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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Cycling in a Gale. a Serious Accident. Taylor Sprints Sensationally

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

Cycling under new conditions, the reverse of pleasant, was seen at the Cricket Ground last night. A "southerly bu'ster" blew with varying degrees of force throughout the…

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Shooting Accident. Tumut

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

A shooting accident occurred a few miles out of town yesterday. Several young men were game hunting in the bush, and all were running together, when Harry Bray fell over…

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A Remarkable Incident. Shooting Accident at Stanmore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 6

A young girl named Ruby Wilson, living in Stanmore-road, Stanmore, met with a serious accident last evening, in peculiar circumstances. It is stated that Mr. Charles Whitford, a…

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Wharf Labourer Injured

The Australian Star · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

Jas. A. Dunstan, a wharf labourer, who resides at Pitt Town, near Windsor, was taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Civil Ambulance this morning, suffering from a…

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The Injured Cyclist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

On inquiry at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday it was learned that the condition of H. Gordon, who sustained a fractured skull and other injuries on the previous evening in a cycle race at the Sydney…

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A Ship's Officer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

Ernest Shields, the third officer on the ship Dalgonar, was working on the vessel yesterday afternoon when a large piece of rocksalt fell out of a sling and struck him on the head. He was picked…

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Railway Accident in Victoria. Great Destruction of Rolling Stock

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday Afternoon.—The goods train from Melbourne to Seymour was descending an incline between Wandong and Kilmore, when something went wrong with the gear of one of…

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Accidents

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 4

A wharf labourer named James A. Dunstan. living at Pill Town, and employed by Stafford Brothers, 'cell from a wharf into a lighter at Darling Harbour this morning, a distance of 15ft, and[?][?]…

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Serious Shooting Accident. Five Days Without Medical Attendance. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

News was received at Marble Bar yesterday of a serious shooting accident which occurred on the New Kimberley stock route, 160 miles from Nullagin[?] Henry Kent, employed on the route was out turkey…

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Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

An alarming accident happened this morning to a train running between Wandong and Kilmore. The train, which consisted of 33 trucks, engine, and guards van, was descending a decline, when the…

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Accident Through Playing with a Pea Rifle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

A child named Schone, a daughter of a resident of Murtoa, was playing with a pea rifle and the charge exploded. The bullet entered her forehead a little above the left eye. The child is in a dangerous…

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Railway Accident. Marvellous Escapes. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 6

A sensational railway accident occurred at Broadford early this morning. A goods train was travelling down an incline, when the gear or one of the trucks got…

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The Accident to the Cyclist Gordon

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 6

Henry Gordon, the cyclist who fell in the fourth heat of the Parraraatta-Handicap at the cycling carnival at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday night, and fractured his skull, in…

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Accident to a Victorian Goods Train. Twenty-one Trucks Topple Into a Creek. Much Damage to Rolling Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Twenty-one out of 33 trucks on the 2 a.m. goods train from Melbourne to Seymour, were derailed between Wan- dong and Kilmore East, about 5 o'clock this…

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Casualties. Accident on a Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 7

Whilst superintending the washing of the side of the ship Dalgonar at Dalton's Wharf, Miller's Po[?] nt, yesterday afternoon, the third officer, named Ernest Shields (26), was struck by a lump…

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A Fugitive Thief Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 4

The death by drowning in sensational circumstances of a coloured seaman took place off the Australian Wharf (Melbourne), on Wednesday night. At about 10 o'clock Constable Pollock,…

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Serious Tram Accident. Mother and Son Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 10

A serious accident occurred in Liverpool-street yesterday afternoon, the victims being Mrs. Elizabeth Green, mid her son, Herbert, aged 5 years, residing in Abercrombie-street, city…

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The Injured Cyclist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 11

On inquiry at St. Vincent's Hospital at an early hour this morning it was learned that the condition of H. Gordon, who sustained a fractured skull, and other injuries in a cycle race at the Sydney Cricket…

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A Wharf Labourer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 11

A wharf labourer named James A. Dunstan, in the employ of Stafford Brothers, and residing at Pitt Town, near Windsor, was working at Darling Harbour yesterday morning, when he fell from the wharf…

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Mining Accidents. Six Men Dashed Down a Shaft. Fatality at the Brilliant. Extended. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 10

An alarming accident happened at the Brilliant Central Mine, Charters Towers, to-day. A cage with six men was being lowered when the engine bolted, and the…

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