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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Accident to a Motor. a Match and Naphtha. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

An accident occurred to a motor car being driven through Katoomba on Saturday night, about 9 o'clock. The driver was replenishing the naphtha, and someone hold a match…

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Casualties. Accidentally Poisoned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

John Nicholls, 36, a visitor from Albury, accidentally took an overdose of chlorodyne yesterday, and was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital…

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Surf Fatality. Man Drowned at Manly. Gallant Life-saving Attempt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 9

Anothor surf fatality occurred at Manly Beach yesterday afternoon, when John Murphy, 27, a labourer, lately employed at St. Patrick's College, Manly, was caught in the…

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Drowned at Manly

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 9

John Murphy (27), laborer, was drowned in the surf at Manly yesterday afternoon. He was brought ashore by several members of the Life- saving Club, but despite all their efforts Murphy…

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Drowned at Katoomba

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 9

KATOOMBA, Tuesday. -- A magisterial inquiry was held at the police court this morning concerning the death of Albert Fletcher (13), the victim of the drowning fatality at…

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Another Surf-bathing Fatality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

George Hammond (19), residing at Church-street St. peters was carried out by the undertow at Coogee on Sunday afternoon and drowned. The…

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Schoolboy Drowned. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

A magisterial inquiry into the death of Albert Fletcher was held this morning, before Mr. Arthur Judges. Deceased, who was the eldest son of Mr. William Fletcher, of…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 8

Two men camping near Vale Creek, at the junction of the Ma[?]quarie River, had a narr[?]w escape from drowning. The creek rose rapidly, and at about 12 o'clock the men a woke to find…

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A Laborer Injured

The Star · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 5

William Cleary, a laborer, aged 25, met with a severe accident while working on a crane in Murray-street, Pyrmont, this morning. The handle of the crane slipped, and,…

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Wharf-labourers Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

Edward Ta[?]bot, a wharf-lab[?]urer, was working on the steamer Barwon at Howard Smith's wharf yesterday, when he fell down the hold, a distance of about 15ft. [?]is head was…

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Bathing Accident. Man Drowned at Manly. Practical Joking in the Surf

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 8

The first death in the surf at Manly this year occurred yesterday afternoon, when John Buckley, or Murphy, 27, a laborer, employed at St. Patrick's College, Manly, was drowned. Buckley…

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Motor Capsizes. Passenger Severely Injured

The Star · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

Mr. Joseph Harper, a resident of Waverley was severely injured yesterday through a motor in which he was being driven skidding and capsizing in Centennial…

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Drowned in a Dam. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

A [?]oy named Shepherd (10) dived into the H[?]bburn dam last evening. He was unable to swim, and was drowned. The body was recovered to-day…

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Timber Stack Collapses. a Man Killed. Another Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

Two men working at Langdon and Langdon's timber yard, on the shores of Rozelle Bay, met with an accident yesterday by the collapse of a stack of timber. They were picking…

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Accident to Mr. L J. Harnett Kicked by a Horse

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

The many friends of Mr. L. L. Harnett, who recently retired from the position of Sergeantat-Arms in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, after many years' service, will regret to…

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A Painful Accident. Balranald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

Mr. John Griffiths was brought to Dr. Foster's surgery for treatment for an injury to his hand last week. The doctor's examination showed that the thumb had been lorn…

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Railway Accident Near Woodford

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 35

A SPECIAL fast train from the Mountains, which runs on Mondays only,…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Death of a Clockmaker

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 9

Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., held an inquiry yesterday, at Parramatta, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a clockmaker, named Henry Joseph Coughlan, who on Saturday…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

A little lad, Willie Riddell, 2½ years of ago residing in George-street Parramatta was attended to at the parramatta Hospital on Monday He had…

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The Coogee Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 10

The committee of the Coogee Progress Association desire to publicly convey to Messrs. Charles Hobson, jun., of Coogee Aquarium, and Harry Olliffe, Ken[?]ington-road. Keasington, the appreclation, not only of…

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