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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Casualties. a Street Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 8

A carpenter named Alfred Mackney, who resides at Forest-road, Pe[?]urst, was attempting to board a tram at the corner of King and Elizabeth streets yesterday, when he trod upon a piece of iron, which…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 4

John G[?]hgan, contractor, an old resident was accidentally killed this morning by a fall from his dray. BROKEN HILL, Monday…

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Tram Accidents

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

Alfred Mackeney, aged 62, a joiner, of Forcast-road, Penshurst, yesterday, was getting off a steam tram at the corner of King and Elizabeth streets, when his foot caught in…

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Casualties. Accident to a Carpenter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 7

Alfred Mackney (62), carpenter, residing at Forest-road, Penshurst, was boarding a tram at the corner of King and Elizabeth streets yesterday, when his foot got caught in a piece of iron,…

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Accident on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 7

Whilst William Horsfort, of Kent-street, was working on the steamer St. George, lying at Cowper's Wharf, yesterday, a heavy piece of iron fell upon his right foot, severely crushing it. The…

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Sensational Buggy Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 6

ARMIDALE, Monday.--Last evening Mrs. Pearman, accompanied by two lads named respectively Wm. Johnson and Herbert Ward, who had been to the local hospital to see the remains of her…

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Warship in Collision

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 5

The Great Eastern railway's Continental steamship Cambridge collided with the torpedo-boat destroyer Salmon on December 3. The Cambridge, which was on her way to…

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Seriously Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 7

Ernest E. Hagen, 17 years of age, a clerk, residing at "Cardigan," Billyard-avenue, Elizabeth. Bay, was seriously Injured at Patterson, Laing. and Bruce's, Wynyard-square,…

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Horrible Mining Fatality. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 9

A young man named Samson Easy, aged 25 years, met with a horrible death at the Mount Morgab Company's mine last night. He was working in one of the tunnels, and must have tried to enter the cage…

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A Cabman Fatally Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 7

A cabman named Patrick Jennings, who was stated to have fallen off his cub, died in the Sydney Hospital yesterday from the effiects of his injuries. The matter has been…

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People Injured at Gunnedah

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 8

GUNNEDAH, Tuesday.--The storm yesterday at Carroll was very severe, and several houses were unroofed. Mr. John M'Mahon and his wife were both injured by the fall of their house, and…

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A Wharf Labourer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 7

Whilst engaged yesterday in unloading cases from a lighter at the A.U.S.N. Company's wharf, a wharf labourer named Alexander Wilson, residing at 52 Washington-street, Sydney, sustained a fracture of…

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A Wharf Laborer Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 9

A wharf laborer named Alexander Wilson was assisting to unload a case of galvanised iron at the A.U.S.N. Wharf yesterday, when it fell on his right leg, breaking it. He was conveyed to the…

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Victoria. a Swimming Fatality. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 10

At the inquiry into the drowning of the l[?]d William Franklm Angell, evidence was given that he became exhausted in swimming across the Yarra. Two boy friends attempted to rescue him, but owing…

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Fiona-lady Hampden Collision. Finding of the Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 7

The Marine Court having concluded the hearing of evidence yesterday concerning the collision in Johnstone's Bay on the night, of December 14 between the Colonial…

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Casualties. Fatality at Redfern. a Little Girl Run Over

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 9

During the southerly yesterday morning a little girl named Amy Hayek (3), residing with her parents at 33 Elizabeth-street, Redfern, was run over by a cart at the corner of Castlereagh…

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The Fiona-lady Hampden Collision. Marine Court Inquiry Continued

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 3

The inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision which took place in Johnstone's Bay between the Colonial Sugar Company's steamer Fiona and the Balmain New Ferry Company's…

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Fatality at a Pro-boer Meeting. a Verdict of Manslaughter London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 9

At the inquest on the man who was killed in the riot at Birmingham at the pro-Boer meeting on December 18 the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter by a policeman…

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Law. Tuesday, January 14. Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Rogers, and Captains Dakin and W. Jack, assessors.) Lady Hampden-fiona Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 10

An inquiry was concluded into the circumstances attending the collision between the Colonial Sugar Co.'s steamer Fiona and the Balmain New Ferry Co.'s steamer Lady Hampden, which…

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Law Report. Tuesday, January 14. Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Rogers and Captains D. Dakin and W.Jack, assessors.) the Fiona-lady Hampden Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 6

Mr. Cargill, of the Crown Law Department, appeared for the Superintendent of Navigation; Dr. sly, instructed by Messrs. Minter, Simpson, and Co., for the owners and officers of the Fiona; and…

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