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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

4,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 209

Casualties. Fatality at Dundas Quarry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Clarke, D.S.M., held an inquest at Dundas on the body of a young man named Samuel Trevethan, who was on the previous day killed by a fall of earth…

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A Dynamiting Accident in a Prospect Quarry Two Men Injured Parramatta

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 7

A rather sensational quarry accident occurred at Prospect this afternoon, as a result of which two men were badly injured. The pair of quarrymen. James Manning, 42…

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Collision in Sydney Cove. Steamer Northumbria Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 7

Some excitement was occasioned in Sydney Cove last evening by a collision between tho Sydney Ferries steamer Kurraba and the harbor excursion steamer Northumbria. The…

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Harbour Collision. Steamers Kurraba and Northumbria. a Slight Impact

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 6

Despite the care exercised by the masters of the busy fleet of ferry steamers constantly navigating the waters of Sydney Cove, accidents occasionally happen, and at about 6…

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Collision at Sea. Ship Sinks in Ten Minutes. Great Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--The American passenger steamer Larchmont, bound from Providence to New York, has been sunk as a result of a collision off Quonochontang…

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Collision at Sea. Great Loss of Life. Bodies Encased in Ice. Survivors Frostbitten

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The steamer Larchmont, 1608 tons, bound noon Providence, Rhode Island, for New York, collided with the collier Harry Knowleton a…

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Disastrous Collision. Feared Great Loss of Life. Survivors' Fearful Sufferings. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 7

A disastrous collision, has occurred off the east coast of the United States. The steamer Larchmont, 1[?] tons, bo[?]nd from Providence for New York, came into…

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Catholics in N.S.W. Civil Service. Exclusion From All Well-paid Posts. Is It Accident or Design?

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 13

As Mr. Reid has Raised the sectarian question in politics, and evidently means to drag it into the approaching State general election, and as he is likely to be aided in that…

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A Premature Explosion Accident in a Quarry

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 3

An accident occurred at Prospect Metal Quarry, this morning try which James Manning, 42, and Edward O'Conner, 27, both married men, received serious injuries owing to the sudden…

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Shocking Fatal Accident

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 4

MILTON, Thursday.—Prosper Andrews, 23, was killed yesterday at Termeil. He was hauling logs and while lifting the pole of the carriage, it evidently slipped and falling across…

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Extraordinary Shooting Accident. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 8

A boy named Daniel Allen sustained a pea-rifle accident in an extraordinary manner to-day. The rifle was leaning against a log when his dog jumped on the trigger,…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fall Over a Cliff

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 8

An inquest was held at the Coroner's Court yesterday concerning the death of a boy. Ivor Cooney. Cooncy, who was an inmate of the Moorcliff Eye Hospital, was found lying at the…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 8

MULLUBIMBY, Thursday.--A lad named Curry narrowly escaped drowining in the Brunswick River at the Heads this morning. The tides have been very hight of late, with…

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Collision with a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 6

Charles McLaughlin, 60, residing at the Metropolitan Coffee Palace, in George-street, was driving a waggon along Gordon-street, Balmain, yesterday, when his vehicle came into…

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Accident 'At Darling Harbor. Two Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 6

Two employees at the Darling Harbor [?] way station. Frederick Frederick 22 Derbyshire-road, Leichhardt, and Frederick M'Fadden, a middle-aged man, living in…

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Railway Men Injured

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Frederick Royle, a railway guard, residue In Derbyshire-street, Leichhardt; and Frederick M'Fadden, a night officer, employed at the Darling Harbor Railway Yards, were taken to the…

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Lamp-cleaner Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 8

Jame Clow, a lamp-cleaner, employed by the City Council, received an electric shoek whlle cleaning a lamp in Georgo-strcet yesterday. He fell on to a stack of tramrails, sustaining a…

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Pea-rifle Fatality. Moulamein

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 6

A half-caste aboriginal at Moolpa station, named Stephen Coombs, was shooting in company with two younger boys, who had a pearifle, to-day, when he was accidentally shot…

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A Lorry-driver Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 8

Charles M'Laughlln (60), lorry-driver, employed by Messrs. Cross and Co., Camperdown, was driving along Gordon-street, Balmaln yesterday afternoon, when the vehicle collided with a…

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Battleships in Collision. Commonwealth Seriously Damaged

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—The battle ships Albemarle and Commonwealth, came into collision on Wednesday 160 miles north, of Lisbon. They have proceeded to…

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