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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 228

Two Men Drowned. Fatalities at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 10

Patrick O'Donnell, a widower, 58 years of age, and employed as a check weighman, was found drowned in a stormwater channel about 11 o'clock last night. The heavy rain that…

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Motor Smash. Several People Injured. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 9

Further particulars are to hand with regard to the serious motor accident which occurred on Tuesday at Stony Pinch, a difficult and dangerous hill between Cudgegond and…

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The Western Suburbs. a Cabman Drowned. Road Flooded 8Ft. Deep

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 7

The western suburbs felt the full force of the storm on Saturday, but while the wind howled and shrieked among the houses and trees, and played havoc with gardens, the fact of their…

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The Suburbs. Cabman and Horse Drowned Body Found in Flood Waters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 10

The storm caused widespread damage throughout the suburbs. Gardens were ruined, trees uprooted, and houses unroofed. From Stanmore to Homebush scarcely a…

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Yacht Lost. Mr. W. Moore Drowned. Harbour Disaster. Heroic Efforts at Rescue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 9

Saturday's boisterous weather conditions were responsible for a number of accidents on the harbour. One of these had very serious consequences, resulting in the death of a…

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Swept Overboard. Well-known Yachtsman Drowned. Thelma Dismasted in Middle Harbor. Fills and Disappears

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 7

Owing to tho heavy weather experienced on the Harbor on Saturday afternoon during a friendly contest between the Thelma and the Sayonara yachts, Mr. Walter E. Moore, the…

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Flood and Fatality. Terrific Rainstorm. Several Lives Lost. Devastation in the Suburbs. Sensational Rescue Scenes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 7

Throughout Saturday rain fell incessantly, and in the city between the hours of 9 a.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. yesterday no less than 652 points were registered…

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Explosion. 300 Tons of Dynamite Baltimore Disaster. 50 Killed, 80 Seriously Injured. Heroic Attempts at Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 7

BALTIMORE, Friday Evening.--Three hundred tons of dynamite exploded while being loaded aboard the British steamer Alumchine. The shock was felt 30 miles away, and hun…

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Floods and Rain. Week-end Storm Plays Havoc. Four Persons Drowned. Great Damage to Property. Roofs Blown Off and Roads Destroyed

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 1

The fierce gale and heavy rain on Saturday and early yesterday morning were responsible for four deaths. The victims were: -- "WALTER E. MOORE, washed out. of…

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Shellharbour Tragedy. Accidental Death. Verdict Cheered by Crowds. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 10

The inquiry into the death of Walter Seily, who met his death at Shellharbour on Sunday morning last through a gunshot wound in the head, was concluded last night at 10 o'clock…

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Capsized by a Calf. Accident to Motor-cyclist

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 10

A motor cyclist, Ronald T. King, met with a curious accident on Pittwater-road, near Mona Vale, yesterday afternoon. He was riding along steadily, when a calf ran out…

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Planks Stove In. Accident to Culwulla Iii

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 7

Mr. Walter Marks, owner of the speedy yacht Culwulla III., this morning stated that the yacht Ranee ran into his boat in Rushcutters Bay on Saturday afternoon. The…

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Factory Accidents. First Aid Neglected

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 3

So much has been said and taught in late years of methods for giving immediate aid to the victims of accident, before the arrival of expert surgical help, that we are apt to…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Both Legs Cut Off

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 5

Melville Jones (22), a telephone fitter, and a resident of Canterbury-road, Campsic, had both legs cut off by a train at Campsic late on Saturday night…

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Manly Drowning Case

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 11

The body of the man supposed to have been drowned near the Manly pier by the sinking of a motor-launch on Saturday night has not been recovered. The police have ascertained that…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Another Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 11

The mutilated body of a man was discovered about 6 o'clock yesterday morning near Burwood by the guard of an outward-bound train. The body was quite cold. The skull was…

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A Driving Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mrs. Albert Dennoy, of Lillimur, was thrown out of a gig on Saturday, owing to the horse shying at a passing motor. She died within a few minutes…

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Tram Conductor Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 6

Alfred Wiliam Morris. 27, a tram conductor, living in Lllydale-street, Marrickville, was admitted to Sydney Hospital this morning. about 8 o'clock. suffering from a…

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Serious Bicycle Collision. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 7

A young man named Harry Williams met with a serious accident while riding a bicycle from Dubbo to Brocklehurst to attend a dance. The night was dark, and at a bend…

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Drowned in a Dam. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 7

At Coreen a young man, David Talbot, 20, lost his life in a dam. He took a horse to the dam to wash it down before proceeding to the Daysdale picnic races. He was…

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