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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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R.M.S. Britannia Delayed. Slight Accident to Machinery. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 5

The R.M.S. Britannia, from the eastern States, arrived at Fremantle five hours late to-day. A slight breakdown of her machinery occurred on the run up the coast. It is…

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Railway Accident in South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A railway accident occurred at Frances to-day. A passenger train from Mount Gambler to Wolseley, which was due at Frances at 11.9 a.m., was derailed, with…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Phosphorus Poisoning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 6

Gertrude Kramer, a married woman (26), residing at 62 Mary-street, Surry-hills, was taken to Sydney Hospital yesterday, suffering from phosphorus poisoning. She is said to have…

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Escape From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 10

CHARLEVILLE (Q.), Tuesday.--Three drovers in the act of boating rations over the river, which is in flood had a narrow escape. It appears they got into a strong current, which…

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Agnes Fatality

Referee · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 6

In spite of the great amount of correspondence which took place in the dallies anent this lamentable fatality, it has been shown, so far, at least, as the Coroner's…

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Driving Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 10

ALBURY Tuesday.--As stated in yesterday's issue, the injuries sustained by Mr. Ancrum Heriot as the result of a driving accident on Saturday afternoon, were so serious that…

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Stockman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 10

WHITE CLIFFS, Tuesday.--Morgan Evans, 35, a stockman, engaged at Yancannia Station met with an accident while mustering stock. Brans was riding fast, and ran into a wire fence,…

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Put Her Foot in It. Married Woman Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 6

The action of Robert Albert Birch and his wife, Mary Agnes Birch, against the Australian Mutual Provident Society was before the Full Court yesterday on an appeal by the…

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Accident to R.M.S. Britannia. Delayed at Fremantle. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 9

The injury to the machinery of the R.M.S. Britannia was more serious than anticipated yesterday evening. When the vessel arrived at Fremantic it was thought she would…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Fractured Leg

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 10

About 6 p.m. yesterday a little boy named Edward Robinson, who resides with his parents at 34 Australia-street, Newtown, and who is 3½ years old, was playing on a dirt bin about 3ft…

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Injured on Board Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Angus M'Donald, who was injured yesterday by a fall of timber when unloading the barque Gleneairn at South Brisbane, died from his Injuries this morning…

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Marine Court Inquiries. Victoria—carbella Harbour Collision

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 5

The Court of Marine Inquiry (Judge Backhouse presiding, with Captains Bracegirdle and M'Gibbon assessors), sat today and took evidence in reference to the collision between the…

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Harbour Collision. Ferry Boat and Sailer. Victoria -Carbella Mishap

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 5

The Court of Marine Inquiry to -day investigated the circumstances of the collision that occurred in the harbour on Christmas Day between the ferry steamer Victoria and…

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Fatal Accident at Meat Works

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred today at the san down Meat Works, near Parramatta. Charles Flood, 47, a resident of Petersham, who had been employed at the works for five years was…

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Accident to a Submarine. Crew Narrowly Escapes

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday, 2.50 p.m.—While five submarines were attacking the cruiser Theseus in Plymouth Sound a passing steamer struck and buckled the conning tower of…

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Cause of a Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 7

As the result of the departmental inquiry into the cause of the Francis railway accident, it was found that the accident was caused by. the switch of the points splitting up,…

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Serious Accident on a Wharf. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 8

During unloading operations on the barque Glencairn yesterday several timber beams slipped from a sling while in mid-air and fell on Angus McDonald, stevedore, and Harry…

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Accident to a Fireman. at Ultimo Power- House

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 1

About 2 o'clock this morning James Thomson, 33, fireman, residing in Mackenzie- street, Leichhardt, was working at the tramway power -house, Ultimo. He was standing on…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Fractured Knee

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 6

George Austin, a painter, aged 20 yours, and residing at No. 1 Cove-street, Balmain, slipped on a footpath yesterday, and fractured his left knee. He was conveyed to the Balmain…

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Two Boys Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Two schoolboys, Matthew O'Dea and Alfred Pearson, left the Marist Brothers school at Port Adelaide during the afternoon recess to bathe in the canal. O'Dea…

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