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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Wicketkeeper Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

CARCOAR, Tuesday.--Mr. T. J. Brady, while engaged in wicketkeeping in a cricket match between Carcoar and Lyndhurst on Saturday last, received painful injuries by being hit on…

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Railway Fatality. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

The body of the man who was killed at Boulder Railway Station on Sunday night has been identified as that of John Greelish. The deceased was formerly working at Woodline…

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Old Man Terribly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

BATHURST. Tuesday.--A serious accident happened to Jonathan Davidson, a resident of Limekilns, near Bathurst, on Saturday afternoon. He was taking stock to water, and as he…

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Injured in the Bush. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

Yesterday a man named Jonathan Davidson, a farmer at Limekilns, near Bathurst, was brought into the hospital in an unconscious condition, suffering from fracture of the skull,…

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German Liner in Collision. the Elbing at Gravesend

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 9

The steamer Elbing, of the German-Australian Line, has been in collision off Dungeness, and put into Gravesend for repairs. The news of the mishap was received by cable by the Sydney…

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Battleships in Collision. That New York Incident. Three Ironclads Entangled

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 5

This week's American mall brings particulars of the mix-up between the American battleships Kearsarge, Alabama and Kentucky at New York…

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Accident in a Flour Mill. Inquest on Sydney Tickle

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

The circumstances surrounding the death of a labourer named Sydney Maurice Tickle, 37 which occurred in the Sydney Hospital on February 17.' as the result of injur'es sustained…

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Accident to Steamer Morayshire

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Underwriters to-day received cable advice from London, stating that the steamer Moray shire has met with an accident, and is at anchor in Magellan…

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Accident and Employers' Liability

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 11

The passing of an Employers' Liability Act in Queensland, following on the experience of, a similar measure in Western Australia, has caused some access of activity among the…

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Accident to a Hawker. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

H. E. Goodman, a hawker and well-known resident of Grenfell and district, was found dead on a road rear his waggon yesterday, a few miles from Piney Range. It is supposed…

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A Street Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

James Tierney, aged 6 years, residing at Waterloo-place, Chippendale, was conveyed by the Civil Ambulance to the Sydney Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from a…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse and juries of four.) Accident on a Steamer. Matts v General Agency German Steamship Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. D. R. Hall, instructed by Messrs. Brown and Beeby, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. A. Boyce, instructed by Messrs. Lane and Roberts, for the defendants…

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Lucky Tierney. a Chapter of Accidents

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 7

"Lucky" Tierney, a man that has been doing well for some time in England backing horses, principally while running, has had a sequence of successes that has earned for…

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Accident to a Steamer. the Morayshire in Trouble. Crank Shaft Cracked

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

A cable has been received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association stating that the steamship Morayshire is anchored in Magellan Straits with her crank shaft…

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Fatalities and Accidents. an Old Woman's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

An old woman, whose name is believed to be Harlor, was found dead in bed at her residence, Broughara-street, Glebe, yesterday morning. A man in the employment of the local council…

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Bad .Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 2

Little Coloman, an adopted son [?], of pleake of George-street had a mainful accident on sunday. He was running through the hall when he stoped…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 2

Recent records at the Parramatta Hospital include the eases of Perry Anstiss who was kneeked down in street accident and injuries to his face…

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Accident at Ultimo. Lorry-driver Injured

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

James Cook, 40, a lorry driver, and residing at Irving-street, Chippendale, met with a serious accident this morning. He was loading galvanised iron at Briscoe and Co.,…

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Railway Accident. Passenger Injured. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

An lee truck next to the engine of the Port Fairy express train became derailed at Weerita, four miles from Camperdown, to-day…

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The Flour Mills Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

The death of Sidney Tickle, 37 years of age, lately employed as a labourer at Messrs. Davey and Son's flour mills, Pyrmont, which occurred at the Sydney Hospital on the 17th…

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