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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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

False Alarm! Boy Who Was Not Drowned

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

Mrs. Ernest Humphries, of Hereford-street, Glebe, was informed this morning by her seven-year-old son that his brother Ernie had fallen into Rozelle Bay and was…

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Stable-boy Injured. Dragged by Stirrup

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

John Rowls, a stable-boy, living in Tweedmouth-avenue, Rosebery, was riding a horse at the Ascot Racecourse this morning when it Jerked him from the saddle. His right foot…

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A Duck Shooter Drowned. Hit Wire Unable to Assist Him

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

An engine-driver on the railway, named Julian [?], aged twenty-four years, shot a duck in the Bundidgerry Greek, seven miles from [?], N.S.W. He…

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Nearly Drowned. a Boy Trias to Save a cirl's Life

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

A boy of fourteen years named Charlie Ward made a gallant attempt to rescue a girl of fourteen named Ethel Newell from drowning at Parramatta Park on new…

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Two Men Drowned. Body Attacked [?]Y Sharks. Gladstone (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 10

A double drowning accident appears to have occurred during Friday night, the victims being two men from the steamei Cooma, William A. Fouracres, 25, sculleryman, a native of…

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Smash at St. Peters Tram Jumps Rails. Four Passengers Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

A sensational tram accident occurred in [?] street, St Peters at the [?] Frederick-street shortly after [?] morning, but although four [?]…

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Left the Rails. Tram Smash at St. Peters. Four Passengers Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

A tram smash occurred in King-street, St, Peters, this morning, and four passengers were injured. The car, which was going towards Cook's…

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Accident to Picknickers. Another Broken Hill Sensation

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

A picnic party of about thirty young men and women was returning from Stephen's Greek to Broken Hill when the van upset in North Broken Hill. All…

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Painful Colliery Accident. Flesh Torn from a Man's Thighs

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

A mine-worker named Arthur Low met with a terrible accident at the Ivanhoe colliery', piper's Flat, near Bathurst, on Wednesday last. His legs became caught…

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Racing Accidents. Five Horses Come to Grief

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

Five horses fell at Albion Park (Queensland) races on Saturday— one in the first race and four in the fifth. Horses and riders had miraculous escapes from…

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Fatal Accidents to Cyclists

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

A man named Taylor, employed at Mr. Hope's farm, Cranbourne (N.S.W.), while cycling, was knocked down by a motor car in Cranbourne township, and received…

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Gun Accident. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 10

Reuben Haggeny, wno was snot on saturday night, accidentally shot himself, and was not, as first supposed, shot by his son Albert, The two were about to start out on a picnic when…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Fireman's Body Found

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 6

A body which was found floating are Dawes Point yesterday morning was identified as that of W. R. Thorn, fireman, a native of Scotland, who fell overboard from a steamer which was…

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Railway Fatality. Four Bulled—five Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 14

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.—An accident, in which four men lost their lives and five others wore seriously injured, happened on the transcontinental railway line to–day. From the…

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Double Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Miss Isabol Hossack, daughter of John Hossack, of Coburg, and Ernest Willam Neville, of Wills Road, Balwyn, were washed off a rook while off a rock while fishing at…

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Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 10

YASS, Tuesday.--After a search of two days, James Graham (26), lately employed on the railway "works at Coolalle, was discovered dead, in a dead in a dam of water, 3ft. deep, in Kelly's…

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Tram Accident. Passengers Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 12

On Tuesday morning a tram when proceeding, along the Cook's River-road, St. Peters, and when nearly opposite Sedgwick-street, jurmped the rails and ran into a post at…

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Fatality in Queensland

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 9

Mr. W. Neil of Charters Towers, supplies particulars of the Fernandez-Facey contest on Cristmas Eve, and following which the latter did in the hospital next day. The two men…

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Casualties. Found Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 12

Yesterday morning the body of John M'Carthy, coal trimmer, was found floating near Dalton's Wharf, Miller's Point. In his clothing were two pieces of iron, weighing…

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Woman Drowned Near Gladesville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

The body of a woman of about 40 years was found floating in the Parramatta River near the Gladesville wharf on Thursday. Passengers by the last night…

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