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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 228

Chatswood Railway Fatality

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 4

An inquest [?] the death of John Curry, [?] who was found decapitated on the North there line, dear Chatswood, on February 13, was held before the City Coroner this morning…

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The Karamea Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 4

London advices state that the Admiralty Court has found the German steamer Marie Gartz blameworthy in connection with the collision with the…

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Stockman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 12

MANILLA, Tuesday. -- M. O'Brien, a stockman, was admitted to the hospital suffering from injuries caused by a horse falling on him…

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Marie Gartz -- Karamea Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The Admiralty Court has found the German steamer Marie Gartz blameworthy for collision with the steamer Karamea on August 30…

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Mother and Baby Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon, Thomas Dummett's wife and baby girl were drowned the sudden jibe of a rowing boat fitted…

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Railway Passengers Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 9

Ivy Moltwood, a young girl, who lives In Canary-road, [?] met with a painful accident while going bome by train on Tuesday eveing, and is now an inmate of the Royal…

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The Queensland Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry Continued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 9

TOOWOOMBA, Tuesday. -- The magisterial inquiry into the cause of the death of the six men who were killed in the railway accident at Mackay's Creek was continued to-day…

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Brick Tunnel Collapses. Two Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- Charles George Davis, a contractor, 40 years of ago, and James Davis, laborer (28), both married men, living at Admastown, but not related, were seriously…

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Two Killed. in a Railway Smash. Seven Injured. Runaway Trucks

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Two men wore killed and seven other men and boys were more or less seriously injured in a railway accident which occurred at Yarra Junction this morning on a…

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Cowardly Crew. See Woman and Child Drown Sad Story of Harbor Fatality Two Youths Praised

The Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 7

A pitiful story, punctuated by the recital of callous, cowardly conduct on the part of an unknown boat's crew, was told in the City Coroner's Court this morning, when Mr…

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Runaway Trucks. Disaster on a Tram Line. Two Men Killed, Nine Injured. a Thrilling Experience. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 13

Two men were killed and nine others injured to-day as the result of the bolting of a truck on the tramway line at Yarra Junction. The victims were employees of the Powellised and…

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Motor and Cycle Street Accidents, and How to Check High Speeds. Piston Pressure in Timing Ignition

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 12

People who come out to Australia have given it as their opinion that when one is away from the harbor the [?] of Sydney [?] very mush those of London. There is the same…

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Sunday's Harbor Accident. Boat Sailed Past. Regrettable Incident. Evidence at the Inquest

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 9

Mr. Hawkins, the City Coroner, beid an loquest this morning at the City Coroner's Court in connection with the boating accident on Bydney Harbor, dear Fort Denison, on Sunday…

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Burning Accident. Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 10

A serious burning accident happened on the property of Mr. Hugh Camerou. One of the employees of the station, Jack M'Leod, 72 years of age, put a…

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Another Accident. Series of Collisions. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 13

A peculiar mishap occurred at the Mile End railway yards to-day. While an [?]gine was pushing nine henvy hopper trucks laden with coal to one of the coal stares, the coupling…

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Fatalities and Accidents Found with Throat Cut

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 12

An old man, Edward Catherell, aged 73, was found in his bed at 243 Arthur-street, Leichhardt, with his throat cut, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. A stained table knife was found…

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Drowning Accident. a Capsized Boat. Danger[?] of a North-easter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 10

An inquiry was conducted by the City Corener (Mr. H. S. Hawkins), yesterday, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Beatrice M[?]tilda Dummett, 19 years, and of her…

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Engine Driver Injured

Evening News · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 10

An engine-driver, William Horsfield, 46, living in [?]street, [?], was struck on the head with a place of coal weighing between two and three [?] in the [?] railway yards…

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Policeman's Widow Injured

Evening News · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 5

Mr. Rose Cullen the [?] of constable Cullen, and was have at the [?]…

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Sailor Injured. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 11

The Norwegian ship Cortrz, bound from Adelaide to Queenstown with a cargo of [?]h[?]t, put into Hobart this afternoon to land an injured sailor[?]d Gustar Hunt. The man got his left hand…

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