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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

4,570 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 229

Tram Accidents

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 11

James Brookman, 33 years of age, and who resides in Pitt-street, Sydney, was taken to the Sydney Hospital yesterday suffering from a scalp wound. He was Jumping off a…

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A Driving Accident. Glynn v. Borough of Hunter's Hill Verdict for Defendants

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 11

The action brought by Miss Cissey Alice Glynn to recover £1000 front the Borough oi Hunter's Hill, for injuries received through the alleged negligence of the defendants, was…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 10

At about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a woman named Maria Theresa Treweeke, 60 years of age, lately residing at Ingleburn, Grosvenor-street, Woollahra, was knocked down by an electric train in Pitt-street. She received…

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Accident While Playing cricket

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

WHILE playing cricket on Saturday afternoon last a lad named Richard Penman, aged 13 years, residing with his parents in Kent street, Rockdale…

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Coach Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 26

Our Brisbane correspondent writes: News has just reached the police authorities at Brisbane from Tallebudgera, on the border of N.S.W., that the Jervis Bay (Q.) coach met with a serious…

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Fatal Coach Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 8

BEGA, Monday.—A serious coach accident occurred at about half-past 7 on Saturday evening. Just at the time when the town begins to put on its gayest appearance, the cobargo mail coach,…

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A Serious Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 4

Mr. William H. Ashby, n driver for Mr. James Granger, tho well known Parramatta North baker, while alighting from his cart on Thursday at Prospect slipped and fell…

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A Burning Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 4

Mr. Samuel Nichole, an employee at the Parramatta Woollen Mills, had his face rather severely burned on Thursday by the explosion of a spirit lamp. The injury…

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Accident to a Seven Hills Boy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 4

On Monday, the 8-year-oId son of Air. William Johnson, of Seven Hills, was serumbling through a fence when a heavy rail fell on his head, inflecting a nasty cut…

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Another Fatal Coach Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1902 · page 8

An accident occurred to the overland mail coach from Moruya. The coach arrived at the Bega Post-office et 7.30 p.m. with five passengers, namely Miss Allen,…

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A Boy Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 8

A boy named George Richard Edward Dun[?], aged 15½, residing with his parents in Edward-street, Marrickville, was drowned yesterday afternoon in a waterholo near Sydenham-road, Marrickville.He…

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Drowned in a Waterhole

The Australian Star · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 4

A boy named Geo. Richard Edward Dunn, 15 years of age, residing with his parents in Edward-street, Marrickville, was drowned yesterday afternoon in a waterhole, off…

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The Fatality on a Punt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 8

The City Coroner (Mr. G. C. Martin) conducted an inquest at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday morning on the body of Michael Patrick Egan, an employee of the Government dredge service, who was killed whilst on a p[?]nt at…

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Killed by Lightning. Fatality at Kangaloon

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 5

ROBERTSON, Saturday.--John James Brooker, aged 15, son of Mr. M. Brooker, of East Kangaloon, was killed by lightning whilst milking yesterday afternoon. The cow he was milking was…

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Pitt-street Tram Fatality. Inquest on the Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 3

At 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon, Maria Theresa Treweeke (60), lately residing at "Ingleburn," Grosvenor-street, Woollahra, was fatally injured in Pitt-street through being struck…

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A Railway Collision. Rolling Stock Damaged. Blayney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 7

During the collision on Thursday night on the railway. half a mile from the station; there was heavy thunderstorm. Six trucks loaded with wheat and chaff got away from the shu[?]ter, and a coal train…

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Casualties. Drowned in a Waterhole. Attempt at Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 7

A death by drowning in a waterhole occurred yesterday afternoon, the victim being a boy named George Richard Edward Dunn (15), lately residing with his parents in Edward-street,…

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Tragedy Near Melbourne. a Man Attacks His Wife with an Axe. Then Commits Suicide. Woman Not Seriously Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 7

A tragedy was [?]nacted this morning at the [?]sidence of James Devaney, of Stephenson-street, K[?]w. Devaney and his wife attended early mass at the Roman Catholic Church this morning, and receivcd…

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Claim for £2000. Accident in George-street

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 4

An action was brought in the Banco Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Stephen aud a jury of four, in which Daniel Selby, a commercial traveller, residing at Summer Hill, clamed £2000…

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Accidents

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 6

A carter named W. Spinks, employed by Messrs. Laycock, Son, and Middleton, met with a serious accident at Pymble on Saturday. The horse he was driving stumbled, and Spinks was thrown…

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