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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

4,041 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 203

Death From Shock. a Tram Accident. Inexperienced Conductors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 7

The City Coroner, Mr.Hawkins, yesterday conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Henry Turner, 84, a native of Middlesex, Kngiand, who died at…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Alighted on Wrong Side. Coroner on Conductors

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 7

The Coroner held an Inquest yesterday condoning the death of Henry Turner, who died in the Sydney Hospital on January 3. Dr. Bateman, of the Sydney Hospital, stated…

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Accidental

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 5

The report of work done at the Occidental gold mine for the fortnight ending December 24, includes the following;--"Ore raised: 1973 trucks, equal to 1147 mine tons; average value of "buttery heads" being 11dwt…

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Fatalities & Accidents. City Merchant's Suicide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 12

Henry Edward Johnson (58), a city seed merchant, who shot himself in the head at his residence, 54 Roseberry-street, Drummoyne, on Tuesday, died at the Balmain Hospital on…

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Engineer Drowned. a Brighton Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. William Black, chief engineer of the steamer Lauderdale, aged 30, was drowned at Middle Brighton to-day. He left his home at Brighton for the purpose of…

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Child Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

GUNDAGAI, Friday.--Mrs. Jackson carse to town this morning, and on arrival found a telephone message stating that her child, 2½ years old, had been drowned in the Tumut River,…

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Drowned in a Fit

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 14

PORT MACQUARIE, Friday.--The son of Mr. Sadler, postmaster at Taree, whilst bathing in the baths, was seized with a fit, and was drowned…

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Serious Motor Accident. Brakes Fail to Act. a Crash Into Rock. Number of People Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

BRISBANE, Friday.--A motor accident took place at Mount Coot-tha, otherwise known as One Tree Hill, a suburb of Brisbane, the afternoon…

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Motor Smash. Injured Progressing Well. Brisbane, Saturday. [?]

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 5

[?] Brisbane yesterday, through the brakes of the vehicle tailing to act, were doing wall this morning except Elsie Hutchings,…

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Motor Overturns. Twelve People Injured. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 19

A picnic party proceeding to Mount Cootha had an exciting experience this afternoon. The party numbered 25. They were travelling in a motor 'bus, which was descending a…

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Fire in Crown-street. Aged Woman Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 20

About half-past 1 o'clock this morning a fire occurred at No. 208 Crown-street, at the residence of James Campbell. The fire was caused by the upsetting of a…

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Terrible Fatality Boy Burnt to Death in Bed. Frantic Efforts By, Mother at Rescue

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 3

A gloom was cast over the township of Valley Heights when the sad news became known that James Patrick Monoghan, the five-year-old son…

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Fatalities and Accidents Fell on the Footpath

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

James Francis Doherty (48), insurance agent, lately residing at 212 Devonshire-street, who was admitted to the Reception House on January 5, died there yesterday. According to a…

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Mine Idle. Accident to Machinery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 14

HELENSBURGH, Friday.--The Metropolitan Colliery is idle to-day, owing to an accident to the machinery of the main shaft. By some unexplained reason the loaded cage was…

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His Last Drive. Fatal Accident ai Gladesville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

About noon on Tuesday, Mr. Joshua Laycock, a well known resident of Pittwater-raod, Ryde, was driving home from Sydney along Great Nothern-road…

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Boy Accidentally Shot

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

Whilst hoeing in his father's orchard at Orchard Hills on Thursday, Robert Tumor, the 10-year-old son of Mr and Mrs John Turner, met with a…

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Launch Upsets. Five American Blue Jackets Drowned. Norfolk (Virginia), Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 9

A launch, which contained 19 men, from the battleship Wyoming, is reported to have capsised in the Hampton Roads. The fate of the men was unknown at first, and…

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Railway Accidents. Serious Block at Rockdale. Another Broken Axle. Department's Phenomenal Fortune

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 9

A railway mishap occurred at Rockdale yesterday morning. There was no great damage, done to the rolling stock or permanent way, though the untoward incident caused very…

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Tram Accident. Man's Skull Fractured

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 18

Isaac Cohen, aged 43 a tailor, living in Regent street, Paddington, was knocked down by a tram in George street last night. His skull was fractured, and he…

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