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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

3,833 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 192

Accident in George-street

Evening News · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 5

While crossing George-street, near the General Post Office, shortly before 8 o'clock this morning, a young man named Robert Richardson was knocked down by an electric tram coming from…

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A peculiar series of Accidents

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 10

Few persons take the trouble to calculate the risks they run, in at a moments notice being rendered into a position of practical helplessness. It is therefore something that we cannot…

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Fatal Tram Accident. the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 3

The City Coronor(Mr. J. C. Woore) conducted an inquest at the Coroner's Court yesterday into the circumstances connected with the death of a man named Richard Boon, aged 40 years, which occurred…

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A Coaching Accident. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 5

An accident occurred yesterday to the mail coach proceeding from Tumbarumba to Wagga, resulting in the vehicle being capsized and two passengers and the driver being injured. The coach, drawn by three…

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Accidents and Fatalities

The Australian Star · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 7

Maud Vernon (40), a resident of Rlley- street, Surry Hills, was found in an unconscious condition by Constable Rankin near her home last evening. She was taken to…

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Another Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 5

Robert Richardson, a resident of Arthur- street, Marrickville, while crossing the tramline in George-street, near the Post-office, this morning, was knocked down by an electric…

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Thursday's Collision

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 6

The steamers Rosedale and Carabella, after their experiences of Thursday night, were in the hands of Mort's Dock people, and repairs are to be carried out with all speed. The Rosedale…

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Railway Accident at Menangle. a Woman Fatally Injured

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 11

A serious accident occurred to a Mrs. O'Shannessy shortly before noon yesterday on the railway line at Menangle She was crossing the line in the vicinity of Menangle…

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Casualties. a Man Seriously Injured. Supposed Somnambulism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 9

A groom, named Robert Waddington, met with a serious accident in a remarkable manner at Lloyd's Hotel, where he was employed, at Miller's Point, shortly, befre I o'clock yesterday…

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The Sydenham Railway Accident. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 3

Sir,—So far as the public are concerned the verdict of the jury in this matter is very unsatisfactory, as the accident is attributed to the defective characteristics of the…

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Railway Accident. a Woman's Foot Cut Off

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 6

Shortly after 11 a.m. yesterday a Miss O'Shannessy was crossing the railway line at Menangle Station, with a baby in her arms, when she was knocked down by a locomotive. When…

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Fatal Accidents

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

The man who fell out of a second-storey window at the Lloyd Motel on Friday morning, while, it is suggested, he was walking in his sleep, died in Sydney Hospital this morning…

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Accident on a Steamer

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 5

Thomas' Taylor, fireman on the steamer Albany, was admitted into the Sydney Hospital last evening suffering from severe scalp wounds and concussion of the brain, the…

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Serious Tram Accident. a Man Knocked Down in George-street

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 13

There has been an alarming frequency of tram accidents of late, and an addition was made to the long list yesterday, when Robert Richardson, a resident of Arthur-street, Marrickville, was…

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Miners' Accident Relief Act

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 26

The New South Wales "Government Gazette," of May 2, contained regulations framed under the above act. These regulations give instructions regarding the appointment of officials and other…

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Football Accidents

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1901 · page 7

At the Agricultural Ground one of the Glebe II. players had his collar-bone broken, and Nesbitt, of Glebe First Grade, had a finger broken. At Wentworth Park…

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Singular Shooting Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1901 · page 8

Mounted-Constable Brady, of the Geelong (Victoria) district, one of the members of the force summoned to Melbourne for special duty during the Royal visit, lies…

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Randwick Sewer Accident Concert

Truth · Sunday 12 May 1901 · page 2

A VERY successful concert was held at Randwick on Friday night, in connection with the fund for the sufferers by the recent sewer accident. The organisers were Mr. Weaver and…

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Menangle Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 8

The Deputy City Coroner, Dr. Todd, conducted an inquest at the Coroner's Court on Saturday, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Johanna O'Shanassy, 39, which resulted from…

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The Railway Fatality

The Australian Star · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 6

The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) conducted an inquest at the Coroner's Court on Saturday in connection with the death of Miss…

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