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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 228

Riot in the City. Woman Injured

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1913 · page 4

A disturbance took place in Thomas-street, city, late last night. A number of men and woman were indulging in a drinking bout Two of the women started fighting, and soon…

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3rd Edition. Motor Smash Four People Seriously Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 February 1913 · page 10

A party of motorists driving along Parramatta-road for St. Mary's, at a late hour last night, met with disastrous accident. When approaching Flemington the car…

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Run Over by Train. Young Man Terribly Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 February 1913 · page 10

A shocking accident occurred at the Lewisham railway station about 9 o'clock last night. A young man named Arthur Warwick, a tailor residing in Norton-street. Ashfield, was running…

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Victorian Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--At Victoria Park railway station yesterday afternoon. Felix Noisette (40), a married man, was knocked down by a train and killed, instantly. He had been…

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Motor Overturns. Four Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 9

While a motor car containing four persons was being driven along Parramatta-road from St. Marys late on Saturday night, and when nearing Flemington it swerved from the road…

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Drowned in a Tub. Kurri Kurri

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 4

The 11-Months old daughter of Mr. George Emblston of her parents' residence at Weston into a tub of water, and was drowned. The…

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Runaway Pony. Two Ladies Injured. Bathurst

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 4

A posy attached to a sulky driven by Miss [?] Thompson. with her sister Ethel, bolted down Russell-st this morning. After narrowly missing the tree guards along the street. the…

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Rammed and Sunk. German Steamers Collide. Five Officers Drowned. Hamburg

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 9

The German steamers Christian and Galata collided off Borkun yesterday during a dense fog. The Christiania, which was rammed by the…

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Seven Shots. Chinaman Seriously Injured. Policeman Attacked with a Hatohet

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 6

Two Chinaman created a sensation in Thomas-street, city, this morning. one [?]seven shots from a revoler at the other, and then attacking a policeman with a hatchet…

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Surf Accidents at Coogee and Bronte

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 10

The St. John Ambulance, Randwick division had a fairly busy week's end at coogee, attending to several bathers who met with accidents while bathing…

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A Knife and a Fit. Peculiar Accident

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 5

A peculiar accident occurred in Abercrombl—street. Redforn on saturday night. Erncat Devine. of Wilson-street. Redtern. was with a friend named Death Ryan, of the name…

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Run Over by a Train. Accident at Lewisham

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 6

Arthur sarwick, 42, a tallor, residing with his wife at 20 Norton-street,Ashfeld, met with serious injuries through being run over by a train at Lewisham scation on saturday night…

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Motoring Accident. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 9

Aid. Ashley was driving his sister-in-law, Miss Walling, to the railway station in his motor car this morning when the pin dropped out of the steering gear. The car was thrown…

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Surf Accidents. Rough Seas at Bondi and Bronte

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 5

A heavy southerly swell made the surf at Bondi and Brqute Beaches very rough yesterday, and members of the life-saving brigades and ambulances were kept busy…

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Maw in a Fit. Accidentally Stabs Companion

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 5

Denis Ryan, of 129 Wilson-street, Redfern, was accidentally stabbed in peculiar circumstances on Saturday night. Shortly after 10 o'clock, Ryan, in company…

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Fatalities and Accidents Died on a Balcony

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 8

Catherine Byrnes (45), a widow, lately residing at Surry-hills, was found dead on the balcony adjacent to her room early yesterday morning…

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Infant Drowned in a Tub

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 11

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Embleton, of Weston, was drowned in a tub at her parents' residence yesterday. The parents were out, and left the…

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Casualties. Injured by a Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 10

A young man named Barwick, a resident of Ashfield, was seriously injured by a train at Lewisham Railway Station on Saturday night. He is stated to have [?] trying to board a…

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Hurricanes. Damage at Gilgandra. Two People Injured. Gilgandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 9

What old residents describe as the heaviest storm over experienced in Gilgandra broke over the town on Saturday afternoon. Over an [?]ch of rain fell in 18 minutes…

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Foundry on Fire. the Unlucky Thirteen. Firemen and Policemen Injured. Paris, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 8

An explosion took place in an aluminium factory, caused by water coming into contact with molten aluminum. Soon the factory was blaxing furiously, and…

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