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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

3,833 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 192

A Fatal Accident. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 10

A fatal accident occurred at Round Swamp, 10 miles from here, thi, afternoon. Mr. J. B. M'Geady had a waggon loaded with furniture, and waa about to start for Wee Waa. The horses suddenly started,…

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Accident in the Habbour. the Ketch Day Dawn Beached

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 10

A collision which resulted in the ketch Day Daws being beached on Glebe Island occurred in Rozelle Bay on Thursday. It appears that the harbour steamer Guthrey was proceeding up the…

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Fatal Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 14

On Friday morning a man named Frederick Bennett, a painter by trade and a resident of Parramatta, died in the Parramatta District Hospital. Some three weeks back, whilst engaged at his…

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The Railway Accident. Evidence of Experts

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 7

The City Coroner continued his inquest yesterday into the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, which occurred in the railway disaster at Sydenham on February 15…

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Railway Accident. The Invulnerable Boy. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 5

As the Sydney express was leaving Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, this morning a boy named Norman Lloyd, aged 6, who was travelling with his mother, fell out on to the line. He…

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Action Against the Railway Commissioners. an Electric Tram Accident. Claim for £1000

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 14

The Railway Commissioners were defendants in an action brought in before Mr. Justice Stephen and a Jury by William Henry Gritton to recover compensation for injuries alleged to have been…

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Peculter Accident

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 2

A MR. John Gardiner, a resident of St. Peters, on Tuesday last paid a visit to his friend, Mr. J. [?] of [?] Street, Rockdale. About ten…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 55

The Minister for Mines was waited upon last week by a deputation, representing the miners committees in the Newcastle district, the object being to suggest amendments In the regulations…

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Week's Miscellany (Continued From Page 9.) the Railway Disaster. Continuation of the Inquest. Theories for the Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1901 · page 9

The inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, who was killed in the railway disaster on February 15, was continued before the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore)…

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Rescue From Drowning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 5

A correspondent writes informing us of a rescue from drowning effected at Rozelle Bay on Monday evening last. He says that at about 5.30 p.m. Mr. Turner, caretaker and whar[?]inger for Mr. Fuller, was…

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Accidents. a George-street Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 8

Some excitement was caused in George-street yesterday afternoon by a horse attached to a sulky bolting along the tram line for a considerable distance, and then colliding with a tram proceeding in…

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The Boating Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 9

The Deputy City Coroner, Dr. Todd, continued the inquest on the body of William Byron Lawton at the Coroner's Court, Queen's-square, on Saturday. Further evidence having been taken…

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Another Shooting Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 7

He did not know it was loaded, but it was and as a result a lad named Thomas Fanter, of Windsor (15), died in the Melbourne Hospital this morning 45min. after admission. The accident…

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Fatality at Mort's Dock

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 5
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Whilst working at Mart's Dock on Saturday, night a young man of the name of William Gray (23) received injuries which eventually, resulted in his death. It appears whilst he…

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Collision in George-street

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 7

A collision occurred in George-street yesterday afternoon between a sulky and an electric tram resulting in slight injuries being inflicted upon three persons members of one family. It…

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Dovedale- Silver Cloud Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 5

Captain W. H. Heays, of the schooner Silver Cloud, which was in collision with the steamer Dovedale off the Heads on Thursday night, states that his vessel was struck only on the starboard how, making…

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A Lighthouse Keeper Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 8

An assistant lighthouse keeper, named Andrews, at Cape Moreton, was drowned yesterday owing to a wave washing him off the rocks while he was fishing…

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An Injured Jockey

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 7

The jockey Stanmore, who was badly hurt at Caulfield when Jenico fell in the Hurdle Race is suffering from concussion of the spine. Even under the most favorable circumstances it will…

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Fatality at Cape Moreton. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 5

A telegram has been received from Cape Moreton reporting that an assistant lightkeeper named Andrews was washed off the rocks while fishing on Friday, and was…

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