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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Drowned in a Creek. Triple Tragedy at Melbourne. Melbourne, [?]

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 7

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Tram Smash in Moore Park Supposed Faulty Brakes. Four Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 9

A tram accident caused by one tram running into the rear of another car, occurred yesterday morning shortly after 10 o'clock in Flinders-street, Moore Park…

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Casualties. Enmore School Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 12

The Enmore Publie School, In Metropolitanroad, is being renovated. Yesterday afternoon a drainer, Robert Robertson, 54, of Bcach-road, Maroubra, was working in a…

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Train Smash at Coledale. Special Strikes Goods. Accident That Has Been Kept Dark

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 7

In the early hours of Wednesday morning a train smash occurred at Coledale, on the South Coast line. A goods train from Sydney, with Driver…

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Mine Accident Proves Fatal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 12

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The explosion accident at the South mine, reported yesterday, had a fatal termination. Upon removal to the hospital, Nott had a foot amputated. He grew…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Shunter's Heath

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 12

While engaged late last night in shunting operations at the Central Railway Station, Fred Adams (24) employed as a shunter, and lately residing at Surry-hills, was crushed between…

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Fatal Trap Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 12

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.--Mrs. Donman; wife of Mr. Frank Donman, of Sawyer's Gully, was driving to her home from Kurri Kurri yesterday afternoon, when she was thrown from…

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Brothers Drowned

Globe · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

Between December 31 and January 2, Murray Antony, 22. and Manuel, 15. were drowned in Pike Creek, near Renmark (S.A.). They were swimming two horses across the steam in order…

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Lift Fatality. Man Decapitated

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 15

PERTH, Friday.--Mr. David S. Carlton, formerly of the Customs office, but latterly a professional artist and literateur, was the victim of a sensational lift fatality today…

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Drowned in the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 17

An open verdict of death by drowning was recorded by the Acting City Coronor (Mr. J. M'Kensey) yesterday in the case of the death of James Brown, 65, a night watchman…

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Triple Tragedy. Three Children Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Three children, named William Robert Johnson, aged 12, Prescott Dyason, aged 7, and Malcolm Dyason, aged 5, left the Dyasons' home at Murrumbeena…

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Three Boys Drowned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 19

What appears to have been an accident, followed by a brave attempt at rescue, resulted in the death of three boys by drowning in Gardner's Creek, Glen Iris, yesterday. The…

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Tram and Cart. Collision in the City

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 10

Slipping back off an incline in the footpath in Castlereagh-street between Market and Park streets on Friday afternoon a cart laden with coal belonging to Messrs Jones Brothers…

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Motoring Fatality. Fatal Joy Ride. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 19

A chauffeur named Sallows, while using his master's motor-car to give a party of intoxicated friends a ride, ran over and killed a lady at Barnes. The car was travelling 40…

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Injured Man's Feat. Escaped From Hospital

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

After wandering, aimlessly around Sydney for about twelve hours yesterday a young man, George Foote, who Uvea at 95 Bligh- street, Newtown, was found to be suffering…

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Wanted to Die. Half-drowned on Manly Beach

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 8

Sydney Bolitho, 23, appeared at the Manly Police Court on a charge of attempting to commit suicide on the ocean beach on January 1. Constable Jennings said that at 2 a.m he…

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Banner Fatality. Explosion at the South Mine. Broken Hill

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 11

Another fatal explosion occurred on the South Mine [?] and W Davis were working on the [?] level stopping One of the two men was using a pick and apparently…

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Down the Subway. Two Men Injured. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

A peculiar accident is reported from Moonee Ponds a suburb of Melbourne Mr. Kirby was walking home along the railway line last night when he heard someone morning. Kirby…

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In Three Feet of Water. a Well-known Bowler Drowned. Gouburn

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Charles P. Eveston a well-known station owner and bowler was found drowned yesterday near Cullerin He was staying with Mr. L. Hannon and failed to…

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Another Barrier Fatality Struck an Old Charge. Explosion at South Mine. Broken Hill

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 9

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night the third fatal explosion [?] the new year occurred at the South Mine. Two miners, J. Marshall and W. Davis, working as mates at the 970ft…

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