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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Two Aviators Drowned. Fall Into the Sea. Berlin, Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 11

While Captain Jenekuby, a military aviator, was, with his mochanic, over the Gulf of Dantzig something went wrong with the machine…

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Railway Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

We regret to report that a young man named Henry Pettit, a resident of Castlereagh Street, Penrith, and a shunter at the Penrith Railway…

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Man's Lucky Escape. Knocked Down by Train. Accident at Wardell Road Station

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

Frank Gow, 21, tinsmith, Hying at "Glentary," Terrace-road, Marrickville, had a remarkable escape from instant death at the Wardell-road Railway Station. He noticed a…

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Big Railway Accident in Sicily

The World's News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 19

The Italian papers just to had give full particulars of the big railway smash which took place between Catania…

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A Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 14

WINGHAM, Friday. -- K. Byrne, a fettler employed on the third section of the North Coast railway, near Somerset, was proceeding along the line on a tricycle, when…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fell Off the Footboard

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 14

Charles Rigby (7), residing in Earl-street, Randwick, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday in a serious condition, suffering from a fractured skull, caused through his…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 9

In regard to the death of John O'Brien (66), who on Saturday met with a tram accident, Edward Albert Wholohan, a bookbinder, told the City Coroner that O'Brien seemed to be deaf, and deliberately walked…

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Peculiar Accident to Farmer's Son. Sets His Arm on Fire. Phosphorous Mishap

Globe · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

A peculiar accident was reported a few miles from Candelo (N.S.W.) last week. A young man, Walter Collins, was engaged in mixing rabbit poison on his father's farm, when, in…

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Collision in Cleveland Street

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 10

George M'Bean, 26, a carter, residing in Forest-road, Arncliffe, was brought to the Sydney Hospital last night in a dazed condition by Constable Condie, of No. 3 Police Station…

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Hit with a Bottle. Constable Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 10

As the result of being dealt a severe blow on the head with a bottle in Elizabeth-street, Redfern, on Friday night, Constable Cummins has been forced to go off duty for a few days…

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Aerial Tragedy. Aviator and Mechanic Drowned. Berlin, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 9

Captain Jenethky, a military aviator, and a mechanic were flying over the Gulf, of Dantzic when their machine fell, and both were drowned…

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Collapse of Crane. Several Workmen Injured. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 5

While lifting a pipe casing weighing two tons a crane, at the Austral Otis Engineering Co.'s foundry, South Melbourne, collapsed. Several workmen were standing near by at…

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Knocked Down by Cab. Unknown Man Badly Injured

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 10

An unknown man was badly injured at the corner of George and Campbell streets, city, last night, and he is now lying in the Sydney Hospital in a semi-conscious condition…

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Hurled Through the Air. Tram Hits Pantechnicon. Collision in Cleveland Street

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 4

A collision between a tram and a pantechnicon occurred in Cleveland-Street last night, and as a result one man is lying in the Sydeny Hospital. Another had a…

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Exciting Balloon Ascent. Aeronaut Collides with a House. Rinaldo Seriouly Injured. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 4

Rinaldo, the balloonist, had an exciting experience to-day. He was the principal side-show at the A.N.A. Exhibition, and was to have made an ascent in the presence of…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Sudden Death

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 7

Early yesterday morning Sarah Lena Hackett, 60, a native of New Zealand, died suddenly at her residence, 20 Glenmore-road, Paddington, She retired to ted at 10 p.m. on Friday night,…

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How to Stop a Bolting Horse a Simple Device That Minimises Risk of Accident. a Child Can Use It As Effectively As a Policeman

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 15

The peril of the streets is great enough under air ordinary circumstances, but when a horse bolts, order is thrown into chaos, and life and limb and property are in imminent…

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Chopping Wood Accident. Flying Pieces Cut Shin Open. Ulcerated Wound Healed by Zam-buk

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 12

Accidents are bound to happen, so al-keep handy a pot of Zam-Buk. Mr. M. O'Regan, of 14 Nash-street, East Perth, W.A., says:—"While chopping wood a…

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Brother Shoots Brother. Shocking Accident at Bankstown. Baby With a Gun

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred at Bankstown yesterday afternoon, when a boy, aged four, accidentally killed his brother, aged six. Mr. M'Donoagh, who lives at…

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Aviators Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 8

BERLIN, Friday.--Captain Jenethky, a military aviator, and a mechanic were flying over the Gulf of Danzig, when they fell and were drowned…

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