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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Accident in Centennial Park. Inspector Bremner Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 17

The entry of the procession into the park was marred by a serious accident. It appears that a home ridden by Trooper Maxted, of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, suddenly became…

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Two Boys Drowned in Cook's River

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 17

Two little boys named Harold Slack and Charles Wood were drowned in Cook's River, near the Canterbury Racecourse, yesterday afternoon. The lads were both residents of…

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Casualties. Drowned Off Kirribilli Point. a Ship's Officer Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 17

When the westerly squall came on about 8.30 yesterday afternoon, two men, the first and second officers of the steamer Kalgoorlie, were sailing in the harbor. For some time their little…

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A Runaway Horse. an Inspector of Police Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 8

Shortly after the Commonwealth procession had entered Centennial Park yesterday a horse ridden by one of the troopers suddenly became startled and bolted. Inspector George Bremner, who was…

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Fall From a Tram. a Country Constable Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 8

When the steam trams were carrying their enormou[?] loads of sightse[?]rs along Oxford-street yesterday afternoon Constable Sharples, of Bulli, who is on special duty in Sydney for the celebrations, was…

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The Gun Accident. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 3

Sir,-It is with deep regret I read an account of accident re Royal Horse Artillery. I beg to suggest that a subscription be taken up on behalf of the sufferers among the military men present in…

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The Day's Accidents. Absence of Casualties During the Procession. Boating and Bathing Fatalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 15

Contrary to all expectations the great procession of yesterday was not marked by any alarming fatalities. Single instances of accidents were recorded, but taken generally the casualty list boars evidence to the…

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A Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon Constable Sharpies, of Bull, was riding on the footboard of a tram in Oxford street, when by some means he was knocked off. Sharples was taken to the…

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On the Ferries. Heavy Traffic and No Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 17

As was to be expected, the ferry truffle was abnormally heavy yesterday. There were two rushes of passengers each way. In the early morning they swarmed into town to see the…

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Cook's River Drowning Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 3

An inquiry into the circumstances by which two little boys named respectively Haroid Slack and Charles Wood were drowned on Tuesday in Cook's River while bathing was held at…

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A Street Fatality

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 5

The death of a man named James Osborne, an army pensioner, which occurred in the Sydney Hospital on the 1st instant, formed the subject of a Coroner's inquest at…

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The Harbour Fatality

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 5

The City Coroner held an inquiry at the Lioyd Hotel this morning into the death of Frederick Hartnett Parker, which occurred in Neutral Bay on Tuesday afternoon. The…

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The Harbour Fatality

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 6

Yesterday the Water Police continued dragging for the body of the second officer of the steamer Kalgoorlie, who was drowned through the capsize of a beat In Neutral Bay…

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Serious Vehicle Accident. Four Persons Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 8

Yesterday, shortly after 3 p.m., a vehicle accident took place on the Rose Bay tra[?] line, in the vicinity of Double Bay, which resulted in four persons being more or less severely…

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The Kalgoorlie Boating Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 3

About 10.45 a.m. yesterday the water police recovered the body of Frederick Hartnett Parker, second officer of the steamer Kalgoorlie, who was drowned on the previous day. and conveyed it to…

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The Salamis-polynesien Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 7

The collision between the French mail steamer Polynesian and the Aberdeen White Star steamer Salamis at Albany was not serious. The Polynesian was going astern to anchor when she…

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Four People Injured

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 5

A serious accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on the South Head-road, near Double Bay, tour people being injured. Mr. W. H. C. Lovely, with Mrs. Lovely, and Colonels Lovely…

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Distressing Shooting Fatality. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 9

A distressing shooting fatality occurred near Wollongbar yesterday afternoon. A [?]d named Nicholas Clayton, 11 years of age, was accidentally shot. His father, with other men, was wallaby shooting in the…

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Accidentally Shot by His Father

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 6

LISMORE, Wednesdays-A lad named Claydon (11), reading at Rous, was accidentally shot dead yesterday by his father. A party were out shooting wallabies, and the father was carrying a…

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Death of Inspector Bremner. Particulars of the Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 9

The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) held an inquest yesterday at St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, regarding the death of Inspector James Bremner, who had died early the same morning from…

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