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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

3,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 187

Serious Driving Accident. Wolumla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 5

Mrs. Connolly- (wife of Constable Connolly) met with a severe accident. Her horse bolted and, kicking and plunging violently, overturned the sulky, which was…

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Clerk Accidentally Shot. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 5

John Phillips Kelly, ledger-keeper of t[?] National Bank, Bairnsdale, accidentally shot himself yesterday. Whilst in the strongroom with W. Gearing, the exchange clerk…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Conference at the Trades Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 8

A conference in regard to the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was commenced in the Trades Hall yesterday morning by delegates from miners' federations all over the State. The…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Child's Skull Fractured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 6

Eddie Stevenson; five yours of ago, residing in Campbell-street, Surry-hills, was knocked down by a sulky in Riley-street yesterday afternoon, and upon being conveyed to St. Vincent's…

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Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 8

The City Coroner (Mr. Stephen Murphy) held an inquiry yesterday into the death of George Thompson (62), which took place in Sydney Hospital as a result of injuries received…

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Harbor Collision

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 5

A collision occurred in Darling Harbor this morning between the steamer Erina and one of the Balmain ferry steamers. The name of the letter has not been disclosed Only slight…

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Sydenham" Railway Fatality

The Star · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 7

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday into the death of George Thompson, 62, which resulted from injuries received by his being knocked down by a…

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Drowned in Wine Tank. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

A man named Kruger fell into a wine tank at Seppelt and Sons' winery last night, and was suffocated…

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Killed by a Train. Fatality at Darling Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 8

A fatal railway accident occurred at the Darling Harbour yards yesterday morning About 7 o'clock William John Wilson, a shunter, was coupling trucks, when he was knocked…

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Sad Fishing Fatality. Capsize of a Boat. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Henry Jas. Nicholls, with his son aged 5½ years, were fishing in Nine Mile Creek in a boat, when by some means or other the boat capsized. Both were…

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Redfern Bridge Fatality. Cabman Charged with Manslaughter the Accused Acquitted

The Star · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 12

Hugh Fleming appeared before Mr. Acting Justice Rogers and a jury at the Central Criminal Court this morning charged with on January 12, at Redfern, feloniously…

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The Great Collision. the Passengers' Side. Further Extraordinary Stories. Fastidious Sufferers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

"The whistle of the Florida was going almost constantly. The sound had driven sleep from me, and I was pacing the deck. Sud denly there came to my ears the sound of…

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Attacked by a Monkey. Girl Injured at North Sydney

The Star · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

A pet monkey, which is usually kept on a chain, broke loose at North Sydney on Wednesday, and savagely attacked a little girl named Daisy Harry, in Falcon-street. The…

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Explosion of Sulphuric Acid Young Man Injured. Mores, Thursday. '

The Star · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 7

A young man, [?]osepn Kane, employed a Lillyman's cordial factory, had an unpleasant experience today. He was engaged pouring sulphuric acid through an iron…

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Queen of Italy Injured. Relic of the Earthquake. London, March l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 7

Queen Elena of Italy is suffering from a broken rib, sustained at Messina while stopping a terror-stricken woman from committing suicide. At the time Queen…

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Knocked Down by a Train. the Sydenham Accident

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

The City Coroner held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of George Thompson, 62, who was knocked down by a train at Sydenham Railway Station on March…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 3

A terrible railway accident has occurred at Montreal. The Boston express of the Canadian-Pacific Railway dashed at the rate of 40 miles an hour through the Windsor-street…

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Accidents at Bega

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

BEGA, Friday.—A man named Grant was brought into the hospital from Wyndham in a serious condition. It appears that Grant was using a poison cart, when it capsized, and he…

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Tram Accident Verdict

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 5

A conclusion was reached in No. 1 Jury Court this afternoon of the action brought by Mary Buckley, widow, of William-street, against the Railway Commissioners, claiming…

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General News. Buggy Accident

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

While returning from Yass racecourse on Tuesday a party of pastoralists were thrown out of a buggy and some of them severely injured. Mr. John…

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