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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

3,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 187

Accident at a Timber Yard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 10

Thomas Cullen, a youth, residing at Flood-street, Leichhardt, met with a painful injury to his neck yesterday, which necessitated his removal to the Royal [?]nce Alfred…

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Gembrook Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 10

Driver Sheehan, Fireman (McKeone, and Guard Blinkorn, of the Gembrook train which was derailed on Sunday, have been suspended, pending an inquiry into the cause of the…

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Buggy Accident. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 10

Mr. Fitzell was on the way to Dubbo in a buggy, with Miss Fitzell and Mr. Patterson, when the horse bolted. Mr. Fltzell sustained a dislocated shoulder, and Mr. Patterson…

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Accident in a Marble Yard

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

Andrew Macfarlane, a young man, residing at 87 Boronia-street, Redfern, met with a severe accident this morning. He was moving a slab of marble from a large stack in…

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Causes of Accidents. Week-end Sprees

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 5

A recent paper by MM. Ibert and Mestre, published in the "Revue Scientifique," in which the authors endeavour to show that fatigue is largely responsible for the…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Children's Terrible Death. Burned to Death While Asleep

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 10

PEAK-HILL, Tuesday. -- The residence of Harry Stanford, Mingelo, near Peak-hill, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The father and mother were absent at the time, and…

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The Thornton Railway Accident. a Defective Boiler Plate. Expert Engineering Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The adjourned inquest concerning the death of the locomotive enginedriver, James Pead, on December 6, from the effects of injuries received two days previously, owing to the bursting of a boiler…

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Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Michael Haydon, of Glenormiston, was found dead in Emu Creek on Tuesday morning. He was seen on Monday evening, going to the crook, accompanied…

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The Harbor Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 4

In opening an inquest yesterday on the deaths of Frederick T. Heming and his wife Agnes Heming, victims of the collision between the steamer Manly and the motor launch Agnes, on…

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Fatalities and Accidents. the George's River Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 6

The Coroner inquired yesterday into the death of William Joseph Dobson, who died on Sunday last on the bank of George's river a few minutes after escaping from a shark which…

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Harbour Collision. the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 8

At the Coroner's Court, King-street, yesterday, the inquest relative to the deaths of Frderick Thomas Heming and Agnes Heming, his wife, lately residing at…

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A Workman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 6

Andrew M'Farlane who resides at 87 Boronia-street, Redfern, and who is employed at Anthony Hordern's marble yard. Elizabeth-street, Strawberry-hills, was moving a slab of marble…

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Injured by an Explosion

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 6

ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday.--A serious explosion occurred to-day at the New Cooper works, recently erected at Mount Morgan. Two men named H. Brighton and F. M'Crae were…

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Killed by a Shark. the George's River Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 8

The City Coroner conducted an inquest yesterday touching the death of William Joseph Dobson, who was killed by a shark in George's River on Sunday last…

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The Harbor Fatality. Inquest on the Victims. the Cause Oe Death. Evidence of Eye-witnesses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 8

The Coroner yesterday investigated the circumstances associated with the death of Frederick Thomas Heming and Agnes Heming, who met with their deaths, on Sunday last, in…

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Harbour Disaster. Ferry Steamer and Motor Launch. Evidence at the Inquest. Not Drowned, But Killed

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 7

The City Coroner yesterday began an inquest into the deaths of Frederick Thomas Heming and Agnes Heming (husband and wife), which took place in the harbour on Sunday…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 5.5 P.m. Sunday's Harbour Collision. Inquest on the Victims. Captain of the Manly Gives Evidence

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 5

The City Coroner continued the inquiry this afternoon into the deaths of Fredk. Thomas Heming and his wife, Agnes Heming, which took place in the harbour on Sunday through…

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Boy's Unheeded Warning. Macdonaldtown Railway Accident

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day on the body of the boy Raymond Phillip White, who lately resided with his parents at 35 Burren-street, Erskineville, and who was killed on the railway…

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Casualties. Accident in a Marble Yard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 8

Andrew MacFarlane, residing at 87 Boronia-street, Redfern, was conveyed by the Civil. Ambulance yesterday to the Sydney Hospital suffering from severe injuries to the…

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The Harbor Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 4

The principal witness yesterday at the inquest on Mr. and Mrs. Heming, the victims of Sunday's harbor collision, was Captain Ward, master of the steamer Manly. He said he…

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