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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 228

Bootmaker Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 14

A bootmaker, Peter Pascoe, 25, of Salisbury-street, Stanmore, was taken to Sydney Hospital by the Civil Ambulance yesterday, at about 7.45 a.m. Dr. Tansey treated him for…

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Two Men Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 7

Two electricians, Alfred Goberer and John Bolhan, were admitted to Sydney Hospital this afternoon suffering from injuries to the throat and eves. They were working on an…

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Old Man Drowned. Body Found in Harbor

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 7

Early this morning the Water Police received news that the body of a man had been found floating in the water near Clontarf. The police launch Argus, in charge of…

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Gas Lamp Explodes. Two Men Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 9

A [?] election p[?] hours at Pyrmont [?] o'clolc this afternoon and [?]…

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Disastrous Motor Collision. Three Officers Killed. Berlin. Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 13

A motor-car containing four officers collided with a carriage in Leipzig. Three of the officers were killed and the fourth seriously injured…

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Old Man Drowned. Floating at Clontarf Beach. Not Identified

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 8

The body of a man between 65 and 70 years of age was found [?]inating off the beach [?] Clontarf Middle Harbor at 6 o'clock this morning…

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Scaffold Collapses. Three Men Injured. Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 7

David Clandy, George Barr, and Benjamin Decker fell over 30 feet through the collapse of some scaffolding at the Women's Hospital this morning, and were admitted to…

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More Railway Smashes. Two Engines Damaged. Collision at Eveleigh Yards

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 1

A serious shunting accident, which involved extensive damage to two locomotives, occurred on the main suburban line near the bottle-neck signal-box, Eveleigh railway…

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FELL 18 Feet. Three Men Badly Injured. Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 9

While engaged in erecting some [?]affolding at the Woman's Hospital Car[?]on to-day, three men met with an accident one being seriously injured…

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Runaway Cage. Down Mine Shaft. Several Miners Injured. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 13

A serious accident happened in the Golden Horseshoe on Monday evening. The night shift was going below at No. 2 shaft, when the clutch sprang out of the winding engine, and…

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London Motor Bus Fatality Charge of Manslaughter. London, Tuesday, 10.50 p.m

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 9

Legood, the driver of the motor-'bus by which a policeman was knocked down and killed while controlling the street traffic in Ludgate Circus, has been charged with…

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Leap for Life. Woman Injured at City Fire a Thrilling Incident

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 11

With a feeling of suffocation coming over her in her sleep Miss Emily Mandelson who keeps a refreshment room in Princes-street, City, jumped out of bed shortly before half-past two…

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Pea Rifle Accident. Accidentally Shot by His Mate. Wist Maitland

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 9

A young man named [?] in the [?] hospital [?] cause [?]…

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Pea-rifle Accidents. Hunter's Hill Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 14

A number of young men were examining a pea-rifle on a piece of vacant land in Ryde-road, Hunter's Hill, on Saturday night, when the weapon exploded. The bullet lodged in…

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Brickwork Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 14

Two accidents occurred at the New South Wales Brickworks, Alexandria, yesterday. At noon the Newtown District Ambulance Brigade was called to the brickworks, where…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Struck by Taxi-cab

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 10

While alighting from a tram at the corner of Cleveland and Crown streets yesterday, Peter Pascoe, a bootmaker, residing at Salisbury-road, Stanmore, was struck to a taxi-cab…

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Inquest. The Accident at Auburn. Mr. Hart's Sad Death

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 3

On January 17, Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., Parramatta District Coroner, held an inquest at the Police Station, Auburn, on the body of Arthur Hart, when the…

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Tram Collision. Accident in William-street a Woman Injured

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 9

A rear end collision occurred between two trams in William-street, near the intersection of Yurong-street, about 5 o'clock this afternoon…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Death by Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., held an inquest in Hornsby Courthouse as to the death of Peter Nellsen, whoso body was found in a deep waterhole, known as the Fish-pond, on the 15th inst…

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Injured by Fall of Earth

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

David MacDonald (50), a laborer, residing in Marlborough-street, Surry-hills, and employed at Messrs. Goodlet and Smith's quarry in Surryhills, was engaged yesterday morning in…

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