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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

3,841 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 193

Another Tram Case. Collision With a 'Bus

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 7

A collision between a tram and 'bus formed the subject, of an action in, the District Court yesterday. "John Spencer, omnibus proprietor, of Gurner-street, Paddington, sought to…

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The Harbor Collision. Salvage Operations at the Wakatipu. the Vessel Floated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 7

Operations were resumed at an early hour yesterday morning for the floating of the steamer Wakatipu, in Neutral Bay. A further amount of cargo was transferred from the sunken…

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Collision in Port Jackson. the Steamer Wakatipu Sunk. (See illuatrations on page 26.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 14

In full moonlight, a serious collision between two well-known passenger steamers took place at about 12.40 a.m. on Sunday off Bradley's Head, Sydney Harbour. The steame[?]…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse and a jury of four.) Cab and Tram Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 4

Lovatt Davidson, cabman, sued the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales for £50 for damages alleged to have been caused by a tram car negligently, improperly, and unskilfully driven…

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Wakatipu-eurimbla Collision. the Wakatipu Floated at Midnight. Towed to Darling Island. Salvage Work and Pumping Operations. the Survey of the Eurimbla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 7

The disabled steamship Wakatipu, of which was beached at the head of Neutral Bay after collision with the steamer Eurim [?]la on Sunday morning last, was successfully floated shortly before midnight last…

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Buggy Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 6

BALLINA, Tuesday.—A serious accident befel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, sen., of Newrybar, on Saturday evening. They were out driving, when the horse shied, and upset the sulky,…

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Accidentally Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 4

A finding of accidental death was returned on Tuesday at a magisterial inquiry concerning the death of Arthur Edgar Rankin, 18, lately residing at 72 Foveaux-street, Surry Hills. Rankin was…

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Fatal Result of a Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 9

An inquest was hold at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday concerning the death of a clerk named George Stephens, aged 40, lately residing at Hart-street, Paddington…

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A Tram Accident. Verdict Against the Railway Commissioners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 10

In the District Court yesterday, before Judge Backhouse and a jury of four, Lovatt Davidson, a cabman, sued the Railway Commissioners for £50 damages, in connection with a collision between…

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A Machinery Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 8

A man named Arthur Towson, residing in Dockroad, Balmain, had one of his hands caught in the cogwheel of some machinery at Mort's Dock yesterday. He was taken to the Balmain Cottage…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Thrown From a Horse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 8

A lad named Arthur Robertson, 16, living at Holtstreet, Surry Hills, was riding a horse in Elizabethstreet yesterday, near Tooth's Brewery, when the animal collided with a van. The rider was thrown…

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Accident to a Child

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon, while a child named William Bentick, aged 4 years, living at Dixson-street, Darling Hurbour, was playing near his parents' residence, he felldown an embankment, a distance of…

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Fatal Blasting Accident. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 8

The inquest on the body of Henry Snowden, the victim of the blasting accident at the Phoenix Brickworks, was concluded to-day. The evidence showed that a warning was given, but the deceased was…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

Miss Grace Thompson, 25, a resident of East Hills, near Belmore, met with a peculiar accident on Saturday night. She was returning home from the theatre, and…

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Rescue From Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 7

Hewitt's Ladies' Baths, at Lady Robinson's Beach (Brighton-le-Sands), was the scene of a plucky rescue from drowning by Miss Alice Bishop, the attendant at the baths, on Sunday…

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The Harbor Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

Moored alongside Darling Island, the Union Company's steamer Wakatipu was the object of much interest yesterday and throughout the day she was inspected by a large crowd of…

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The Harbour Collision

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

The work of discharging the steamer Wakatipu at Darling Island is now proceeding rapidly. At first, difficulty was experienced owing to the rubbish which had found its way below…

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Another Tram Collision

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

Before Judge Backhouse, in the Metropolitan District Court to-day, John Spencer, omnibus proprietor, of Gurner-street, Paddington, sought to recover from the Railway Commissioners the…

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A Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 8

George Henwood. who on January 21 fell down a mullock pass at the Proprietary Mine, succumbed to his injuries in the hospital last night…

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Harbour Collision. Steamers To Be Docked

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 5

The work of unloading the steamer Wakatipu still continues to progress steadily. Already the major portion of the cargo has been removed, and as the temporary repairs…

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