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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

3,833 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 192

Blasting Accident at Balmain

The Australian Star · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

The man Richard Ahearn, who was seriously injured through a blasting accident in Reynolds- street, Balmain, on Tuesday morning last, succumbed to his injuries in the…

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Accident on the Prinz Regent Luitpold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 7

Whilst working on board the Gorman mail steamer Prinz Regent Luitpold yesterday, a coal-trimmer named Thomas Goldschmidt (23) was Struck on the head with a bar of Iron and…

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Newcastle. the Miners' Accident Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 6

A case of considerable Interest as affecting the administration of the Miners' Accident Fund was heard yesterday at the Newcastle Police Court, before Mr. G. F. Scott, Acting S.M…

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Fatal Van Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 6

COOLAH, Thursday.--when coming into town last night, the horses In Mr. C. R. .Young's van shied at a culvert, and upset the vehicle. The driver, John Train, was killed instantly. A…

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Drowning Accident at Hurstville

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 3

ON Wednesday afternoon last, at Hurstville, a 2-year old daughter of Mr. James Welsh, who is employed as a gardener by Mr. John O’Brien, was…

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Found Drowned

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 5

The body of a woman supposed to be that of Mary Gilbert, lately residing at the corner of Ross- street and James'-road, Forest Lodge, was discovered in the pond in the…

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Injured Teats

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 30

It not infrequently occurs where a number of cows are herded together that a teat ls occasionally stepped on and badly injured. The…

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A Woman Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 11

The body of a woman named Mary Gilbert, about 45 years of ago, who lately resided at the corner of Hoes-street and St. Jamos'-road, Forcet was found floating in the pond in the…

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Drowned in Potts Hill Reservoir

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 4

An inquest was begun on Thursday afternoon at the Rookwood Asylum touching the death of a man named Timothy Benn, aged 55 years, an inmate of the institution…

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Found Drowned in a Pond

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 6

The body of a middle-aged woman was yesterday found in one of the artificial lakes in the University Park. The police removed it to the South Sydney Morgae, where it was subsequently…

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Crime and Clairvoyancy. The Drowning of a Stockbroker

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 9

Considerable interest was taken in the inquest held on February 5, at the Angel Hotel, Thames Ditton, on the body of Mr. Percy Lintopp Foxwell, whose body was found in the…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 4

A young woman named Ellen Cooper, who hits been. acting us housekeeper for Mr. A. Peterson, of Liverpool, received severe injuries on Saturday through her clothes becoming…

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Pound Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 7

The body found floating in the ocean off Little Red Head on Friday was the subject of an inquiry by the District Coroner at Newcastle on Saturday. It was identified as that of Charles…

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Inquests. Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 7

The death of Mary Gllbert, 52, whose body was found floating In the pond In Victoria Park on Friday morning, was inquired into by the Deputy City Coroner on Saturday at tho South…

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The Balmain Blasting Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 7

The Deputy City Coroner hold an Inquest at Balmain Cottage Hospital on Saturday on the body of Richard Ahearn, 40, 'lately residing at Garden-street, Marrickville, who died on March…

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Fatality at "The Gap."

The Australian Star · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 5

An inquiry was conducted by Dr. Todd at Lloyd's Hotel this morning respecting the death of the woman Margaret Ann Haining, a widow, 67 years of age, and lately residing…

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Drowned in a Park Pond

Evening News · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 3

The death of a married woman named Marry Gilbert, 52, whose body was, on Friday, found in a pond at Victoria Park, formed the subject of a magisterial inquiry held on Saturday by the…

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Fatality at the Gap. a Woman's Body Found on the Rocks

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 7

Shortly before 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon a man, whose identity Is not known, saw an elderly woman sitting near the Gap, at Watson's Bay. On looking a few minutes later…

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Fatal Blasting Accident

Evening News · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 3

The deputy city coroner "held an inquiry on Saturday respecting the death of Richard Ahearn, 40, who died in the Balmain Hospital on Thursday from injuries received in a blasting…

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Tram Accident to a Constable

The Australian Star · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 5

Shortly after 11 o'clock this morning Constable George Brietor, of No. 3 Station, while boarding a tram between Bridge and Bent streets while in motion, by some means lost…

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