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Accidents, 1907

4,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 209

Fatality at Parliament House a Labourer Killed

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

The grounds of Parliament House were the s[?] of a fatal accident late yesterday. Three men, Mr, Mundy, sc[?]r., George Mundy, aged 21 years, a labourer, who resides w[?]…

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Fatal Accident. Buried by a Falling Wall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 14

While a number of men were engaged in pulling down some old buildings at the rear of Parliament House yesterday a wall collapsed, and a young man named George Mundy was…

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Bathing Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 14

A young man named D. Pike, 26, residing at Merewether, was seriously injured while bathing on the ocean beach at the rear of Newcastle Hospital, early this evening…

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Accidents at Orange Orange

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

A man named Smith, employed as a coalloader at the local station, met with a painful accident yesterday. Ho was assisting in [?]oaling an engine when a large piece of coal…

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Tram Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

"Traveller" writes: Visiting Sydney I have occasion to travel frequently on the electric trams through the crowded streets of Sydney, and also in the suburbs, and I cannot help noticing the…

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Fatalities and Accidents Buried Under a Wall. Young Man Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 10

A resident of Iredale-street, Newtown, George Mundy, 21, was killed yesterday afternoon through a wall falling on him. Mundy was employed by his father, who has the sub-contract…

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Accidents at a Funeral

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon, as the Parramatta Asylum horse was conveying a body to the Necropolis, a serious accident happened. It appears that as the hearse…

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Accident to a Cyclist

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

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

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A Painful Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

Mrs. Alex. Brown, of Seven Hills, met with a painful accident in Sydney on Tuesday morning. She was walking down King-street, and when near the…

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Casualties a Horse-trainer Injured

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 27 January 1907 · page 1

A horse-trainer named Philip Reynolds, 20, residing in Garfield-street, Five Dock, was, yesterday afternoon, exercising a horse near his residence, when he was thrown to the…

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A Shocking Fatality a Cleaner's Death BATHURST

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 27 January 1907 · page 1

A shocking railway accident occurred at the local railway yards at an early hour this morning. A cleaner named Milne Smith, 19 years of age, was run over by an engine and…

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Twelve Lives Lost in a Collision. Survivors Refuse to Give Ship's Name. London, December 20

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1907 · page 11

Considerable mystery surrounds a disastrous collision which took place in the dense fog which all day yesterday shrouded the Channel, and is believed to have…

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Sensational Raid Eighteen Chinamen Arrested Free Fight in the House Several Policemen Injured

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 27 January 1907 · page 1

A sensational raid, which resulted in 13 Chinese being arrested, and several policemen being injured, took place in the city late last night. The scene of the lively…

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A Strange Fatality. Husband and Wife Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--An inquest in connection with the discovery of the dead bodies of William Albert Gadkear and his wife in a well off Osmond-terrace, Norwood, was held on…

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A Diving Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 7

On Friday evening last a young man named David Pike met with a severe injury to his head when diving off a rock on the ocean beach. He was admitted to the hospital, where he…

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Boy Fatally Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 8

Edward Foster, 16, who was admitted to Royal North Sydney Hospital on Friday night suffering from injuries received through being kicked by a horse, died on Saturday night…

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Injured by an Axe

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 8

GOULBURN, Saturday.--A boy named Goulding, residing at Bengendore, while using an axe, accidentally hit a younger brother on the leg, nearly severing his foot at the ankle Joint…

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Fatality at Wahroonga. Boy Killed by a Horse

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 5

The death has been reported to the Coroner of Edward Foster, 16, which took place at the North Shore Hospital on Saturday evening. At about 9.30 a.m. on Friday last Foster, who…

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A Railway Fatality. an Engine-cleaner Killed. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 6

A railway accident occurred at the Bathurst station early this morning, by which David Milne Smith, 19, an engine-cleaner, lost his life. From the evidence given at the inquest…

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R.m.s. Aorangi in a Hurricane. Two Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 8

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Canadian-Australian R.M.S. Aorangi arrived at Pinkenba today from Vancouver via ports. Captain Phillips reports that the Aorangi left Vancouver…

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