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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

3,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 153

Injured by Explosion

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

A railway worker who is a resident of Randwick, but whose name has not yet been [?] was [?] in an explosion at the Raserbark railway [?]…

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Two Men Injured. Accident at Commonwealth Bank. Crane Slips on Ninth Floor

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

Accident occurred at the Commonwealth Bank's now building, at the corner of Pitt and Moore streets, this morning, as a result of which two men were injured…

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Accidental Discovery of Gold. Culcairn

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 1

While engaged in sinking a bore on his property at Mountain Creek, about 16 miles from Culcairn, Mr. J. Nyhan discovered traces [?] sold at a depth of 20ft. Although not in…

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Shocking Tram Accident. Man's Legs Cut Off

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 7

A shocking accident occurred in George-street between Citimo-road and Hay-street, this afternoon. Soon after 2 o'clock two men ran up to a…

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Accident to Crane. at Commonwealth Bank

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

Through an accident that occurred this morning at the Commonwealth Bank building in the course of construction at the corner of Pitt and Moore streets a crane house…

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Crane-house Slipped. Commonwealth Bank Accident. Vibration Causes Man's Fall

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Alick Quist the gear hand who, as reported on page 2, was badly injured at the Commonwealth Bank this morning, is in Sydney Hospital, and his condition is critical. Not…

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Loses Both Legs. Dreadful Tram Accident. Man Under Arrest

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

A man in whose pocket was found an envelope on which was written "J. W. Donaldson, 173 Walker-streer, Redfern," was taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Civil Ambulance…

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Fatalities and Accidents a Russian's Suicide

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 14

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Paul Shnilney, a Russian, boarding at Tattersall's' Hotel, Edward Street, this morning committed suicide with a revolver. He left a couple of letters, from…

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Two Boys Drowned. Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 5

A raft made of banana cases capsized on a lagoon at Box Hill this morning and two boys, Leslie Thomas and Douglas Anderson, who had been playing on it, were drowned…

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Brief News Tram Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 2

Mrs. Ann Craig (80), of Undercliff-road, Undercliff, had her wrist broken yesterday. When boarding a tram at Fort Macquarie yesterday the car moved and she…

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Both Legs Severed. City Tram Accident. Victim Dies in Hospital

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 4

The man who had his two legs cut off by a tram in George-street, near the intersection of Hay-street, yesterday afternoon, died in Sydney Hospital last night…

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Tram Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

On Saturday night John William Donaldson, 45, met with a fatal tram accident in Georgestreet, near Hay-street. Both his legs were cut off, and he was removed bv the Civil…

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Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- The body of Robert Pearson, a seaman, who had been missing from the tugboat Victoria since Wednesday, was found floating in the harbor on Saturday. It…

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Two Boys Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- A lagoon situated close to the dive at a well-known swimming basin in the Surrey Park, at Box Hill, was on Saturday afternoon the scene of a double…

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Soldier Drowned at Liverpool

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

Private Thomas, 39, of the Tropical Forces, who was found downed in George's River, on Thursday. had overstayed his leaves and missed the boat to Rabaul Private Robert…

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The Muritai in Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 4

Private advices have been received stating that the C. and D. liner Muritai, which was taken over by the British Government for "trooping," and which…

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Missing Woman Drowned. Mittagong

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 5

The body at Mrs. M. Robbing who was [?] from her house late on Sunday, was [?] by the police early this morning in lake [?]…

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Seaman Found Drowned. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 10

The body of Robert Pearson, a seaman on the tug Victoria, was found floating in the harbour, near Lee wharf yesterday. Pearson had been missing since Wednesday last…

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Two Boys Drowned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 10

Leslie Thomas, 9 years, and Douglas Anderson, 7, of Boxhill, were drowned in a waterhole close to The Dive, Surry Park, Boxhill, at noon on Saturday…

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