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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

3,833 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 192

Collision at Circular Quay. Ferry Boat and Tug

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 14

A little after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the White Star steamer Afr[?]e had hauled out from the wharf, a collision occurred at Circular Quay between the Sydney Ferries' boat…

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Recent Harbour Collision. The Thelma and Benelon Case. A Certificate Suspended

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 6

Before the Marine Court yesterday afternoon Thomas Nitchell, master of the steamer Thelma,which recently collided with the horse ferry- boat. Benelon, off Fort Macquarie,…

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Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Murray and Captains Arthur Hay and John Mackenzie, assessors.) Thelma-benelon Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 12

Mr. Cargill, of the Crown Law Office, appeared for the Superinten lent of Navigation, Mr. E. A. Garden for the master of the Benelon, and Mr. H. E. M'Intosh for the master and engineer of the Thelma…

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Lift Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 14

James Church, 45, carpenter, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital by Dr. Hart yesterday, suffering from the effects of a dislocated jaw, and injuries to the head. Church was working…

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A Terrible Accident at Hunter's Hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 10

A frightful accident befel a youth named Sullivan, Aged about 11, on Saturday last. He has recently come to live on the Hill with his widowed mother. He and an elder brother,…

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A Shocking Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 4

A lad named Whiteman, employed in the moulding shop of Vale and Sons engineering works, who on Monday at the dinner hour playing with a crane in…

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Randwick Sewer Accident

Truth · Sunday 5 May 1901 · page 8

Sir,—Having seen "Engineer's" letter in re the Randwick sewer accident, I being the laborer he refers to, beg to say I know the sacredness of an [?] as well as he, and was not asked by the…

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Fatality on a Boat

The Australian Star · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 6

The City Coroner held an inquiry at the Lloyd Hotel, George-st. North, on Saturday, touching the death of Napoleon Butcher, 55, who was killed on Friday afternoon by…

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In the Tiger's Den. Mr. Carl Wirth Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Saturday.--Mr. Carl Wirth, of Wirth Bros.' Circus, met with a serious accident during this afternoon's performance. Mr. Wirth entered a cage containing three tigers,…

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Colliery Employees' Picnic. The Minister for Mines Present. Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Weighing Appliances at Burwood. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 2

Mr. J. Kidd, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, accompanied by Mr. J. L. Fegan, Mr. A. Edden, and Mr. A. Griffith, M.'sL.A., attended the colliery employees' picnic at…

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Accidents

The Australian Star · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 2

Arthur Duncan (26), a resident of Wynham-street, Alexandria, fell from an engine near Eveleigh sheds on Saturday evening. He was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital, where he…

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Casualties. Accident to a Fireman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 6

A fireman named Arthur Duncan, 26, employed on the railway, and residing in Wyndham-street, Alexandria, fell from his engine near Evelelgh sheds on Saturday night, and…

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The Haymarket Tram Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 10

An inquest was held at the South Morgue yesterday afternoon by the Deputy-Coroner (Dr. R. H. Todd) and a jury, regarding the death of an unknown man, who was run over by the electric…

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The Waverley-road Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 10

The Deputy-Coroner (Dr. R. H. Todd) conducted all inquest at the South Morgue yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of Peter John Rice (54), a reader at the Government…

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In the Tiger's Den. Sensational Performances. Two Men Injured. Mr. Carl Wirth Seriously. a Ferocious Tiger

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 8

WELLINGTON, Monday.--The last performance of Wirth Bros.' Circus, which took place on Saturday night, before a crowded audience, was attended by a similar mishap to that which…

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The Tempe Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 4

THE coroner's jury has returned its verdict as to the causes of the Tempe railway accident, which caused so much serious loss of life and injury. The Railway Commissioners, without…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Two Men Killed by Trams

Evening News · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 6

Two fatal tram accidents occurred in Sydney on Saturday night. The first was in Waverley-road, where, early in the evening, Mr. Peter John Rice, 54, principal reader at the Government…

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Accident to Mr. J. Gunn

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 3

Our readers will learn with deep regret that Mr. John Gunn (Messrs. McGarvie Smith and Gunn) has met with a severe accident in Melbourne. He was knocked down by a tram and…

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The Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 6

After a protracted investigation extending over seventeen days the Coroner's Court in the railway accident case has returned a verdict of "accidental death." The jury found…

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Fatal Tram Accidents. the Inquests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 4

The Deputy-c[?]er (Dr. R. H. Todd) yesterday conducted an inquest at the South Morgue into the circumstances connected with the death of Pater John Rice, aged 54 years, who died from the effect…

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