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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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The Bondi Beach Fatality. a Body Recovered

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 5

White Albert papps, a resident of Arthur-street, Surry Hills, and Ernest Johnson, who resides in Edgeware-road, Enmore, were bathing in the surf on Bondi Beach this afternoon…

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The Perilous Undertow. Youth Drowned at Bondi

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 5

The necessity for the adoption of some measures for the protection of surf bathers was once again, emphasised by an occurrence on the Bondi Beach yesterday. The day was an Ideal…

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Surf Bathing Fatality. Some Narrow Escapes at Bondi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 7

Surf bathing now numbers Its dovoteea in Sydney by thousands, but the fascinating pastlmo has its dangore, and scarcely a day passoa without somo narrow escapes from…

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Fatality at Wallangarra. Railway Porter Killed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 7

Patrick Howe, aged 31, employed at Wallangarra railway station as porter, was assisting in shunting a special goods train last night, when he weas knockod down by…

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A Captain Robbed. Injured by Falling Tree

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 4

A daring theft has been reported to the police by Captain T. Darley, residing in Rawson-street, Mosinan. At about 10 o'clock on Friday night he was turning into Wharf-lane from YASS, Monday.—A serious accident happened to a young man named Alfred Williams on Saturday. He was engaged with two other men clearing timber from each side of a dog-proof…

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The Force of Waves. Drowned at Bondi. the Difficulty of Calculation

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 5

Instances of the power of waves and descriptions of some attempts to measure or calculate it, are given in "La Nature" by R. Bounin. He says:— The power of waves is the sum of Another surf bathing fatality occurred at Bondi Beach yesterday. Just before noon, when there were between 3000 and 4000 bathers in the vicinity, it was noticed that several were…

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Accident to an Orange Resident Orange

The Australian Star · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 5

Mrs. S. Mulrooney met with a serious accident on Saturday. She was walking along a verandah, at the back of her residence, to get a glass of water, when she slipped on…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Sudden Deaths

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 6

John Dunsmore (46), a bootmaker, of 89 Kingstreet, Newtown, died suddenly at Gunnamatta Bay yesterday. He was fishing from a boat with a friend, when he complained of feeling ill…

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Defective Rifles. Accident at Port Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--On three occasions within the last few weeks rifles have burst in this State, it is thought, as a result of improperly loaded cartridges, the latest accident…

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Fatalities and Accidents Double Drowning Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 6

A double drowning fatality occurred at Bankstown yesterday, Patrick Warren (18), and John Brown (15) wood-carters, residing at Enfield, being found in a waterhole about six feet deep…

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The Bondi Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 6

Mr. W. H. Howard writes:—I think you would be doing a great deal of good if you would give prominence to the fact that the loss of the life of the youth, Reginald Bourne, at Bondi, on…

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Two Youths Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 8

Patrick Warren, 18, and John Brown, 15, wood carters, residing at Enfield, were drowned at Bankstown on Monday evening. It is surmised that the youths went bathing in a waterhole…

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Miner Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--Samuel Gerard Hickey, trucker, met with serious injuries at the South mine to-day. He was working at the 800ft. level when he fell down a chute, and…

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Claim After a Collision

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 3

The case of Annie Rumpf against the Fresh Food and Ice Company, was before the Full Court this morning, on a motion by the plaintiff for a rule calling upon the defendants to…

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A Cyclist Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 6

A young man, William Bell, residing in Castlereagh-street, was riding a bicycle in Oxford-street last night, when the machine collided with a cab. Bell fell on to the roadway,…

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A Coaching Fatality. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 8

The horses of the Longreach coach shied near Ernestina yesterday, and capsized the vehicle. The coach fell on a little boy named Daniel Eyre, son of the driver, and when…

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Casualties. Bondi Surf-bathing Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 8

The body of Reginald Bourne, 16, who was drowned while surf-bathing at Bondi on Sunday last, was recovered yesterday afternoon. Two men were walking along the beach at…

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Accident to a Cyclist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 8

A cyclist named William Bell was riding along Oxford-street last night, when he collided with a cab, and was thrown on to the roadway. He was taken to St. Vincent's…

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A Bush Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 6

YASS, Monday.--A young man named Alfred Williams was engaged with two others in clearing timber from the sides of a dingo-proof fence on Mr. A. Wade's property, Narrangullen, when…

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Fatality at Dundas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 10

On Tuesday afternoon Samuel Trevethan. 19 years of age, eldest son of Mr. Robert Trevethan, lessee of the Dundas Quarry, met his death by a fall of earth while he was engaged…

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