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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Drowned in the Tamar

Globe · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

The body of Thomas Edmond Kerr, a visitor, who had been staying at the Globe Hotel, Launceston, was found in the Tamar, five miles from the city, last week. Kerr had been…

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Child Drowned. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 14

Daphne Stone, 9 years old, the daughter of Mr. E. J. Stone, was accidentally drowned at South Beach on Sunday…

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Driving Party Injured

Globe · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

An accident happened to an aged couple named Mr. and Mrs. Robert East, residents of Ararat (Vic.), while returning from the races. Mrs. East was driving, and the horse got…

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A Farmer Injured

Globe · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

A serious accident happened to Mr. W. V. Davey a well-known former and grazier, of Kewell (Vic.), last week. He was driving in to Minyip in a gig, when his horse took, fright and upset…

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The Como Fatality. Bodies Found

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 14

The bodies of the three youths--Edward Ostenfeld, Oscar M'Alpin, and Roy Coleman--accidentally drowned, while bathing in the Woniora River, near Como on Monday morning,…

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Young Man Drowned Near Manly

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

At Curl Curl beach about three miles from Manly on Tuesday afternoon, a young man named Stanley Wilkinson, 19 a native of Norwich, England was drowned. He was a brother of…

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Surfing Fatality. Body Carried Out to [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 14

Yesterday Curl Curl beach. Manly, was the [?] scene of a surfing fatality. Shortly after midday Stanley Wilkinson, aged 19, a native of Norwich, England, who only arrived in…

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Drowned in Wilson Creek. Booyong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 14

Walter Brown was drowned in Wilson Creek on Sunday. The body was recovered to-day. being found by the police floating near [?]…

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Drowning at Port Melbourne. Two Sisters in the Surf

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A bathing fatality occurred at Port Melbourne to-day, the victim being a young woman, Myrtle Hamilton (22). Her sister, Lilian (34), also had a narrow…

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Cyclist and Motor Car. Fatal Collision Near Tamworth

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 9

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—The Acting Corner, Mr. T. J. MacMahon held on inquest [?]d the death of a young marked man named [?]charles Duff. 29 who dies on Saturday…

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Young Man Drowned. Surfing Off Curl Curl. Body Washed to Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 10

A drowning fatality of a particularly sad nature occurred off Curl Curl Beach, a little after midday yesterday, when a young man Stanley Wilkinson, aged 19, a native of…

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Rev. E. F. Waddy Injured. Motor and Motor Cycle Collide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 12

At about 3.30 p.m. yesterday the Rev. E. F. Waddy, one of the musters of The King's School, and well known as a cricketer, was riding on his motor cycle along the…

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Among the Scullers. the Professional League. Powers It Should Have. Arnst Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 16

There is still a good deal of discussion rife among the scullers with regard to the newly-formed league which is to govern them in all their active work. Last week I dealt with the…

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A Campbell-street Mystery Two Women Injured. Too Drunk to Remember Details

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 8

Part of the Christmas Day celebrations in Lower Campbell-street has some sort of connection with a chisel. As a result two women were hurt, but inquiry into the matter at the…

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Coach Capsized. Traces Snap Down Hill. Seven People Injured. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 13

Seven people were injured, some seriously, through a coach capsizing at Cass, on the road from Christchurch to Hokita. Seven other passengers, including two…

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Found by Accident. Tasmanian Police Methods

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

A gentlemen who had just returned from Tasmania, after a holiday jaunt tells a story with rather amusing features, of police methods in the capital city of the southern…

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Cut to Pieces. Moonbi Railway Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 7

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—The Acting Coroner, Mr. F. J. M'Mahon, held an inquiry at Moonbi concerning the death of Albert Ernest Burton, 40, who lived at Limbri…

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Motor Boat Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 14

The three men, M'Donald, Richard, and Trigg, who were severely injured by the explosion of benzine on a motor launch at Portarlington on Sunday, are making good…

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Manly Burning Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 14

The death of Ethel Evelyn, Harry, 27, who was burned last month while on a visit to a friend's house in Smith-street, Manly, was the subject of a Corouer's…

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Killed in Cab Accident. a Question of Sobriety

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 8

At an inquest this morning concerning the death of Charles Adam M'Kewan, aged 33, William Quinn, a laborer, who had known the deceased for several months, said…

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