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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

3,841 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 193

Shipping Accidents. the Wreck of the Ottercaps. London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 5

Ten more bodies from the collier Ottercaps, which was wrecked on Cape Finist[?]rre, have been recovered…

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Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 5

Another tram collision took place to-day at the corner of Regent and George streets. One tram was stationed at the stopping-place when another following ran into it. causing…

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Accident to a Cyclist

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

Thaddeus Robl, the world's champion bicycle pace-follower, who. in company with Piet Dick- entmann and their manager, Rudolf Lehr, was returning to Germany by the N.D.L. liner…

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The Tram Collision

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 6

Mr. Michael Munro, of 93 Annandale-street, Annandale, was treated at the headquarters of the Civil Ambulance Brigade yesterday for shock, consequent upon having been thrown from a…

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Tram Accident. Some Persons Slightly Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 8

A tram accident occurred in George-street West between 8.30 and 9 o'clock yesterday morning, which, however, fortunately was not attended by any serious results. It appears that a tram from…

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The Eurimbla-Wakatipu Collision

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 20

The Marine Court delivered its decision on Friday in the matter of the inquiry held into the circumstances attending the collision which took place between the steamers Eurimbla and…

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Drowned in Centennial Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 8

Shortly after 6 o'clock last night a woman whose name is supposed to be Bridget Mooney was seen to fall into one of the lagoons near the Cleveland-street entrance to Centennial Park. The body was…

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Tram Collision in George-street West

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 9

Two electric trams came into collision in George-street West, near Harris-street, about 8.45a.m. yesterday, a tram to Balmain from Circular-quay crashing into the rear of a tram…

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Drowned in a Lake. at the Centennial Park

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 5

A single woman, named Bridget Moroney, 40, who had been residing with her sister at Brownstreet. Camperdown, was drowned in one of the artificial lakes at Centennial Park between 6 and…

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While the Ladies Waltzed. Old Man Seriously Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 4

John Howson and William Edward Warby, two yound men, were placed on trial at the Sydney Quarter Sessions, Darlinghurst, on an indictment charging them with having, on December…

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The Accident at Broken Hill Junction. Jury Fail to Agree. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

The jury in the inquest on the body of J. W. Callighan, who was killed at the Junction mine, retired at 6.30 p.m. yesterday, were locked up all night, and being unable to agree were discharged at…

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Tram Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 559

Between 8.30 and 9 a.m. on Tuesday a tram from Annandale was coming into the city and had reached the usual stopping place on the south side of Harris-street, at the intersection of George-street West…

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An Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 2

Charlic Sanderson, a lad about 13 years of age, and who resides down the line, was paying a visit to Inspector Morrow on Saturday, and was having a game with his young friend,…

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A Mining Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 6

At Kalgoorlie a young man named George Shields met his death in the main shaft of the Oroya-Brown-hill mine on Monday night, through being crushed between tho cage and timbers…

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A Recent Collision

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 4

At the Department of Navigation, to-day, Captain Edie held a preliminary inquiry relative to the recent collision in Darling Harbour between the harbour steamer Swan and the steamer…

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Mining Fatality. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 8

George Shields, 19, met with a horrible death in the Oroya main shaft on Monday night through being crushed between the cage and timbers. In company with three other men he was ascending in…

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Collision in Nelson's Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 7

NELSON'S BAY, Wednesday.--A collision occurred here this morning between tho ketch Candidate and the schooner Stanley. It appeared that the Candidate, when getting under…

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Drowned at Centennial Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 10

The City Coroner yesterday held an inquiry into the cause of death of Bridget Moroney, a single woman, aged about 40, a domestic serrant, who resided at Camperdown. Deceased enjoyed good health, and…

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A Plumber Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 8

While working on a building at Ashfield yesterday a plumber named Walter Gibb, 30, living at Eveleigh-street, Redfern, missed his footing, and fell a distance of 17ft. He was removed to the Western…

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Ketch and Schooner in Collision

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 3

NELSON'S BAY, Wednesday Afternoon.—A collision occurred here this morning between the ketch Candidate and the schooner Stanley. The Candidate, when getting under way, was…

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