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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

3,833 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 192

Fatal Burning Accident. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 3

Mrs. H. H. Capper died at midnight, from injuries received in a burning accident reported on Friday night. The deceased lady was a daughter of the Rev. Edward Ensor, of New Zealand, and was…

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The Miners' Accident Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 6

The conference of mining lodges convened to consider the provisions of the Miners' Accident Relief Act his recommended a number of amendments, including the following:—1. That payment be made…

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A Fatal Burning Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 6

The City Coroner conducted a magisterial inquiry at the Lemongrove Hotel, Wallsend, this afternoon, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a child named Margaret Esteli Platt, 4½…

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Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 6

A very narrow escape occurred opposite St. Mary's Cathedral, College-street, on Saturday evening. A boy, who was riding on a tram, jumped off on the side nearest the…

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Miners Accident Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 6

At a meeting of representatives of the miners' lodges hold at Newcastle, it was decided to apply to the Minister for Mines for remuneration for the local committees appointed to administer the…

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A Strange Fatality

Evening News · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-There were some further developments in the Oxford Hotel fatality today. Shortly after Queen Victoria's death Frederick W. Coupland, landlord of the Oxford Hotel…

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A Colliery Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 10

A miner named William Williams, employed at the Stockton Colliery, met with a serious accident in the pit this afternoon. It appears that whilst he was hewing coal a sudden fall took place, his legs being…

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Slight Accident to the Australien

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 8

It had been understood that the Messageries Maritimes steamer would not henceforth call at Adelaide. It was therefore surprising to-day when the Australien arrived, This was owing to an accident which…

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A Fatal Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 8

BERRY, Tuesday.--A [?] to a lad, aged 8, named Leslie Stephenson, son of Mr. H. Stephenson, at Brown's Mount this morning. He jumped on to a slide drawn by a team…

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The Sydenham Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 6

The inquest concerning the Sydenham railway disaster was resumed at the Coroner's Court yesterday, and much interest was manifested in the proceedings. The witnesses examined during the…

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Accident at Eveleigh Workshops

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 9

Eugene Murphy (17), of George-street, Er-Skineville, was admitted to the Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday suffering from a fractured kneecap. The injury was caused by a shutter…

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Accident to the Australien

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 7

When the Australian left Fremantle her passengers understood that she would not call at Adelaide. The agents and boarding officials here did not anticipate her calling, and…

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A Fatal Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 9

Felix Colqulioun, the driver of the lorry which collided Willi an electric tramcar at Circular Quay on Monday morning, died at the Sydney Hospital about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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A Serious Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 1

About 8 a.m. on Saturday, a number of workmen were preparing to pull down the old verandah in front of Messrs. Murray Bros, shops nearest Lennox Bridge, and…

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Riding Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 6

GULGONG, Tuesday.--Yesterday afternoon a young man named Robert Ryan, residing .at Dexter Springs, was riding when his horse shied, throwing him, and fracturing his skull…

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Harbor Collision

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 2

About 5.80 p.m. on Wednesday a slight collision occurred in the harbor between the Manly ferry steamer Brighton and the ketch Dewdrop. The Brighton was on the way from Manly, and the…

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George-street Fatality

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 6

At the Criminal Court yesterday, before Mr. Acting-Justice Pring, Robert Moyes, a 'busdriver, was arraigned on a charge of manslaughter. Mr. Wade was Crown…

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A Harbour Collision

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

A collision that occurred in the harbour last evening, between the Manly steamer Brighton and the ketch Dewdrop, resulted in the latter vessel having her bowsprit carried…

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Railway Fatality. Scone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

A fetller named Calnan arrived here by the Brisbane mail train last night, and proceeded on a tricycle to his home, five miles distant. He was run into by the North-western mail train and killed…

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Collision in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

A collision occurred in tho harbor at 5.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon between the Manly ferry steamer Brighton and the ketch Dowdrop. The ketch had left Parbury'a Wharf about 4.30…

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