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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 228

Motor Smash. Five Persons Injured. Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 9

Another motor car smash is reported. Early this morning a party of five drove out from town. When going along the Toorak-road,[?] man who was sitting almost on the [?]…

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Another Motor Smash. Four People Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 10

Four persons were injured in a motor [?] accident at Macedon to-day. Their names are: Margaret Naylor, aged 15, daughter of Prof. Naylor, of Adelaide; Colin Harper, 15; Roy…

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Tragedy of the Air. Drowned at His Post. London, Thursday, 1 a.m

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 9

The Vickers -Maxim monoplane that fell into the Thames on January 13 has been recovered. The pilot's body still remained strapped to…

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Merely Looking On. Football Spectators Injured. Building Collapses. London. Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 10

The popularity of British Association football shows no signs of decreasing and a huge crowd assembled at Sunderland to witness the Sunderland Manchester cup tie…

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German Railway Smash. Express Train in Collision. Kaiser's Son on Board. London, Wednesday, 10.25 p.m

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 8

While an express train with the Kaiser's second Bon. Prince Wilhelm, on board, was travelling to Berlin to- day it ran into a goods train…

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Accident to Mrs. Wade. Brisbane, Thursday Afternoon

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 9

Mr. Wade the leader of the Opposition in the New South Wales Parliament is a passenger by the steamer Montors which arrived to-day from Singapore. He looks well and says he…

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Not Dangerous. Motor Cycle Racing. Mr. Henson's Opinions. Blames Roads for Accidents the Isle-of-man Contest

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 4

Mr. R. E. Henson, hon. secretary of the Sydney Bicycle and Motor Cycle Club, does not agree with the writer of an article printed in the "Evening News" recently, and who said…

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The Pea-rifle Again. Accidentally Shot His Brother. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 10

A distressing fatality occurred at Harlaxton, near Toowoomba, on Saturday afternoon. Dudley Garrett, aged about 15, placed a pea [?]rifle on the ground for a few minutes…

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Motor- Car Accident. Charge Against Driver Fails

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

Benjamin Fabstein, a motorist, was charged at the Darlinghurst Sessions to- day with driving a motor- car at a pace faster than four miles an hour whilst turning a corner…

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Soccer in England. Accident at a Cup- Tie. London, Wednesday, 10.55 p.m

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 8

The replays in the second round of the Association football English Cup competition were decided to- day. Sunderland beat Manchester City by two…

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Miners' Accident Relief. Act to Operate This Month

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 10

The Minister for Mines this afternoon signed a "Gazette" notice which brings into force the Miners' Accident Relief Act, which was passed last session. The date of the…

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Railway Accident. a Lucky Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The up passenger train from Beechworth and Bright was travelling at a fair speed when the rear axie of the tender snapped almost in the centre…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Laborer Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 3

Alfred Testram (30), a laborer, residing in O'Neill-street, Lilyfield, was working at Hudson's. timber yards at Blackwattle Bay yesterday when he fell from a stack of timber…

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Motor Car Collision

Evening News · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 3

With regard to the collision between Dr. Clubbe's motor and one owned by Mr. William Wiggins in Darllinghurst-road near the top of William-street the doctor desires it known…

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Motors in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

A collision occurred on Wednesday evening between two motor cars in Darlinghurst-road, but, though both cars were damaged, no persons sustained injury. It seems that a car…

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Prince's Train in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 10

BERLIN, Thursday.--Prince Eitel's train in Transylavania collided with a train of petroleum tanks. A fire occurred, and the guard was killed and several passengers burnt. Prince…

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Tram Collision. at Broadway Crossover

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 7

A tram collision occurred on Wednesday night at Broadway, Glebe, two cars coming together with great force. None of the passengers or officials were seriously injured…

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Fell From Express. Passenger Seriously Injured

The Sun · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 9

A railway passenger, Raymond Cameron, 22, fell from a carriage attached to the second division of the Melbourne express, on the journey from Albury to Sydney this…

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Advice on Legal Points Cost of Avoiding a Collision

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 4

Gundy tells me that he was returning from a meeting recently in his motor car. and that on approaching a number of vehicles be tooted a…

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Curious Accident. Melbourne. Friday Afternoon

Evening News · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 7

A remarkable accident has occurred at South Melbourne Elly [?] a girl of 4 years was playing in the front garden, when a dust storm came up. The wind were from the…

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