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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 228

Mme. Sarah Bernhardt. Exciting Motor Accident. Los Angeles, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 10

Madame Sarah Bernhardt, while out motoring, met with an exciting accident yesterday. A motor truck collided with her automobile, and almost completely wrecked it…

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District Court. (Before Judge Docker.) a Street Accident. Claim Against a Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

Elizabeth Bowie, of 53 Forbes-street, Newtown, a spinster, brought an action againht the Municipal Council of Enfield, claiming £400 damages in connection with an accident on…

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A Series of Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 13

Alfred French (32), a resident of Balmain road, Leichhardt, who was working with a steam hammer at Pool and Stool's works, Balmain, was struck on the left side of the head by…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Man Blown Off Timber Stack

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 13

George Waters (30), was blown off a stack of timber 20ft. to the ground at the Co-operative Box Factory yards in Balmain, when the gale was at its height yesterday afternoon…

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Accident to Madame Bernhardt

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 10

LOS ANGELES, Thursday.--While Madame Sarah Bernhardt was riding in an automobile her car collided with a motor truck and was wrecked…

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Miners Accident' Relief

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 8

The last meeting of the Miner Accident Relief Board, as at present constituted, was held yesterday. At the conclusion of the meeting the Minister for Mines, as chairman of the…

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Railway Fatality

Globe · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 3

A young man, Thomas Stevens, while working in the railway yard, at Wagga, (N.S.W.), slipped from a truck, and fell between the buffers. He alighted on his feet, but before he could escape…

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Collision at Night. Steam-lighter Sunk. Nine Men Drowned. New York Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

A shipping [?] occurred to the barter last night, by which a steam-lighter was runk, and nine of the [?]. The survivors, who were picked [?]…

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Cadet Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 17

DUNGOG, Friday.--Bert Wilson, a member of the local cadets, when returning home from rifle practice yesterday, was thrown from his horse through the girth breaking. He sustained…

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True Blue Mine Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 10

WEST WYALONG, Friday.--The- inquest on Edward Hoskins, who was killed at the True Blue mine yesterday, was opened to-day before Mr. John N. Crowley, District Coroner…

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Children Drowned. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 21

A sad fatality occurred in the Botanic Gardens this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Worley, with three children, arrived from Sydney in the steamer Kanowna, on route to…

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An Old Man Injured

Globe · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 3

Thos. G. Gilbert, nearly 60 years of age, was knocked down by a motor car at Broken Hill (N.S.W.) last week. He was taken to the hospital in a serious condition. His injuries…

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Hotel Shooting Case. "Went Off, by Accident." Injured Woman's Version

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 11

Edgar Hatton (52), at the, Central Court, was charged before Mr. Love, S.M., with having, on the 7th inst. silot at Life Coghlan with intent to murder. Mr. E. R. Abigail appeared for the accused…

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The Burwood Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 15

The death of George John Whitley, whose mutilated remains were found on the railway line between Bur[?]ood and Croydon formed the subject of an inquiry by Mr.E. L. Maitland…

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The Thelma Fatality. Citizens' Meeting at Mosman

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 1

It was an earnest assemblage that met in the Mosman Town Hall last night. Sailing men, scullers, footballers, and sportsmen of all descriptions rallied to the citizens…

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Railway Fatality. Murphy's Creek Inquiry. Toowoomba (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 24

The inquiry concerning the death of the six men who were killed in the recent railway accident on the Range was continued on Thursday…

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New York Harbor Collision Eleven Lives Lost. New York

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 1

Eleven persons are missing, and all are believed to have been drowned, as a result of a collision in the harbor between a lighter and some unknown vessel. The lighter was…

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Fell Out of a Sulky. Woman Seriously Injured

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 16

Eva O'Halleron, 16 a single woman. Living at [?] King-street St. Peters was admitted to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on Friday evening in a serious condition, suffering from…

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Trail of a Cyclone. Buenos Ayres Suffers. Many Killed and Injured. Beenos Ayres. Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

The city has been sewept by a cyclone, whose de[?] results will be felt for some considerable time. So [?] was the fury of the storm and so…

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Railway Accidents

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

On Friday, 7th inst, a truck of wheat ran off the railway near Lawson station. The Penrith breakdown gang were sent for, and, on arrival,…

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