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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

4,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 209

A Carter Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

Shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morning James Collins, 38, a carter, residing at 180 Crown-road, Ultimo, was riding on a dray loaded with tar, when he fell off. One of the…

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An Injured Head

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

Patrick Whalan (50), a laborer, who resides in Burnett-street, Kedfern, was working in May-street, Ultimo, yesterday morning is the City Council's resumed area, when he fell a…

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Pile Driver Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

WEE WAA, Monday.--A man named sakuiey, working at pile-driving on the Cryon-Walgett railway construction, met with a serious accident this morning. When he had the monkey…

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A Labourer Injured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

A labourer who was working on a building in May-street, Ultimo, was yesterday, seriously injured about the head He was working about eight feet above the ground…

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Fatality at a Sawmill. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

While employed working at Hirst's sawmill this morning, a young married man named Freeman was struck on the head with a piece of wood. The injured man was promptly…

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Driving Accidents at Bulli. a Sensational Occurrence. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

A driving accident occurred here on Saturday last. Mr. Smith, residing at the Bullt Pit, was, with his wife, a lady friend, and two children, out for a drive, and coming down a…

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A Curious Accident. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

A curious accident happened at Williams town. While tho ferry steamer Baldrock was lying alongside the wharf a horse and dray backed over the edge of the plor on…

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Knocked Down by a Train. Verdict. of Accidental Death Parramatta

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

Mr. W Clarke, D.S.M., held an inquest this morning at Parramatta Hospital on the body of Mrs. Esther Evans, who died from injuries received by being knocked down by…

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Fatalities and Accidents Phosphorus Poisoning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

Mary Moss (53), a resident of Chappel-street, Woolloomooloo, and a machinist by occupation, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night suffering from phosphorus poisoning. She stated…

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Accident Myth Machinery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--An inquest was held this afternoon concerning the death of Henry Herbert Hunt, the victim of the Proprietary mill accident on Saturday. No evidence…

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Fatal Accident at Liverpool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

LIVERPOOL, Monday.--About 9 o'clock tills morning Ernest Freeman, an employee at Hirst's sawmill. Cabrainatia, while at work at the saw bench, was struck in the face by a…

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Foun Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

The City Coroner commenced an inquiry yesterday into the circumstances connected with the death of a man whose body was found floating in the Parramatta River, near…

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A Child Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

About 12.45 yesterday afternoon the body of Clifford Wesley Troy, aged 5, was found in a creek near his grandfather's residence in George's River-road, Enfield. The child had…

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Rescued From Drowning. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

A lad named Roy Lang, who was bathing in the Macquarie River on Sunday afternoon with his brother, got into deep water, and was at the point of drowning when Mr. W…

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Drowned in a Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

The body of Clifford Wesley Troy, aged 5 years, was found floating in a creek near his home at George's River-road, Enfield, yesterday afternoon. He was staying with his…

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Drowning Fatalities. Some Very Sad Cases

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 4

On Friday afternoon Geo. Nelson lighthouse keeper at Point Moore, Geraldton, and the wife occasion to go into town, leaving their five children in…

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Fatality at Cabramatta. A Man Killed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

On Monday, in accident occurred at the Cabramatta steam timber mill, by which a sawyer named Ernest Freeman was fatally [?]…

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South Australia. Petersburg Railway Collision. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

As the result of the special inquiry into the railway accident at Petersburg, when a freight train ran into an engine standing foul of a crossing, the porter who lowered the…

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Sailing Boat Capsizes. Man Drowned. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

The stilling boat Mystery, owned by Ostrom, a fisherman, capsized in the river near Chinderah to-day. There were three men in the boat, and one was drowned…

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Caught by a Hook Young Man Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 5

While riding on a Council garbage cart in Bul[?]g-street Redfern, this morning, a young man named William Rossiter was seriously injured about the legs. He was…

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