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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

4,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 227

Man Seriously Injured

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

Louis O'Sullivan, 54 years of age, living in Albion-street, Surry Hills, was taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Civil Ambulance this afternoon in an unconscious condition,…

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Injured at Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

DUNGOG, Monday.--During a cricket match on Saturday L. Allworth, a Stroud player, sustained a fractured left arm through a fall in attempting to stop the ball…

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Laborer Badly Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

George Banks, 50, laborer, living in Toogoodstreet, Newtown, was working on a building in the city, the exact location of which is not at present known, when two bricks fell from…

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City Coroner's Court. a Crane Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

The circumstances attaching to the death of Ernest Wakefield, who died from the result of injuries received by being struck, on the head by the jib of a crane at the Sydney Harbour Trust's new wharf, Miller's Point,…

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Victim of a Brawl. Butcher Seriously Injured. Narrabri

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

What is believed to have been a drunken brawl terminated in Frank Cain, a butcher, working at the Tibberenah freezing works arriving at the Narrabrl Hospital on Saturday…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

At Mount William, near Lancefield, on Sunday, the eldest daughter of Mr. Powell, who was out shooting with her father and brother, was shot in the breast, and died shortly…

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Extraordinary Accident. Building Falls on Train. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

A building in Charleroi, Belgium, collapsed and fell upon a passing train, six people being killed…

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Accidents

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

William Clarke, aged 23, a wharf laborer, living in Glebe-road, Glebe, had his left foot fractured while loading a steamer at the Union Company's Wharf this morning. The…

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A Girl Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The body of the young woman who fell into the River Yarra last evening and was drowned was Identified to-day as ti[?] of May Roy, daughter of Mr. J. Roy, of…

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Carter Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

A carter named Fred, A[?]tken 24, living at Darlington, met with a serious accident yesterday in Cleveland-street. He was standing on the shift of his cart, when the horse sh[?]ed…

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Miner Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 11

PERTH, Tuesday.--A miner named Henricksen, while at work in the shaft, had his skull fractured by a drill falling down. An operation was performed, and Henricksen is still…

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Found Drowned. Gloucester

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

A Coroner's inquest has been held on the body of a man found in Avon Creek, a verdict of found drowned being returned. Deceased was identified as a man named Hales,…

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Drowned in the Yarra. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

The body of the girl who was drowned in the Yarra last night has been identified is that of May Roy, of Brunswick. She was 15 years of age, and of cheerful disposition, [?]ut was…

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Collision Narrowly Averted. Perry Steamers and Liner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 12

A collision which might have been attended with very serious consequences, was, according to passengers and employees on the steamer Manly, narrowly averted last evening. The…

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Girl Falls From Window. Spine Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 10

Florrie Miller, who had formerly been employed as a domestic servant by Mrs. Clogg, of The Avenue Newtown, yesterday called at that house, and Mrs. Clegg, on going upstairs,…

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Gun Powder Explosion. a Man Seriously Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.—About half past one this morning, John Lamb, a recent arrival from Scotland, received serious injuries from a gunpowder explosion at Korumburra,…

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Brushed Off a Tram. Youth Seriously Injured

The Star · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

Peter Cullard, 18, a laborer, living in Jersey-avenue, Penshurst, was brushed off the footboard of a moving Bondl tram in the city to-day, and had his right leg…

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Attacked by a Shark. a Boy Shockingly Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—While bathing in the harbor at Carrington this morning among the ships moored at No. 2 ballast .jetty, a boy named Alfred Victor Clulow was attacked by a…

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Buggy Collides with a Tram Three Persons Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 7

A collision occurred in Botany-road, Botany, this morning, between a buggy and a[?]ram car. Two Of the occupants of the buggy were injured, and a passenger on the tram was struck…

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Attacked by a Shark. Boy Terribly Injured. Newcastle

The Star · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

A boy, Alfred Victor Clulow, 15 years of age, was bathing near No. 2 ballast jetty, at Carrington this morning, when he was attacked by a shark. The monster tore the…

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