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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Fatalities and Accidents. Killed at the Railway Station

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 6

William Anderson, employed as a crane hand at the new railway station, was working on a scaffolding yesterday afternoon, when he slipped, and fell to the floor, a distance of about…

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Death of Lady Grey. Result of a Vehicle Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The death is announced of Lady Grey, wife of Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs who was thrown out of a trap whilst…

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Young Man Drowned. a Sad Fatality. Tumut

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

A sad drowning fatality occurred yesterday afternoon in Bombowlee Creek, about 10 miles from Tumut, when Thomas Keefe, jun., aged 25 years, second son of Thomas Keefe,…

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The Agnes Fatality

Referee · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. Fred Empson feelingly proposes, and Mr. W. Brown seconded, a vote of sympathy with the family of the late Mr. and Mm. Hemming in their recent…

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Drowned While Fishing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

TUMUT, Tuesday. -- At Bombowlee Creek yesterday afternoon, Thomas Keefe, jun., was accidentally drowned. The deceased was engaged trout-fishing with others, and was left fishing…

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Miner Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- At the Pearl mine, Bendigo, to-day, Thos. Richards, 38, while timbering in the bottom crosscut, was struck on the head by a large piece of quartz. His skull…

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Floods in Queensland. Narrow Escapes From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

ROCKHAMPTON, Tuesday. -- The weather in the Central District is now fine. The rivers in the west continue to rise. The river at Taroom is up 25ft. 6in., and is rising at the rate of 2in…

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Casualties. Drowned While Fishing. Tumut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 10

Thomas Keefe, jun., of Wyangle, was drowned yesterday in Bombolee Creek. He was fishing with his uncle, but in a hole separated by half a mile. Eventually the uncle and his…

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The Fatal Barter Collision. Inquest Concluded. Coroner's Finding

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

The City Coroner resumed the inquiry to-day into the deaths of Fredk. Thomas Heming and his wife, Agnes Heming, which took place in the harbour on Sunday week through the steam…

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A Broken Neck. Injured Man Alive. Strange Case in South Australia

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 5

A living person with a broken neck or back [?]rovides an interesting study, not only for members of the medical and surgical faculties, but for the average individual, who…

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Accident to the Tweedale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 10

The steamer Tweedale, which arrived on Sunday from Manila, yesterday met with a serious accident. She came here in ballast for the purpose of docking, and having been cleaned and painted was floated out of Woolwich…

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The Victorian Railway Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 366

The alarming accident which occurred to an excursion train on the way to Gembrook on Sunday, the 28th ult., was described in our issue of last week. This week we are enabled to give some illustrations relating to it. The excursionists left Melbourne at 11.10 a.m. Later, 240 in number, they changed on to the narrow gauge 2ft 6in line at Ferntree Gully for Gembrook. They were packed into eight covered trucks and…

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Harbour Tragedy. Verdict of the Coroner Accidental Death. But Carelessness of the Captain

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

The inquiry relative to the deaths of Fredk Thomas Heming and Agnes Heming, his wife, was concluded this morning before the City Coroner…

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Accident to a Steamer. the Tweedale Disabled

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

When leaving Mort's Dock for Newcastle yesterday the steamer Tweedale, which, was to have proceeded thence to load coal for Manila, met with an accident. H[?]…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Runaway in Bridge-street

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

The bolting of two horses attached to a lorry, laden with chaff, was responsible for some excitement in Bridge-street yesterday morning. Constable M'Carron, who was on traffic duty at…

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Tram Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

The 1.20 p.m. tram to Baulkham Hills on Monday came into collision, in Church-street, with a cart belonging to Mr. Reynolds, of Prospect, owing to the horse…

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The Harbor Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

The verdict of the Coroner's Court in the case of the fatal collision between the steamer Manly and the motor launch Agnes is that it was the result of an accident, to…

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Drowned While Bathing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 6

NARRANDERA, Wednesday.--Last night Mr. James William Batty, sheriff's officer at Narrandera, was drowned while bathing in company with three others in the river…

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Sheriff's Officer Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

NARRANDERA, Thursday.—A lamentable drowning accident occurred here on Tuesday evening. Messrs. M. J. M'Mahon. C.P.S., George Evans, accountant A.J.S. Bank; Allen Lakeman,…

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The Harbour Collision the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

The inquest concerning the deaths of Frederick Thomas Heming and Agnes Heming, which occurred on January 28, as the result of the collision in the harbour between the ferry…

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