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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Terrible Accident. A Lad Mangled by the Tram. At Sandown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 11

A great and painful shock was given to the community on Friday evening, 28th instant, when the news became known that a lad named Stanley Teasdale…

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Bondi Drowning Fatality

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 1

The body of the young man George Baker, who was swept off a rock and carried out to sea at Wonderland City, Bondi, on Monday last, has not been recovered…

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Drowned While Surf Bathing

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 12

George M. Baker. 19. lost his life while bathing off Tamarama Beach, Bondi, on Monday. Baker, together with an acquaintance, went for a swim on the beach. He wan an indifferent swimmer…

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Railway Disasters. Collision in the Snow

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 12

The Caledonia Hallway Company's train from Arbroath (Forfarshire) to Dundee was awaiting at Elliott Junction, one and a half mile from Arbroath, the signal to proceed north, when the…

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Cas[?]ties a Boy Injured by a Runaway

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 1

About 5.30 last evening a horse attached to a grocer's cart bolted in Bemore-street, Rozelle, and turned into Evans-street, where the wheel of the cart str[?]k the…

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Railway Tricycle Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 12

At Seymour (Vic.) a line-repairer named Charles Taylor, 40 years, and his wife, 23 years were travelling on a railway tricycle to their home, Schnoolbouse-lane, two miles from Seymour…

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Burning Accident

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 1

Our Melbourne correspondent wired last evening that a woman named Annie Elderkin, a laundress, was at work at the residence of a Mrs. Cross, at Toorak, on…

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Granville Railway Accidents

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 3

With reference to the affair at Granville on Friday afternoon, when the last vehicle of the train leaving Sydney at 4.30 for Parramatta was deralled soon after leaving…

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Drowning Fatality

The Australian Star · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 1

The body of a young, man, which was washed ashore at Bronte Beach yesterday, was this morning identified as that of George Baker, who was drowned whilst…

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Fatality at Botany Knocked Overboard and Drowned

The Australian Star · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 5

The day did not pass without a serious disaster. The 20ft. boat' Gondolier capsized. In Botany Bay, and one life was lost. The Gondolier and the Beulah sailed across to…

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Rescued From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 6

A boy of about 4 years had a narrow escape from drowning at Balmain on Saturday. The little fellow, who had apparently wandered away from home, was playing on the…

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Boating Fatality in Botany Bay. a Young Man Drowned. Sensational Experiences of Others

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

During the storm which struck Sydney with such force yesterday a sailing boat, the Gondolier, capsized in Botany Bay, and a young man named John Bonfield Ferry was drowned…

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Young Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 6

GRAFTON, Saturday.-- A young man, Ernest Stevens, was drowned yesterday while crossing the river at Newbold station. The body has not yet been recovered. The deceased was employed…

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Drowned in Middle Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 6
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Charles Theodore Clifford (18) was drowned while bathing in Middle Harbor yesterday afternoon. In company with a number of youths Clifford was spending the day at the…

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Drowned in Middle Harbour

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

A sad accident happened in Middle Harbour yesterday afternoon. A youth named Charles Theodore Clifford, 18, residing with his parents at Victoria-avenue, Chatswood,…

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A Shocking Fatality. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 8

A daughter of Mr. William Ward, aged 9, was accidentally killed this morning. A timber log slipped from some skids and rolled over her, crushing the legs, abdomen, and…

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Extraordinary Crime. a Bomb in a Bank. Two Men Torn to Fragments. Many Injured, Some Fatally

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—A man entered the National Bank of Philadelphia and demanded a loan of £1000. Being refused, he exploded a canister…

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Drowned in Botany Bay. Two Men Overboard. One of Them Loses His Life. Miraculous Escape. Four Miles on a Plank

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 5

During a fierce blast of the southerly gale yesterday afternoon, John Perry, belonging to the crew of a sailing boat, was drowned in Botany Bay in sight of his friends, who were powerless…

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Series of Boating Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 8

Sub-Inspector M'Vane, head of the Water Police Department, made his usual trip round the harbour yesterday in the Argus. He reported that there were large numbers of…

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