Carrington, and resulted in extensive…

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A Mining Fatality. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

An accident occurred at Upper Temora this ofternoon, resulting in the death of a miner named Price. About 2 o'clock deceased was let down a shaft, and very shortly afterwards the lad on top heard a noise…

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Fatality at Pyrmont. a Workman Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

An unfortunate fatality happened at the Colonial Sugar Company's works, Pyrmont, yesterday, when an employee named William Davidson, 45, of Mount-street, Pyrmont, was…

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Drowned Whilst Bathing. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

A youth named Richard Stone, aged 18 years, employed at the East Greta Colliery, was drowned this afternoon while bathing in Wallis Creek. The body was recovered within half an hour, but all efforts to…

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An Accident

Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 5

Whilst the memorial service in the Parramatta Park last Saturday was in progress an old man named Darke was standing on the summit of the hill…

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The Pyrmont Fatality

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 11

An inquiry was held at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday by the City Coroner into the death of William Davidson, which occurred on Thursday at the Colonial Sugar Co.'s…

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Collision with a Tram

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 6

The loss of a horse was the subject of an action in the District Court yesterday, in which the Railway Commissioners were defendants and the plaintiff a milk vendor named Gerald…

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Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 10

Thomas Carter, a trucker, a married man with four children, was fatally injured at the British mine early to-day. He was taken to the hospital and died shortly afterwards. He was about to start working…

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Collision in a Melbourne Dock. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 10

The steamer Melbourne and the German[?] barque Amazone came into collision to-day in Victoria Dock. The force of the impact was severe, and several of the Amarone'a plates, both above and below the[?]…

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Newcastle Notes. Newcastle, Friday. Collision in the Harbour

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 6

A collision occurred yesterday evening between the steamers Andania and Moonta, of the Adelaide line. The firstnamed vessel had been loading at No. 12 crane, and was…

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St. Marys (By Our Reporter). Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 6

Rev A Smith met with an accident on Thursday of last week. He was riding along to Plumpton when the horse stumbled and threw him off. He was a good deal shaken…

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The Death of Father M'Glone. A Beloved Priest. a Terrible Accident. Sorrowful Scenes at Lithgow

The Catholic Press · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 11

Nothing could have caused greater sadness among the priests of the archdiocese than the news of the death of the Rev. Father M'Glone, priest in charge of Lithgow. It…

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Sad Accident to a Priest. The Late Father M'Glone

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 14

THE telegraphic announcement that on Thursday evening of last week the Rev. P J. M'Glone, Lithgow, had met his death by accident came as a shock to the whole community. From the report of the…

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An Oxford-st. Accident

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 2

Gerald Cummins, a milk vendor, sued the Railway Commissioners in the District Court on Friday to recover £30 compensation for alleged negligence on the part of their servants…

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Metropolitan District Court. (Before Judge Gibson.) a Tramway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 7

Cummies v. Railway Commissioners (part beard). Mr. A. Thomason, instructed by Messrs. Lee, Colquhoun, and Ba[?]ett, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Scholes, instructed by Mr. J. C. Thom…

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Shooting Accident at Singleton. Singleton

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 6

Whilst using a revolver this morning a lad named Luke Hosle accidentally shot himself through the palm of the hand. He proceeds to Newcastle to-morrow to get the bullet…

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Railway Train Derailed. Accident in America Number of Casualties

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 9

LONDON, Friday Morning.--A westward bound limited train from New York to Chicago, which was one of the fastest running, on the Erle railway, was derailed by a fishplate breaking on a…

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A Peculiar Accident

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 3

ON Tuesday last little Florrie, aged nine years; the daughter of Mr. T. Wearne Hurstville Council Clerks, was discovered lying on the platform…

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Fishing Fatality and a Brave Action

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1901 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon, as mentioned in last issue, an engineer named William Rowles fell from the cliffs at Bluefish Rocks, at the quarantine ground, Manly,…

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