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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fall From a Building

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 11

Leslie Sawyer (9), while climbing on a building, yesterday evening, fell to the ground, and was severely injured. He was admitted to tho Balmain District Hospital suffering from…

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Accident at the Rink

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday morning, Mr. Alfred Sattler,a young unmarried visitor to Parramatta (from Dubbo), had the bad luck to break his leg, just above the ankle…

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Fatal Accident. Man Killed at Prospect

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

A young man, Esselton George Honeyman, met with a fatal accident at the Prospect Quarries on Wednesday afternoon. He had retired with his brother…

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Railway Collision

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 7

A board of experts, with Mr. Harper. Chief Traffic Manager, commenced an inquiry yesterday at Murrurundi…

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Condition of the Injured. Official Report. Murrurundi, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 7

The following is the hospital report tonight concerning the condition of the injured:— Moffatt, Quirindi, broken legs,…

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The Week's Miscellany: Compilation of the News of the World. Mail Trains in Collision

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 12

A collision occurred at the Murrurundi railway Station at 4.25 a.m. on Good Friday. The mail train from Sydney to Glen innes had just steamed in with two ermines, when the…

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Railway Accident Inquiry

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 7

Tho whole of Saturday was devoted to an Inquiry by a military board, consisting of Major J. J. Pain (president), 3rd Regiment, Captain Nash, 4th…

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Peculiar Motor Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 12

A peculiar motor car accident occurred in the Rangitikei district (N.Z.). A car with seven occupants was returned from a stock sale when a horse jumping over u fence collided with and…

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Accidentally Shot

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 1

While spending a holiday at Wyong yesterday a lad named Frederick Richardson, living in Bourke-street. Woolloomooloo, was accidentally shot. He was carrying a…

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Murrurundi Railway Collision Condition of the Injured. One Patient Dying

Evening News · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 5

MURRURUNDI, Monday Afternoon.—Dr. H. L. Maitland has left Sydney for here by special train, to consult with Dr. Fullerton regarding the injured. Two surgical nurses…

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A Solders Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 8

During the field firing on Saturday, Private R. Sampson of the 1st Battalion, sustained a painful punctured wound in his left arm, necessitating his treatment by the Field Ambulance…

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The Muppurundi Smash. Revised List of Injured

Evening News · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 4

A revised list of passengers injured In the Murrurundi railway collision has been received by the Railway Commissioners. Thirty-three people in all were injured in the smash, but…

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An Injured Soldier. in Hospital at Liverpool

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 7

LIVERPOOL ENCAMPMENT. Saturday.—Private .John MacDonnell, of the Second Battalion Australian Infantry, was a passenger by the train from the north yesterday morning, and…

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With the Guns at Heathcote. an Artilleryman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 8

The new range at Heathcote received its bapusm of fire on Saturday, when for the first time live shells were projected at targets on distant hills…

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Over Thirty Casualties. Full List of the Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 7

The departmental investigation into the cause of Friday morning's railway accident at Murrurundi took place on Saturday. Mr. Hodgson- (superintendent of lines), Mr…

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The Railway Smash. Condition of the Injured. Thirty-three Persons Injured. Searching for the Cause. a Difficult Problem. Believed to Have Been Solved. the Damaged Rolling-stock

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 7

MURRURUNDI, Sunday On Saturday morning a number of experts belonging to the Railway Department commenced an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the collision. Mr. MURRURUNDI, Saturday.—A cursory inspection of the railway yards . at daybreak this morning betrayed very little evidence of a railway smash of such magnitude having occurred…

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The Injured Passengers One Case Almost Hopeless. Dr. Maitland in Consultation. Murrurundi

The Australian Star · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 7

Word has been received here that Dr. Maitland left Sydney by special train at 10.5 a. m. to- day, to consult with Dr. Fullerton here regarding the injured persons in…

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Tram Accident. Axle Breaks at Waverley

Evening News · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 4

A few minutes past 10 o'clock yesterday morning the leading axle of a tramcar broke Just as the tram was approaching the stopping place at Birrell-street, Waverley. Owing to the fact…

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Today's Accidents

Evening News · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 5

About Noon to-day. while a laborer named Henry Blackman. so was engaged working on the Orient steamer Oruba at circular Quay,he was struck by a sling of fishplates which was…

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Mr. Hollis's Views. Are All Accidents Preventible?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 7

"I have been," said Mr. Hollis, "very much dissatisfied with the apathy of successive Treasurers in cases where serious accidents on the railways have occurred. They…

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