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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

3,841 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 193

Biding Accident. Guyra

The Australian Star · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 5

While returning from a funeral on Saturday afternoon Edward Robinson met with a serious accident. He was cantering his horse when the girth broke, and he was thrown…

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Accident on the Armand Behic. Four Men Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 4

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Through an accident in the stokehole of the French mail steamer Armand Bohic, four men were killed and three others injured…

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Tram Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 6

A number of tram accidents of a minor character occurred in the city on Saturday night. S.S. Smart, a seaman belonging to the steamer Nineveh, was getting off a train at King-street…

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Rescue From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 8

A young woman named Florence Ada was walking along the Byron Bay jetty on Saturday evening during a thunderstorm, and, startled by a sudden flash of lightning, she lost her balance,…

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Mother Tram Collision. in George-street West. Several Persons Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 4

A collision between two electric trams occurred in George-street West, near Harris-street, between half-past 8 and 9 o'clock this morning. The 8.15 a.m. tram from Balmain to Circular…

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The Redfern Tram Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

The death of tho lad Joseph Samuel Brailey, who fell when attempting to board a tram in Castlereagh-street, near Bedford-street, on Sunday afternoon, and received fatal injuries, was…

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The Wakatipu-eurimbla Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 4

The Court of Marine Inquiry, which found last week that the collision between the steamships Wakatipu and Euri[?]bla near Bradley's Head on February 15 was caused…

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The Junction Mine Blasting Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--THE adjouned inquest into the death of James Walter Callaghan, who was killed in the Junction mine of Friday, was held this afternoon. The chief point in the…

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An Old Man Fatally Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 7

GLEN INNES,. Monday.--T. H. Wells, working as a miner at Shannon Vale, sustained fatal injuries through a curt he was driving overturning. He was alone at the time, but managed to walk…

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The Tram Collision. Inquiry to Be Held

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 3

When spoken to by an "Evening News" reporter, the Tramway Traffic. Superintendent, Me J. Kneeshaw, said that no inquiry bad yet been held in connection with the tram collision which…

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A Chinaman Injured. Two Youths Committed

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 8

At the Newtown Police Court, two youths, named Herbert Smyth and Alfred Fotheringham. were charged with having, at Ashfield, on February 21, by wantonly driving a vehicle, while in charge…

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The Eurimbla-wakatipu Collision. Captain Middleton's Certificate Suspended

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 3

At the inquiry held on Thursday last into the circumstances attending the collision which took place between the steamers Eurimbla and Wakatipu, off Bradley's Head, in Sydney…

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Wakatipu-eurimbla Collision. Captain Middleton's Certificate. Suspension for 12 Months

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 3

The Court of Marine inquiry dealt yesterday with the certificate of Henry Tebbutt Middleton, master of the steamer Eur[?]bla, which vessel was, on February 15, in collision with the steamer Wakatipu. The…

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A Terrible Thunderstorm. One Man Killed and Eight Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.--The Commissioner of Police has received details of a serious accident which took place near Booroondarra station, 50 miles from Capella, on the 16th February…

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A Captain's Certificate Suspended for 12 Months. THE WAKATIPU-EURfMBLA -COLLISION

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

Captain Henry Tebbutt Middldton, of the steamer Eurimbla, whom the Court of Marine Inqutry adjudged responsible for the recent collision between that vessel and the steamer…

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Marine Court. (Before Judge Backhouse, President, and Captains Simpson and Witherspoon, Assessors.) the Eurimbla-wakatipu Collision. Master of the Eurimbla's Certificate Suspended

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 8

The Marine Court called upon Captain Henry T. Middiction, master of the steamer Eurimbia, who had been adjudged responsible for the collision on February 15 between the steamers…

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Accidents

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

Amuda Nowa, a seaman employed on the German mail steamer Sonneberg, was assisting to lower a gangway yesterday, when it fell upon his left leg, breaking the limb. The Civil Ambulance…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

The City Coroner held an inquest at the Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, yesterday on the body of Joseph Samuel Brailey, aged 15, who died at the hospital on Sunday evening as the result of a tram…

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Serious Accident at Yass. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

A serious accident happened to a young man named Jeff, employed by Mr. George Mills, contractor, last Saturday. He was driving a waggon down the steep cutting at Taemas Hill, near the…

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The Accident at Broken Hill Junction. Evidence Regarding a Signal. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

The inquest on the body of James W. Callighan, who was killed at the Junction mine on Friday last, was resumed to-day. Evidence of a conflicting character was given in regard to the signal…

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