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Accidents, 1909

3,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 187

Fatalities and Accidents. Burned Out

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 10

NARRANDERA, Tuesday.--A fire broke out at Mumbledool Station, 30 miles north of Narrandera. It appears the outbreak originated in the men's kitchen, and rapidly extended to…

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Fatal Driving Accident. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 10

William H. Cropley, who sustained concussion of the brain through being thrown out of a trap in Sulphide-street yesterday, died in the hospital this morning…

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Drowning Fatality Coulburn

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

A drowning fatality occurred at Maruian yesterday afternoon, the victim being a young boy named Martin, who was bathing in a waterhole in company with a couple of…

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Accidental Drowning. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

The coroner held an inquest at Maruian to-day concerning the death of Stephen Martin, aged 12, son of Joseph Martin, railway fettler, and returned a finding of accidental…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

WAGGA, Wednesday.--A child, Albert Strusz, eon of Mr. Robert Strusz, had a narrow escape from drowning in the Murrumbidgee River. He was staying with an aunt. Mrs. Seckold, living…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Injured in a Cutting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

Early yesterday morning Walter Armstrong (24), miner, working at the railway deviation works, Hawkosbury, was walking under a cutting, When halt a ton of rock and dirt foil on…

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Clem. Hill Injured

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

Messrs. Clem. Hill, Gehrs, Claxton, and Jennings, members of the South Australian cricket eleven, had an exciting experience on Wednesday afternoon, while motoring near National…

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Deadly Pea Rifle Still Another Fatality Young Girl Accidentally Shot Murrurundi

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

A pea rifle accident occurred at Murrurand this morning, resulting in the death of Beatrice Higgins, 12 years of age, the daughter of Patrick Higgins…

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A French Mystery "Drowned by Criminal Hands"

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

Bristling with mysteries is the story of an accident, or crime, that has come into public notice in Toulon (writes a Paris correspondent on November 21). A woman,…

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Injured by a Fall of Rock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

Walter Armstrong, 24, was injured yesterday through a quantity of rock and earth falling upon him while working at the face of a cutting at the railway duplication works…

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Another Lift Fatality Delivery Clerk Killed a Fall of 40 FEET

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 6

A fatal lift accident occurred at the establishment of Messrs. W. W. Campbell and Co., Clafrence-street, this morning. Arthur Charles Lucock, Hying in…

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Cricketers' Motor Upset. Clem Hill's Finger Injured. Plucky Chauffeur

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

Mr. Clem Hill, with three others from the South Australian cricket eleven and Father Fleming—an old friend—were thrown out of a 20-30 horse-power Clement Talbot car on…

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Coach Accident

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 5

BEGA, Thursday.—The Pambula coach arrived here last night with a lady passenger, Miss Jessie Abbott, of Kogarab, Sydney, who was on a visit to Mrs. Gowing at Bega. The driver…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Unloading a Repeating Pea-rifle. Murrurundi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

A fatal shooting accident occurred here this morning, when Beatrice Ellen Higgins, aged 12, third youngest daughter of Mr. Patrick Higgins, was shot dead…

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Financial. Queries for Accident Assurance Companies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 9

The Royal Commission on Insurance has issued a series of questions which it asks officials of accident companies to answer before January 30 next. We have selected some…

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Fatal Lift Accident. a Clerk Falls Down the Well

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

About 10 o'clock yesterday morning a delivery clerk named Arthur Charles Lucock, about 35 years of age, was found at the bottom of the…

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Burning Accident. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

Miss Annie Ward, of Numeralla, was severely burnt about the body, caused by her dross catching fire while engaged in household duties. She is in a critical condition…

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Accident or Suicide? Boy's Strange Action

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--An occurrence, involving apparently, the suicide of Eddie Bridges, a 12-year-old boy, occurred this afternoon near Balaclava…

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Accidental Shooting Fatality. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

Mrs. Howarth. who was accidentally shot by her husband at Castlemaine on friday last died to-day…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fatality at Clyde Works

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon, as James Robinson (28) was working at an emery. stone in the erecting shop at Clyde Engineering Company'? Works, the stone split in two, and one of the parts…

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