Two Men Killed. at Port Kembla Quarry. the Third Fatal Accident. Wollongong
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7
An accident happened in the Government stone quarry at Port Kembla to-day, by which two men, named John M'Millan and Patrick Mulligan, lost their lives. A heavy block of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident on the Railway. a Shunter Killed. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 10
A man named Walter [?]ness, employed as a shunter on the railways, was fatally injured whilst engaged coupling two trucks in the railway yerds at Newcastle last evening. He…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Startling Accident. To Amy and Dolly Castles. Both Sisters Burned. London, Thursday, 3.25 p.m
The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 1
Amy Castles and her sister Dolly were the victims of a severe accident yesterday. Miss Dolly Castles was drying her hair, when a Celluloid comb she was wearing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Killed. Accident at the Port Kembla Harbor Works. Wollongong
The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7
A sad accident occurred at the Port Kembla Harbor works this morning. A fall of stone occurred in the quarry and killed, almost instantly, two workmen, John…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Men Crushed to Death. Accident at Port Kembla
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7
WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--At the Government quarry, Port Kembla, this morning, J. M'Millan (a ganger) and P. Mulligan, a resident of Dapto, were killed. A large stone, weighing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatalities and Accidents. Death of John Niddric
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8
The City Coroner, (Mr. Stephen Murphy) yesterday afternoon, opened an inquest concerning the death of John Harvey Niddrie, which occurred after a fall, in the street at North…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Collision at the Glebe
Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 5
A collision took place on Friday afternoon between a tram and one of the Fresh Food and Ice Company's carts at the corner of Glebe and Toxteth roads, Glebe Point. The cart was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Coach Accident Driver Badly Injured. Lismore
The Australian Star · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 15
A sensational coach accident occurred in Ballina last night, and as a result the driver, John Ru[?]tley employed by Mr. Rudd, of Lismore, was admitted to the hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Steamer's Gangway Breaks Numbers Drowned
Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 8
LONDON, Friday Evening.—As the Hamburg-American liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria was about to leave Hamburg for New York to-day, the gangway broke under the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sensational Accident. Coach Smashed to Pieces. Driver Seriously Injured. Ballina
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 13
The occupants of one of Rudd's Lismore-Ballina coaches had a sensational experience last night. On the border of the town one of the shafters got a leg across the pole, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Collapse of a Gangway. Many Persons Drowned. LONDON, Friday, 3 p.m
The Australian Star · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 1
Shortly before the Atlantic liner Kaiserin Augusta Victoria left Hamburg for New York to-day a gangway by which a number of people were coming ashore broke under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Sydney Fatality. a Man Committed for Trial. the Coroner and a Witness
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 18
At the North Sydney, courthouse yesterday afternoon, Mr. S. Murpby (City Coroner) resumed the inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of John Harvey Neddric, which took place after a fall in Miller-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Collision in a Log. Florida Rams the Republic. Passengers' Thrilling Experiences. Magnificent Rescue Work. the "Arrival" of Binns
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 10
PERTH, Thursday. -- The disaster to the White Star liner Republic, 100 miles off the American coast, on the morning of Saturday, January 23, supplies a wonderful story of the sea…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Misses Castles. a Slight Accident. London, Feb. 25
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 13
Miss Dolly Castles was drying her hair when a celluloid comb which she was using ignited. Her sister Amy extinguished the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Yesterday's Accidents. Tram Conductor Injured
Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 11
About noon yesterday, Vivian Thompson, tram conductor. aged 24, full off a car going to Cook's River, near the intersection of King and Camden streets. He…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Another Drain Fatality. Elderly Woman Carried Away
Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 7
Mary Ann Taylor (62), residing with her husband and family, at 35 Hallorn-street, Loichhardt, was last night carried away in a drain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Drain Sensation. Was a Woman Drowned ?
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 1
What appears like another case of drowning through being washed down a drain occurred at Halloran-street, Leichhardt, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Accident. Steamer's Gangway Collapses. Eleven Bodies Recovered. London, Friday Afternoon
Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 7
As a number of the people were leaving the steamer Kaiserin Augusta Victoria at Hamburg prior to her departure the gangway broke,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident in Oxford-street. Knocked off a Tramcar. Forty Stitches in Man's Head
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 1
About 7.40 last night a serious accident happened in Oxford-street to George Harris, married, aged 30, living in Broomfield-street, Surry Hills. He was riding on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Drain Fatality. Woman Drowned at Leichhardt
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 7
Another lite has been lost in the suburbs owing to tho lack of sufficient means to prevent persons from being swept from flooded gutters into stormwater drains…
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