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Accidents, 1911

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, February 9, 1911. Current News Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

AT Parramatta Hospital on the 3rd of February, Francis Walp[?] of Dixon-street, Parramatta, and who works at Arnott's biscuit factory, had to get a…

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Drowning Accident. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

Yesterday Richard Lewis, 10 years old, a son of Mr. Albert Lewis, of Condobolia, was crossing the Lachian River ou a log with his two brothers. He slipped off the log, and was…

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Unknown Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 8

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday concerning the death of a man whose body was found floating in the harbor near Woollahra Pt. on January 22. Medical evidence showed that…

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A Boy Drowned

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon George Willoughby, a boy of ten years,. was reported to the police as missing from his home in Park-street, Arncliffe. This morning his body was found…

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Man Drowned. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

A young man named Edward, a recent arrival from Victoria. lost his life yesterday evening in attempting to swim the Condamine River at Chinchilla. It appears he had been…

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Drowned in the Lachlan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 8

CONDOBOLIN, Wednesday.--Yesterday Richard Lewis (10), a son of Mr. Albert Lewis, of Condobolin, was crossing the Lachian River on a log with two brothers, to get a cow, when…

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A Labourer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

Charles Hadley, 22, a labourer, living in King-street. Newtown, was wheeling a truckload of bricks at the Austral Brick Works, St. Peters, on Tuesday, when the truck capsized…

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Schooner Wrecked. Three Men Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 7

AUKLAND, Thursday,.—The boonah [?] Nicoll was totally [?] Macquarris Islands at Christmas. The [?] male and took were drowned still remain on…

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Three Men Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

Three men were injured by a fall of earth near the North Melbourne railway station this morning. Norman Morris had his left leg fractured, William Buttle sustained an…

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An Embankment Collapses. Three Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--As the result of fall of earth near North Melbourne railway station this morning. S. W. Buttle, of 439 Victoria-street. West Melbourne; Norman Morris…

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Drowned in the Surf. Benefit to Mrs. Mackle

Co-operator · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 5

Mr. A. H. Turner, hon. secretary to the Newtown trainmen’s benefit to the widow of the late Conductor Mackie, one of the Coogee surf victims, writes…

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A Father's Discovery. Son Drowned in Woolli Creek

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. Thomas Willoughby, of Park-Street Arncliffe, made a shocking discovery at [?] o'clock this morning, when he found his 11-year-old son, Alfred James Willoughby, drowned in…

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Extraordinary Wounds. Man Shockingly Injured. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 8

A sensational occurrence happened here last night. From information received Senior-constable Kerloy went carly this morning to a house in…

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A Fall of Earth at Melbourne. Three Men Injured

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 3

A fall of each [?] on Wednesday near the North Melbourne railway station and three men were injured. They were S. W. Buttle, Victoria-street, West Melbourne Norman…

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Comic Opera Battle. Mexican Federals and Insurgents. No One Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Wednesday.--A comic opera battle was fought between the Federal troops and the insurgents near Juarez, in widen no one was injured…

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Out of Action. Dave Smith's Hand Injured. Fight with Papke Postponed

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 7

Dave Smith, Australia's champion weight, will not be able to work for five of six weeks, consequent upon a broken small bone in his right hand. Therefore his match…

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News of the Night. Events reported after "The Sun" went to press yesterday. a Cabman Drowned

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 5

John Wright, a Melbourne cabman, was drowned on Tuesday in Moonee Ponds Creek, his cab having fallen over an embankment. One member of his family had…

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Fatalities and Accidents. How Mr. D. Stewart Was Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 8

The death of Mr. Donald Stewart, grazier, of Wyalong, who was killed by falling off a ; tram as another tram was passing in Oxford- street on. the night of February 2, was the…

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Motor Car Accident. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 9

A motor car accident of an extraordinary character occurred at the [?]orner of Grafton and Bradley streets. A new motor car, belonging to Mr. Dodd, who had a car…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

A finding of accidental death was recorded at an inquiry held yesterday into the death of Donald Stewart, a grazier from West Wyalong, who died at St. Vincent's Hospital…

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