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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Mining Accident. Managers Before the Court. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

Rulph Nicholls and Joseph Chaffers, general and underground managers respectively of the Boulder Deep Levels mine, were charged at the Kalgoorlie Court with having by…

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Tram and Cart Collide. Startling Accident in George-street

The Australian Star · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 7

George-street, near the Town Hall, was the scene of a rather startling collision yesterday afternoon between a tram and a van. The van, which was owned by Richard Matthews…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Shocking Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--A shocking accident occurred at East Maitland railway station this afternoon to Percy Sullivan, who while engaged in the signal-box in the goods shed…

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Accident to a Miner

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--Joseph Trenowden, a miner, employed at the Mootooroo Copper Mine, near Cockburn, was admitted to the hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Constable Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 10

YOUNG, Friday. -- On Wednesday Constable Justin, of Young, met with a serious accident near Thuddungra. He was thrown from a horse, and was found lying in an unconscious…

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The Deep Levels Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 10

KALGOORLIE, Friday. -- The cases in connection with the death of Albert Sargeant, who was killed at the Deep Levels mine on December 8 last, were concluded to-day. Ralph…

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Was It Skidmore? Drowning Statement Discredited

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 6

The statement that Skidmore, who is wanted by the Sydney police on a charge of murdering Constable Guilfoyle at Darlington some years ago, was a stowaway by the American "sailer"…

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Explosion on a Tug. Captain and Cook Severely Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- At an early hour this morning an explosion took place in the captain's cabin on board Messrs. Fenwick and Co.'s tug Leveret, then lying at King's Wharf, and as…

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The Accident to Farther Fey

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 24

The deplorable accident to the Rev. J. Fev, S.V.D., of St. Mark's, Drummoyne, has caused widespread expressions of sympathy. The Rev. Father was travelling from Nyngan to…

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Another English Railway Accident. Express Trains Smashed in a Fog

The World's News · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 13

Railway accidents are becoming rather frequent in England, and the last mail to hand contains details of the terrible smash at Cudworth, news of which was cabled a few weeks…

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Accident to a Policeman. Oung

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 12

A serious accident betel Mounted-Constable Justin on Wednesday, while on duty at Thuddungra. When about 10 miles from the post office his horse commenced to buck, and…

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Accident at a Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 12

The Under-Secretary for Mines has received a wire stating that Thomas Miles Christopher Thompson was seriously injured at the Scottish Gympie cold mine on Thursday by…

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Two Sisters Drowned

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 8

The Goulburn Coroner held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death by drowning of two sisters named Elvie Lipscombe (11 years) and Ivy Lipscombe (8 years) daughters of a…

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Railway Strike Leads to Fatal Collision

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 8

Five thousand men on the subway and elevated railways of New York struck work. Inexperienced hands were then engaged to run the trains, and the public were notified that they were…

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Terrible Explosion. Welsh Colliery Accident. Many Lives Lost. Survivors Severely Burnt. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 5

A disastrous explosion has occurred at the Cambrian Collieries, Llynpis. While the men were changing shifts, and the underground roads were…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 5

The Civil Ambulance Brigade had to attend to three accidents yesterday connected with horses. Reuben Ellis (16), grocer's assistant, of…

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A Flemington Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 6

The rider of Emir, who is first jockey for J. Scobie's stable, met with a rather serious accident yesterday. Emir was hanging in all the way, and about a mile and a…

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Street Accidents

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 1

As Reuben Ellis, a lad of 16, living at 26 Cross-street. Forest Lodge, was riding a horse in Redfern, the animal ran him into a telegraph post, and he fell. When the Civil…

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Serious Accident to a Jockey. Lewis Explains. MELBOURNE, Saturday Night

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 3

R. Lewis explains the cause of his accident in the Champion Stakes as follows:--"Emir Was bugging the rails very closely when going out of the straight, when my leg…

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Fatal Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 8

At about 8.30 p.m. on Saturday a collision between an electric tramcar and a horse and cart occurred in Albion-street, Randwick, by which a tram conductors amed Henry Harvey…

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