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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

4,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 209

Fatalities and Accidents. Suicide in Moore Park. "A Message for the Coroner."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 6

While passing through Moore Park shortly before 10 o'clock last night, Probationary-constable May found the body of a man, in a sitting posture, near the Zoological Gardens fence…

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Nearly Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 2

An accident which, but for the prompt action of a man named James Kelly, of Redfern, would have resulted in the drowning of a boy named John Orr, aged…

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Footballer Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 10

KURRI KURRI, Tuesday.--Ted Simons, the inter-State Rugby footballer, who is employed as a machine-man in the tunnel of the Aberdare Extended Colliery, was severely injured last…

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General Cable News. Bristol Channel Collision. London, Feb. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 9

The steamer Heliopolis, which came into collision with and sank the Orianda in the Bristol Channel, was proceeding to Cardiff to be fitted in order to take 2000…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Died in the Hospital

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 10

The death of a woman aged about 30 has been reported to the Coroner. She was arrested on the night of the 16th just, on a charge of their and at about 3 o'clock on the following morning…

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Drowning Accident. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 8

Edith Mary Brown cook at the Pier Hotel Glenelg was drowned last night Following her usual custom "ho went in for a bathe about 10 30 but did not retu-n Her body…

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Riding Fatality. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 8

Mr. Peri Cullannanc, an old resident of Keepit, was on Monday morning soon lending a young horso near his home, with a view of mounting it. Shortly after ho was found by…

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Archbishop Ireland on France. Passivity in Catholics. How Monarchism Has Injured the Church

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 9

What Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul's, really did say concerning the persecution of the Church in France was something totally. different from the cabled perversion. The…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Married Woman's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 6

An inquest was field yesterday concerning the death of a married woman, Margaret Camilla Johnson, which occurred at Rennie-street, Redfern, on the 14th instant. The Coroner found…

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Riding Fatality. Albury. Thursday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 11

Mr. A Cardwell, of Mitta Mitta, whilst riding to help in extinguishing a bush fire, was thrown from a horse, and sustained concussion of the brain and paralysis, which proved…

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Collision with a Wire Fence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 5

GULARGAMBONE, Thursday.--While; Mr. Pat Bennington was riding home to Curban, along an old track, he collided, with a new wire fence. He was heavily thrown and sustained injuries…

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Injured by a Detonator. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 11

A little boy, 3 years of age, son of Mr, Harry Sully, employed at the Occidental mine obtained by some means a detonator. Whilst playing with it the cap exploded, destroying…

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Second Edition. the Loss of the Berlin. Driven Ashore in a Gale. a King's Messenger Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--In connection with the loss of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Berlin near Rotterdam, it transpires that she was driven…

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Terrible Disaster Wreck of the Berlin Fearful Loss of Life Members of the German Opera Company Drowned London, Thursday. 1.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 1

The latest advices respecting the disaster to the steamer Berlin (1770 tons) of the Great Eastern Railway Company, from Harwich, which sank after being driven on to a…

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Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 8

Mary Friond, a married woman, residing at Burwood, fell from a tram in George-street West, near Abercromble-street, last night. The Civil Ambulance conveyed her…

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Pea Rifle Accident. Guyra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 11

Yesterday Mr. W. Lancaster had a bullet embedded in his right hand from a pea rifle whilst cleaning the disc at a shooting gallery on the show ground…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fall Down a Lift Well

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 5

The circumstances of the death of Frank Robinson, aged 61 years, were investigated at the Coroner's Court yesterday. Deceased, who resided at Muni-street, Newtown, was employed…

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Sensation in Pitt-street a Wall Collapses at the A.b.c. Cafe Three Persons Injured

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 1

Great excitement prevailed in Pitt-street between 8 o'clock and half-past 8 this morning. The first intimation of anything unusual was a rumbling crash, followed by a…

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Accidents and the Steeplechase. Sport That Requitres a Cool Head Ahd a Steady Nerve

The World's News · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 3

IT is generally understood among Englishmen and Australians that any recreation which can claim to be classed under the heading of "sport" must essentially have…

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Remarkable Accident in a Dock

The World's News · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 7

While the Dordogne, a coal-laden vessel, was waiting to enter the lock to go to sea at Newport (Mon.) she was struck by the steamer Don Arturo. She put back to dock, but settled down and sank in an hour. The fore part of the vessel was completely submerged…

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