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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 228

Boy Injured. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 11

A serious accident recently befel Ronaid Taylor, 11 years, son of Herbert Taylor, of Lismore. Whilst cycling down Woodlark-street he was surrounded by a mob of horses,…

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Fatal Explosion. at Cawley Deviation Works. One Killed; Two Injured. Buried in Fifty Tons of Rock

Evening News · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 9

A sensational bla[?] accident occurred in this morning at the deviation works which are in progress between Waterfall and O[?]. The accident happened at a spot known as Calm's…

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Railway Crossing Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 11

Another sensational accident at a level railway crossing occurred to-night. William Page, a vegetable hawker, aged 65 years, while crossing the line near Chelsea station, in a…

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Railway Accidents. Foot Cut Off

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 4

SINGLETON, Wednesday.--John Hungerford, a railway employee, met with a serious accident last night. Owing to the absence of regular train examining, Hungerford was deputed…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Another Lysol Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 16

Georgina O'Callaghan (27), lately residing with her husband at Boronia-street, Redfern, was admitted to Sydney Hospital on March 13 suffering from the effects of lysol poisoning…

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Fettler’s Accident Pay. October 19, 1912

Co-operator · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

Mr. T. R. Johnson. Chief Railway Commissioner, Sir,—With regard to the accident to J. O. Bryant, Woodstock, whereby…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fireman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 10

Edward Casey, 36 years of age, fireman on board the steamer Merimbula, was struck on the head by a block that fell from aloft. He was taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Civil…

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Sailor Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 10

Thomas Mooney (29), a seamen, attached to the steamer Novelty, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital, by Dr. Reg. Furber little after midnight, suffering from severe cuts and…

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Newcastle. Wharf-laborer Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 12

Alfred Thomas Alt (33), wharf-laborer, was drowned in the harbor early yesterday morning. At about a quarter to 5 he was talking to Captain T. Davis, of the steam-tug Enterprise, which was lying at the King's…

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A Woman Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 10

Ethel Kane (30), living to Reservoir-street, Surry-hllls, was knocked off a tram to Darling-street, Moore Park, last night, and as a result sustained severs scalp wounds. The Civil…

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Deviation Works Fatality. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 5

Richard Wilson, aged 55, W. Pearce, and a man named M'Namara, employed on the deviation works at Cawley, were under a rock taking shelter from shots that were being…

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Another Fatality. Rome, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 7

Captain Moreno, while aeroplaning in Lombardy, was killed…

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Casualties. Drowned in a Bath

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 5

The Acting City Coroner, Mr. J. W. Fletcher, returned an open verdict yesterday at the inquest hold concerning the death of William Conroy, 72, who was drowned in a bath in the…

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Shocking Tram Accident. Car and Bolting Horse. Man Killed; Two Children Injured

The Sun · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 7

An exciting accident happened in Cleveland-street, near Crown-street, this morning, resulting in the death of George John Cowdray, a hawker, of 13 Missenden-road…

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Alleged Assault. an Old Man Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 15

Charles Earlegan (63), an old-age pensioner residing in Sussex-street, City, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night by Dr. Bridges suffering from severe scalp wounds and internal…

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Blasting Accident. on South Coast Line. Rock Falls on Three Men. One Killed, Two Badly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 9

A blasting accident, as a result of which one man was Idiled and two others seriously injured, took place about noon yesterday, between Helensburgh and Waterfall, on the South…

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Tram Smash. Man Killed in Cleveland-street. Brother and Niece Injured. Pitched Out of Sulky

Evening News · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 9

A shocking a client occurred in Cleveland-street, Redfern, between Crown-street and Young-street, at 11 o'clock this morning. George John Cowdrey, 23, living at 13…

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Flinders-street Railway Accident. Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 5

Bert Goulder, 13 years of age, of White-street, Coburg, who fell between the platform and the train at Flinders-street Railway Station on Wednesday afternoon, and who was…

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Ocean Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 9

The general manager for Australasia of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd., reports the receipt of cabled information from London giving the figures…

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Accident on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 12

Samuel Bruce, a seaman on the steamer Kauri, had on his legs broken while working on board the vessel yesterday. He was engaged fixing up some timber when one of the derricks swung round and jammed him…

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