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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

4,325 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 217

Excavations Collapsed Carter Injured at the Museum

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

The extensive excavations which are going on near the Sydney Museum in College and William streets were responsible for a serious accident this morning, While…

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Australian Rules Y.m.c.a. Player Injured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 7

On Saturday afternoon last, in the match between Y.M.C.A. and East Sydney, at Moore Park, Bishop, of the Y.M.C.A. team, broke a small bone in his left foot…

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Collision in Elizabeth-street Tram and Lorry. a Horse Bleeds to Death

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

A collision look place this morning in Elizabeth-street near Park-street. city, as a result of which a valuable horse the property of Mr. J. Watson, of Clarence-street, a carrying…

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Peculiar Accident

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

One, W. Richardson, of Keiraville, near Wollongong, met with a peculiar accident last week. He was leading a cow when the animal threw its head…

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Shot on a Steamer. Fatal Accident at the Qua[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 7

The steamer Germania, lying on the west side of Circular Quay, was the scene of a remarkable shooting occurrence yesterday afternoon…

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An Unaccountable Accident. Lists Over and Fills. the Captain's Narrative. Splendid Discipline of All Hands. Pega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 7

Captain Bishop and the chief engineer (Mr. MacCubban), interviewed, stated they left Tathra about 7 p.m. on Sunday. About two hours afterwards the ship took an…

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Accident to a Miner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 8

A miner named Waiter Douglas, aged 42, was working on the face of the Metropolitan coalmine, at Helensburgh, yesterday afternoon, when a p[?] of coal weighing about…

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Serious Accident at Randwick . Kotyshi Killed Rider's Skull Fractured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

While schooling over the hurdles at Randwick this morning the bag gelding Kotyshi by Mikado H.--Siffleur, met with an accident which caused instantaneous death. The…

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Painful Accident Bodangora

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

A very painful accident happened to James Cowell, a carpenter. He and a lad were engaged in squaring timber for the new cyanide plant in course of construction here…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Shot While. Saying Good-bye. a Tragic- Incident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

Charles E. Good sir 20, late of Melbourne, was on the steamer Germania yesterday saying good-bye to his friend Mr. H. G. V, Jenkins; also late of Melbourne, who was leaving by…

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Collision in Oxford-street. Sulky-driver Seriously Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 4

A collision took place in Oxford-street, Paddington, this morning, between a tram end sulky, the driver of the latter, Edward Tierney, being seriously injured…

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Tram and Sulky. Collision at Paddington

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

Shortly after 11 o'clock this morning Edward Tenney, a cab proprietor, living at No. 190 Underwood-street, Paddington, was exercising a young horse in a sulky along…

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Motor Car Fatality. Charge Against the Driver

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

Before Mr. Clarke. D.S.M., at the Water Police Court this morning, William Ray newsky aged 20 years, a motor car driver, was charged with having feloniously slain…

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Yawata Maru in Collision. Due Here To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 9

News reached Sydney yesterday that the Japanese mail steamer Yawata Maru, which is due here to-day was in collision while in port at, Yokochama Japan, with the French…

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The Building Collapse. Eight Killed and Twenty Injured. London, Tuesday, 2.60 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 1

It is now known that there were only 28, and not 35, inmates of the two old houses in Castle-street that collapsed so suddenly yesterday morning…

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Card Player's Excuse. Accidentally Touched the Constable

Evening News · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 4

Constable Hewston, of Redfern, when on duty in Rose-street, Darlington, about 11 a.m. last Sunday, saw some persons sitting down playing cards to the annoyance of passers-by. He…

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The Morning Gallops. a Serious Accident. Lord Fitzroy and Mountain King Shape Well

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 12

There was a sight fog at Randwick yesterday morning when the work began, and somewhat hazy conditions prevailed until the finish. The middle grass track was in use, and some…

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Accident at a Dredge. a Boy Killed. Stanthorpe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 9

A shocking accident occurred at the Wylie Creek dredge Some Oregon pine carrying the sluice boxes gave way and fell, crushing through the engine-house. A boy named…

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Loss of the Bega. Accident to the Peterborough Vessel Puts Into Kiama. Air Pump-choked. Passengers Entrained to Sydney

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

Another accident has been added to the string that has befallen the Illawarra Steam Navigation Co., whose steamer lite Bega foundered after leaving Tathra for Sydney…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Killed by Falling Earth

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 10

A carter, whose name is said to be John Saunders, whilst working at the excavation being carried out at the corner of William and College streets, near the Sydney Museum, was…

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