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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

4,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 209

Railway Collision at Stanwell Park

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 223

A RAILWAY collision occurred at Stanwell Park at 6.30 o'clock on Friday morning, when a train of empty coal hoppers, which was…

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Dashed Into the Gates. Cyclist Seriously Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 3

A young man named William Atkinson, residing in Merton-street, Burwood, met with a serious accident this morning. He was riding a bicycle down Joubert-street, which leads on…

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Serious Riding Accident. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 10

A serious accident occurred at Wallerawang a few days ago, when Harley Glasscock, son of Mr. R. L. Glasscock, of the Railway Department, Penrith, was terribly injured. The…

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Shocking Tram Accident Man Knocked Down and Killed

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 1

A man whose name is at present unknown met with a terrible death in Belmore-road, Randwick, about noon to-day. He was travelling on a tram which was going to Coogee,…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Child Burned to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 10

A child of seven years, Charles Alfred Brooks, died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday afternoon, soon after admission, from the effects of severe burns. The accident…

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Accident to the Airlie

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 56

Shortly after Laving the whart at Bulimba Roach, Brisbane, in continuation of her voyage from Singapore to Sydnoy, the steamer Airlie struck the rockn near Toombul Wharf, and was…

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Drowning at .St. Peters

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 6

The City Corner (Mr. A, N. Barnett, inquired yesterday into the drowning of a seven years old boy named Stanley Burrell in a waterhole at a St. Peters brickyard…

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Drowned in a Waterhole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest touching the death of Stanley Burrell, 7½ years, who was drowned in a waterhole at Alexandria on January 18. A verdict was returned to the effect…

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A Farmer Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 8

NYMAGEE, Wednesday.--Mr. W. H. Jones, a farmer, had the fingers of one hand taken off on Saturday by a chaffcutting machine…

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A Cyclist Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 8

William Atkinson, a young man residing in Mentone-street, Burwood, had his right arm broken and his face badly cut yesterday morning at Hunter's-hill. He was riding a bicycle down…

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Tram Collision in the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 7

A collision occurred yesterday afternoon between two trama in Elizabeth-street, near Campbell-street, city. Two people complained of having received slight injuries, and one of…

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Shocking Tram Fatality a Youth Mutilated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 7

Shortly after 11 o'clock yesterday a shocking tram accident occurred at Randwick, resulting in the death of a young man named James Ambrose Hibberson…

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Fall Down a Hold Fatality on a Mailb0at Evidence at the Inquest

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 6

The death of Joseph Ambrose Appleton, a resident of Chatswood, who was fatally injured through falling down the hold of the American mailboat Ventura, formed the…

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Accident at Ultimo

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 6

Walter Seymour, 49, residing near the Rainbow Loop, Kensington, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital this morning, suffering from shock and bruises. Seymour was assisting in…

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Casualties. Accident to a Cyclist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 8

William Atkinson, a young man, met with a serious accident yesterday while cycling at Hunter's Hill. He was riding down Joubert-street, which leads to the Lane…

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Serious Blasting Accident. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 8

A serious blasting accident occurred in the gravel quarry at Abermain yesterday afternoon. A young man, named John Nicholls, son of Thos. Nicholls, contractor, of Bishop's…

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A Bicycle Accident. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 8

Peter Smith was brought into Bathurst by the mall train to-night suffering from serious injuries caused by a bicycle accident near Trunkey. Smith was returning on a bicycle…

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Accidents at Orange Orange

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 1

A young man named John Morrissey, who is employed at Stabba[?]k's cordial factory, met with a painful accident yesterday. He was corking a soda-water battle, when it…

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Youth Cut to Pieces Shocking Tram Accident on the Coogee Line

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 6

A shocking fatality occurred in Belmore road, Randwick, opposite the Royal Hotel, shortly, before noon yesterday, a youth[?] years of age named James Ambrose…

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Hurled From a Building Accident at Ultimo

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 5

While working on a building at Ultimo this morning a man named W. Seymour, [?] and residing at Rainbow Loop, Kens[?]ton, was seriously injured. At the time of the…

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