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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 228

Fatalities & Accidents. Man's Sudden Death

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 14

Herbert Rodd (40), a tailor, employed, by Palmer and Son, Pitt-street, city, and residing atWebb's-avenue, Ashfield, collapsed at his work about 9.30 yesterday. He was taken to…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

At the Hospital—entries—James Mcwilliams, 19, Arcadia-street, Guildford, injured through being thrown from a bicycle injured through being thrown from a bicycle. Injures to head, left arm and…

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River Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 13

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The police have received a telegram from Normanton, stating that W. Turner, an engineer at Dugon Creek, took a man across the Norman River in a…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 12

HOBART, Wednesday.--An accident happened to-day while linesmen were engaged effecting repairs to a telegraph pole. After attending to one of the arms, a man was in the act of…

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Drowned in the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 13

The body of William Byrnes, a clerk employed by the A.U.S.N. Company, was yesterday morning recovered from the harbour near No. 3 jetty, Miller's Point, by Senior-constable…

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Naval Cadet Drowned. in Rushcutter Bay Baths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 4

The death of Robert Reginald Bowen, aged 17 years, naval cadet, who was drowned in Farmer's Swimming Baths, Rushcutter Bay, on Sunday, was the subject of an inquiry by…

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Boiler Blows Up. Seven Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 10

PARIS, Tuesday Evening.--While the submarine Foucault was undergoing a trial at Cherbourg, her engine exploded, and seven men were seriously injured…

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Motor Traffic. London Coroner's Views. Cause of Accidents

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 14

A further meeting was held yesterday of the Select Committee of the House of Common appointed to inquire into the circumstances which have led to the large and increasing…

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Laumceston Tram Accident. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 10

A sensational tram accident occured to night in High-street, Windmill Hill. At 9 o'clock a car, bound for the city, bolted from Adelaide-street, and, when coming down…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Death After a Fit

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 13

William Hardy (60), a resident of Ashfield, fell down in a fit at the Central Railway Station at 6.30 a.m. yesterday. Cerebral hemorrhage ensued. The patient was attended to by the Civil…

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Fatal Riding Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 13

BULLI, Wednesday.--This morning, close to the Bulli post-office, Erie Downie (9) was thrown from a restive horse, and so seriously injured that he died an hour afterwards…

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The Traffic. One Slight Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 10

The traffic was not very heavy, and was easily managed by Senior-constable Herbert and Constables Cardy, Michaelis, and Brown. Detective Ward, of Sydney, and Detective Hawkin, of…

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A Railway Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 6

An Inquiry was held at the City Coroner's Court yesterday regarding the death of Andrew MeFarlane Cormack, aged 29, who was knokced down by a railway engine at…

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Milson's Point Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

The City Coroner inquired into the cause of the death of Andrew M'Farlane, Cormack (29), who died in the Royal North Shore. Hospital on March 7, after being knocked down by a…

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Sarah Bernhardt Injured. Sensational Motor Accident. Los Angeles

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 10

[?] Sarah Bernhardt, the celebrated French actress while out motoring met with an exciting accident yesterday. A motor truck collided with her automobile…

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Sulky Collision at Bathurst. Bathurst

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 13

The Ven. Archdeacon M'Grath of Rockley, was returning from Newbridge to Rockley in a sulky and when nearing Rockley the vehicle came into violent collision with another coming…

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Church Partially Destroyed. a Youth Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 14

CAMDEN, Thursday.--Forty-seven points of rain, with hall, fell this morning. During a gale at Brownlow-hill the Methodist Church was partially, destroyed…

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Blow to Pieces. Man Killed in Mining Explosion. Youth Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 10

WEST WYALONG, Thursday.--At midday to-day an explosion occurred at the True Bluemine, resulting in a miner, Edward Hoskins, being literally blown to pieces, and a youth…

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Mine Explosion. Man Blown to Bits. Youth Frightfully Injured. West Wyalong

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

At midday an explosion occured at the True Blue Mine, resulting in a miner, Ed. Hoskins being blown to pieces and a youth named John Blymans, who was working with Hoskins…

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Explosive Lozenges. Extraordinary Accident. Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 9

An explosive accident as on unusual nature [?] a railway employee M Donald [?] from a [?] throat and in [?]…

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