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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Fatalities and Accidents. Lacerated by Circular Saw

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 10

Ernest Hawkes, a sawyer, employed at the Argyle Box Factory, George-street, and residing at Susan-street, Annandale, was badly injured last evening. Hawkes was working a…

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A Motor-car Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

The City Coroner yesterday morning concluded the inquiry into the cause of the death of Henry Chas. MacPherson, a boy of 11 years, who was knocked down and run over by a…

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Drowned in a Pond

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A verdict of death from asphyxia by drowning was recorded by the City Coroner yesterday morning in an inquest. on Mary Ann Ross, whose dead body was found in n pond at…

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Motor Fatality. Young Woman Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A party was motoring from Clare races to-day when the car struck the bridge over the river Light near Tarlee. Two of the occupants, Mrs. May and Miss May,…

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Young Man Drowned. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 7

A sad fatality occurred on Mondny evening, when Cecil Grinsted, aged 20 years a son of E. J. Grinsted, stationor was drowned. He was bathing in the Lachlan River, near the…

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Centennial Park Drowning Case. a Dangerous Embankment

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

The Centennial Park drowning case of Janu­ary 10, was cleared up at the City Coroner's Court on Wednesday, when Mr. Stephen Murphy held an inquest on the body of Mrs. Mary Ann…

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Sutherland Fatality.. Coroner's Advice to Motorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 5

The adjourned inquest regarding the death of Henry M'Pherson, 11, a schoolboy, who was knocked down and killed by a motor-car owned by Mr. E. R. Abigail, and driven by Arthur…

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A Peculiar Fatality. Man Falls Into a Flue. Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 5

A distressing fatality occurred at Mount Morgan Copper Smelting Works yesterday. A leakage occurred in the big flue of the copper works stack, and Messrs. T. M'Kelvie…

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Found on the H Railway Under Strathfield Bridge. Woman Terribly Injured

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 6

Mrs. Mary M'Lennan, 47, a resident of Parkroad Burwood, was found on the railway line, under the overhead bridge at the Sydney and of Strathfield Station, at 9 o'clock this…

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Sutherland Motor Accident. the Coroner's Experience. Warning to Drivers and Owners

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 10

The motor car fatality in Illawarra-road Sutherland on New Year's Day, was further inquired into at the City Coroner's Court when Mr. Murphy continued the inquest touching the…

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Crashed in the Machinery. Painful Accident at Pyrmont

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 6

James M'Fariane, 50, met with a serious accident at the Colonial Sugar Refining Works, Pyrmont, this morning. He is employed as a pump attendant at the works, and was at his…

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The Accident to a Submarine. Gallant Rescuers

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

KIEL, Wednesday.—Out of the 10 men aboard the sunkan German submarine 27 crept through the torpedo tube when the bow was raised and were saved, but the commander and…

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A Record of Accidents

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 6

GOULBURN, Thursday.—A report from Young states that Mr. Barry Chew, who recently met with a severe accident through his motor car turning turtle, and pinning his head to the…

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Accident to Submarine. Unintentionally Submerged. Three Men Suffocated. Twenty-seven Saved. Kiel, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

The submarine U3 was sunk in Heikendorf Bay in consequence of being unintentionally driven at full speed. Communication has been established by…

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Serious Accident. Portland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 7

A young man, Michael Ryan, whilst shunting a truck of coal at the Cement Company's works this afternoon, slipped. The wheels, passing over his foot, crushed it to a pulp,…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fall. on the Roadway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

The City Coroner yesterday morning inquired, into the circumstances connected with the death, of John Silk, who fell on the roadway in Sussex- street on January 10.Silk lived in. a lodging…

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A Unique Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

SINGLETON,'Wednesday.—Two local residents, Messrs. Harry M'Fadden and S. E. Casey, had an unpleasunt experience while on their return from Glendo. They were driving In a sulky,…

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A Motoring Fatality

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

A fatal motorcar accident is reported from Lyndoch (S.A.), The driver was Mr. Bert May, and the other occupants of the vehicle were his wife, his sister, and his sister-in…

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Railway Accident. Farmer Seriously Injured. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

A shocking railway accident occurred on the North line near. Mount Bryan to-day. The Broken Hill express ran down F. Oppermann, a farmer, who was carting wheat…

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