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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Boating Disaster. 23 Persons Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, January 7, 2.40 p.m.—While a boat was crossing the River Lezaro, Spain, yesterday, it capsized, aud twenty-three of the passengers were drowned…

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Casualties. Tram Passenger Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

Thomas Hegarty, a resident of Bourke-street, Waverley, was the victim of a serious accident in Oxford-street, near Jersey-road, Paddington, yesterday morning…

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A Miner Killed. Fatality at Hetton Colliery. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 5

A miner named Thomas Buchanan, 65 years of ago, whilst working in the Hetton coillery yesterday afternoon, met with injuries which terminated fatally. A quantity of…

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Boating Fatality Near Albany. Four Lives Lost. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 7

A painful sensation was caused at Albany yesterday, when intelligence was received from Wilson's Inlet of a boating fatality, in which four lives were lost. The victims were Frank Good, aged 30 years,…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Collision at Sea. a Steamer Founders

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, January 7, 2.40 p.m.—The steamer Alfonso has foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain, after having been in collision. All the crew, numbering eighteen, all Liverpool men, were…

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Fatal Capsize. 23 Persons Drowned. LONDON, January 7. 2.40 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 4

A distressing fatality is reported from Spain, where a boat, while crossing the River Lezaro, capsized, with the result that 23 persons were drowned…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Brooklyn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 10

The body of Mr. F. H. Uuderwood was found floating off the Spit at Milson's Island yesterday evening and was brought here. GOULBURN, Tuesday…

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Colliery Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

A serious accident happened at about 4 o'clock this afternoon at Hetton Colliery. It appears that an old miner named Thomas Buchanan and his mate were engaged in…

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Accident at an Iron Foundry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

An engineer's apprentice named Leslie Turnbull, who resides at Douglas-street, Petersham, met with a painful accident at Scrutton's Iron Foundry, Pyrmont, yesterday afternoon. He was working near…

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A Peculiar Accident in a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

Yesterday morning an accident happened, by which Mr. Thomas Hegarty, of Waverley, received serious injuries whilst seated in a tram in Oxford-street, Paddington, near the intersection of Jersey-road…

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A Dreadful Accident. Boy's Arm Torn Off. GOULBURN

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 6

A shocking accident happened this morning at Goulburn Engineering Works to a lad named Reuben Redshaw. One of the belts broke, and Redshaw was sent up to hold it…

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Accident to the Moonta Adelaide

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

The Adelaide Steamship Co.'s s.s. Moonta. was towed into port yesterday afternoon by the s.s. Slam, with a broken tail shaft. The disabled vessel was on her way from Albany…

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Runaway Accident

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

Quite a sensation was occasioned in Oxford-street by a pony attached to a sulky taking fright and dashing across the footpath and through a shop window. Mrs…

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Accident at an Iron Yard

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 7

Leslie Turnbull, 18 years of age, residing in Douglas-street. Petersham, was badly injured while at work' yesterday. He was apprenticed to engineering at Scrutton's yard,…

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Serious Accident. Pierced by a Shaft

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 7

Thomas Hegarty, 39 years of age, who resides at 6 Rosebank-terrace, Bourke-street, Waverley, was riding in a tram car in Oxford-street, near Jersey-road, Paddington,…

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Fatal Boating Accident. Perth

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 5

News of a boating fatality was received from Wilson's Inlet yesterday, in which four lives were lost, the victims being Frank Good (30), Christopher Makepeace (28), H. R…

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Serious Mining Accident at Hetton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

An accident of a very serious nature occurred yesterday at Hetton Colliery. A miner, Thomas Buchanan, aged 65, was injured to such an extent that it is almost impossible for him to recover…

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Bursting of a Water-main. the Stanton Bridge Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 9

On the occasion of the recent fracture of the 48in. water-main at Stanton bridge, Summer-hill, Mr. J Goodwin, the local overseer of works, attended with a gang of council…

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Accident to a Child

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

On Friday a little girl named Ruby Brian, nged six years residing in phillip-street Parramatta, fell from a fence on which she had been climbing and dislocated her left elbow. The…

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Boating Fatality. Twenty Three Persons Drowned. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 7

A boat when crossing the river Lezaro, Spain, capsized, and 23 persons who were on board were drowned…

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