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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

4,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 228

Steamer Aground. in Port Phillip. Accident to Clan Campbell. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 10

While proceeding from Geelong to Melbourne last night, the collier Clan Campbell, 3000 tons, went aground off Point Cook, and remained hard and fast. She arrived at Geelong from…

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Vehicles in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 12

MANILLA, Thursday.--Cr. M. F. [?] with a serious accident last evening. He was driving homo in a sulky and a collision occurred with a vehicle coining into town. Mr. M'Keon…

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Goulburn Pastoralist Drowned

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 6

Mr. Frederick Faithfull Gibson. [?] well-known squatter and owner of Tir[?]na near Goulburn was found drowned in a crook near his residence…

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Melbourne Outrage. Injured Policeman Improving. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 7

Constable Frederick J. M'Casker, who was seriously wounded by a masked and armed burglar in Storey-street, Parkville, yesterday morning, was considerably improved today…

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Motorist on Trial. Aspendale Fatality. Alleged Reckless Driving. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 10

At the Court of General Sessions to-day, Albert George Lewis was charged with having, on February 2, killed Rugby May Donald, near Aspendale. The Crown Prosecutor, in…

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Drowned at Sea. a Lonely Swim. Look-out's Strange Story. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 9

Two sensational incidents, one of which involved the death of a third-class passenger, named W. Jacques, marked the voyage from London of the Aberdeen liner Marathon, which…

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Killed in a Collision. Cart and Tramcar. Evidence at the Inquest. Coroner Makes Suggestions

The Sun · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 7

The City Coroner, Mr. H. S. Hawkins, made some severe comments this afternoon at the adjourned inquest on the body of William Porter, 57, a carter, who died as the…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Midnight Incident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 12

An open verdict was recorded by the Acting City Coroner yesterday, after inquiring into the circumstances attending the death of Charles William Marshall, whose body was found…

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A Shocking Fatality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 6

A schoolboy named Chas Wookcock, 14 years of age son of Mr. C. Woodcock, of Eastwood, while attempting to board a moving train at that station on…

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Fatality at Byron Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 17

A telegram was received by the Department of Navigation yesterday afternoon from Byron Bay. stating that a seaman named Johnson, belonging to the steamer Cooloon, fell…

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Lady Rider Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 17

ORANGE, Friday.--Miss Myra Smith, a wellknown lady rider, whilst riding Young Highlander over a jump, was thrown through the horse swerving. She had her collarbone broken…

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Motor-tram Collision at Wavlrley

Evening News · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 11

A [?] a tram and a mains car driven by [?]…

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Mysterious Fatality. Prisoner with Fractured Skull

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 20

The death of John M'Lean a middle-aged man, who was found unconscious in the exercise yard of the Central Police Station on Thursday morning, was reported to the City…

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Kadina in Heavy Weather. Sailor Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 17

The Adelaide S.S. Company's steamer Kadina arrived yesterday morning from Queensland, after a tempestuous trip, nothing but heavy gales being experienced. She left…

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Newtown Collision. Was There Negligence? Coroner's Strong Remarks

Evening News · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 15

The inquest into the death of William Porter, 57, a carter, who died in the Prince Alfred Hospital on March 20 as a result of injuries received in a collision between his cart…

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Seaman Drowned. Washed Overboard in Byron Bay Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 19

The weather conditions are the same yesterday, but the wind is more to the east. Shipping has been interrupted, and the steamers Kyogle and Cooloon added to the…

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Constable Fires on Violent Assailant Sensational Affray in the Bush. Man Injured

Globe · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 3

A telephone message was received last week by the New South Wales Inspector-General of Police from Superintendent Mitchell. of Bathurst, stating that a Stating had taken place…

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Desperate Leap. Attempt to Catch Thief. Woman Jumps From Moving Tram and Is Injured

Evening News · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 8

In endeavoring to catch a thief who had stolen her handbag. Mrs. Sarah Lawson, who lives at the corner of Church and Kilbrida streets, Canterbury, jumped from a moving…

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Perils of the Air. Accidents to Naval Men. Fall From 1000 Feet. London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 2

Two accidents during aeroplane fights occurred at Sheerness. Captain Vinson and another naval officer were monoplaning crashed when something went wrong…

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Cause of Accidents. Mental Strain on Enginedrivers

The World's News · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 8

Dean R. Wood, who takes the Twentieth Century Limited, the fastest train in the United States, from Syracuse to…

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