Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

3,833 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 192

Fatal Accidents. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 3

Reginald W. Hall, 15, residing at Bleude-street, was fatally shot by a companion at Purnamo[?]ta yesterday. Hall and three other lads lett Broken Hill early in the morning on a shooting expedition. At…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Country News. a Series of Railway Accidents. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 3

Since Saturday last railway accidents of a minor character have been somewhat frequent. On Saturday an engine left the road at Lawson, causing some delay to traffic. It is stated that the up-train…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Accident at Junee. Temora

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 8

The mailman from Junee, named Rodgers, met with an accident on Saturday, and sustained a fracture of one of his legs. He is now in Junee Hospital…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

A Tramway Accident. Action for Alleged Negligence. Claim for £1000

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

An action against the Railway Commissioners, from whom £1000 was claimed for compensation for injuries said to have been received through alleged negligence and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Series of Railway Accidents. Engines Damaged and Trucks Smashed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 4

PENRITH, Monday.--Several minor accidents resulting in damages to railway property, have happened during the last couple of days. On Saturday, at Lawson, one train ran into another,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 8

An inquest was held at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, yesterday, touching the death of William Frederick Hingham (37), civil engineer, lately residing with his wife and five…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Serious Accident. in a City Sewer. Choked by Foul Air. One Man Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

During the luncheon hour yesterday three men who had occasion to descend a sewer-manhole in Erskine-street were overcome with foul air. One of them, John Stevens, plasterer, married,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Casualties. a Fatal Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 6

The boy, Robert Rutter, who was admitted to the Balmain Cottage Hospital on Saturday last, suffering from a severe fracture of the base of the skull, a fracture of the left arm, and…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Sewer Fatality. an Inquest Opened

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 5

The death of Alfred John Stevens, plasterer, lately residing in Thomas-street, Blue's Point, North Sydney, who was asphyxiated by foul air in a manhole in Erskine-street, formed the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Brighton-dewdrop Collision. Marine Court Inquiry

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains Arthur Hay and Daniel Dakin (assessors), held an inquiry yesterday into the circumstances attending the collision, which…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Sewer Fatality. Adjourned Inquest. How the Men Were Overcome

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 5

The inquest touching the death of Alfred John Stevens, who met with his death at the low level drainage works, near the bottom of Erskine-street, on Monday, was resumed at…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Harbour Collision. The Brighton-Dewdrop Inquiry. Finding of the Marine Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 7

An inquiry was opened in the Court of Marine Review yesterday afternoon, before his Honor Judge Backhouse, and Messrs. A. Hay and Daniel Dakin, assessors, into the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Backhouse and Messrs. A. Hay and D. Dakin, assessors.) Collision in the Harbour. Brighton v. Dew Drop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 4

The Court of Marine Inquhy sat yesterday afternoon to investigate the circumstances connected with a collision which took place on the afternoon of February 27 near Fort Denison between the Manly…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Accidents and Fatalities

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

HARDEN, Tuesday-Mr. D. Bond, while out cycling on Sunday, met with a nasty accident. He was much crushed and shaken. MOREE, Tuesday.-Mr. John A. Wilson…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Law Report. Tuesday, March 5. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of 4.) Claim for Injuries in a Tram Accident. Timbs v. Commissioners for Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Walker and Mr. Boyce, instructed by Messrs. Porkins and Fosbery, appeared for the plaintiff; and Sir Julian Salomons, K.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by Mr. J. C. Thom…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Tasmania. the Accident to the Tambo. Marine Court Inquiry. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 7

The Court of Inquiry re the Tambo dis[?]ter was held this afternoon. Judgement was reserved. Captain Wilcock, master of the vessel, said that it was on a small rock just off Cape Sonnerat that his ve[?]sel…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

A Man Accidently Shot. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 10

An inquest was held to-day on the body of William Rusden, who was accidentally shot by a man named Caleb Cundy near Lewis Ponds Creek on Saturday. A verdict of accidental death was returned. Deceased…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Sewer Accident. Initiation of the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 5

The inquest on the body of Alfred John Stevens, lately residing at Thomas-street, Bluse Point, who was killed in a [?]wer off Erskine-street on Monday, was initiated by the Deputy Coroner (Dr. R. H…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

In the Days of the Dead Sport in the Past. The Old Homebush Course. Tarragon and Volunteer. Honest Higgerson's Horsemanship. an Affair of Fisticuffs. Hazards — A Police Raid — Securing a Swell Mob — An Interesting Inguest — A Coack Accident. — The Ophir Gold Rush — Sanl Samuel's Shooting — Brady's Wit. NO. V.

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

The past! The past'. Oh what a tide Does memory pour upon the breast; What visions rise, what phantoms glide. To fill the brain and break the rest…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Accident. Narrow Escapes. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 5

A railway accident occurred yesterday on the main line to the mines from the Sliverton Tramway Co.'s line. An engine, attached to 24 trucks, 19 of which were empty, after…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →