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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

4,041 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 203

Tram Accident at Forest Lodge. Boy's Leg Severed

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 14

While following his occupation of a newspaper vendor a boy named Baden Struce, 13, met with a shock's president near Rose-street. Forest Lodge, this morning having his right…

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Six Deaths. Strange Burning Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 10

The clothes of Wlifried Robin, aged 13, caught fire through an expiosion of goal oil while trying to light a stove. Where the boy's clothes caught fire he…

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Children Burned. Accident with a Primus Stove. a Country Trageoy. Wee Waa

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 10

The inquest was held yesterday on the bodies of the victims of a burning totally which occurred on Saturday morning. Frederick Gorden [?] and Mary Farran Camphell 18…

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Accident Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 14

The miners' delegate board passed the following resolution to-day.—"That the executive officers interview the Minister for Mines and all other mining bodies tht contributo…

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Shunting Accident. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 11

While shunting a water train to the dead end of the railway line at the station a man named Cecil Poole was seriously Injured. The brake on a tank would not work, and while…

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Riding Accident. Narromine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 11

Robert Currie, of Strathalyn, was the victim of a serious riding accident. The pony he was riding Blipped and fell, throwing him heavily to the ground, and breaking his collar-bone…

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Serious Buggy Accident. Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 11

A man named Harry Field, while driving with his wife in a sulky at Tambar Springs, collided with a tree. Both were thrown out. Field was hurt internally, and his wife…

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Tram Accident. Boy's Foot Out Off

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 9

Barden Strauss, aged 13, a newsboy, of 114 George-street, Camperdown, attempted to board a moving tram near Ross-street, Forest Lodge, about 8 o'clock this morning…

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Fireman Scalded. Accident at Laundry

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

John Fraser, a fireman, employed at the Tasma Laundry, 83 Parramatta-road, Annandale, was badly scalded this morning, and was taken to the Royal Prince Alfred…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Jumped Into the Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 12

The City Coroner yesterday held an inquiry into the cause of the death of Charles Ingall, who was drowned at Manly on January 20. Evidence was given that deceased, a…

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Accident at the Bullfinch Proprietary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 55

A serious subsidence of" the ground, followed by the collapse of a portion of the workings, has occurred in the northern section of the lode at the "Bullfinch Proprietary Mine W.A…

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Fisherman Drowned. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 10

Wm. Ainslie, 22, was drowned in the river at Montagu, near Stanley, on Monday evening. He was dragging a net when be got into a deep hole and disappeared…

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Electric Elevator Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 10

Yesterday morning, at 6.30 o'clock, William Tomllnson, 21, of Farr-street, Rockdale, was moving an electric elevator along the wheat wharf at Pyrmont, when his toes were…

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Serious Rifle Accident. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 10

Arthur Pellow, 13, was admitted to Mait-land Hospital on Tuesday afternoon from Rothbury, suffering from shocking injuries to his head, as the result of a shooting accident…

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Shooting Accident. Boys' Remarkable Vitality. Terrible Injuries

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 10

W EST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--Arthur Pol- low (13) mot with a serious shooting accident at Rothbury, his head being terribly Injured. Ho was lying in bed, when his nophew, six…

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Fatalities and Accidents Boy's Foot Cut Off

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 12

A newsboy named Shauss, who lives in George-street, Camperdown, attempted to jump on a moving tram near Ross-street, Forest Lodge, Yesterday morning, when he slipped, and one of…

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Railway Accidents in America

Co-operator · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 1

Although one hears frequently of disastrous railway collisions in the United States, accidents to trains account for only 8.8 per cent. of the…

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Bricklayer Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 7

An open verdict of death by drowning was recorded hy the City Coroner yesterday, in the case of John Marshall, 61, widower, a bricklayer, whose body was found floating, face…

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Seaman Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 7

Yesterday morning Constable Jarvis, of the Water Police, found the body of a man in the water off Blue's Point, North Sydney. The body was identified at the Morgue as that…

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Scaffolding Fatality. Inquiry Into Mortlake Accident

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

An inquiry was conducted yesterday, at Burwood, by Mr. Maitland (Parramatta District Coroner), into the fetal accident at Mortlake, on January 22, when two men—James [?]…

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