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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

3,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 153

Street Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 6

Mrs. Frank King, of Old Prospect-road, Wentworthville, had a narrow escape from serious injury on Wednesday morning. She was sitting in a trap in Church-street…

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Shocking Driving Accident. Ravaged by Ants

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

At the Liverpool Court House, on Tuesday afternoon, the District Coroner, Mr. P. S. Poolman, held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding tho death of…

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Railway Fatality. Three Men Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 6

Three men were killed near Ourimbah, on Saturday night, through a train crashing into a railway tricycle they were riding. From the particulars received by the Railway…

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Railway Fatality. Near Gosford. Three People Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 8

A fettlers' ganger, named O'Hara, his son, and nephew, were killed at Ourimbah, near Gosford, at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening by a passenger train, which had left Newcastle…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Effects of Poison

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 8

Ernest Cohen (40), residing at- Burnell Lane, Woolloomooloo, drank a quantity of poison by mistake yesterday. He was taken to Sydney Hospital by the Civil Ambulance, and admitted…

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Accidentally Shot

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 8

KATOOMBA, Sunday.--Mrs. Chinnery, of Leura, was shot in the chest by,the accidental explosion of a revolver. At first her condition was critical but now hopes are entertained for…

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Pyramids' Accident. an Unfounded Report

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Mr. Jensen, Assistant Minister for Defence stated to-day that as a result of inquires made into the cable report that four members of the Australian…

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Curimbah Railway Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

An inquest was held at Ourimbah on Monday concerning the deaths of James O'Hara, a railway ganger, Sydney O'Hara, [?], his son, and George stanley Bates, 4, his [?]w, who were…

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Young Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 8

PATERSON, Monday— Edwin Martin (19) son of Charles J. Martin, residing at Martin's Creek, was drowned while bathing in the river near Gostwyck, on Sunday…

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Railway Fatality. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 10

The District Coroner (Mr. R. J. Baker) held an inquest at Ourimbah to-day on the bodies of James O'Hara, railway ganger, Sydney O'Hara, his son, aged 8 years, and George…

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Injured Sydney Tars

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

Among the passengers arriving in Melbourne by the R.M.S. Mongolia on Wednesday, were four sailors of the Australian navy who look part in the fight…

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Gosford Railway Fatality. . Inquest on the Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 8

GOSFORD, Monday.—An Inquest was held Iq- day at I Ourimbah by the district coroner (Mr. R. J. Baker)--regarding the deaths of James O'Hara, a railway ganger, in charge of the…

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A Railway Smash. Collision on a Queensland Line

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 5

A collision between two goods trains occurred at Pomona, on the Queensland North Coast line, early on Sunday morning. A goods train from Gympie was…

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Thrilling Experience. Man and Wife Injured. Narromine

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

A fire which destroyed the home of T. Sharpe, a letter carrier, occurred in the town on Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe were absent from home at the time, and returned to and…

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Knocked Down by Motor. Girl Injured at Bondi Junction

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

While crossing Oxford-street, near Bondi Junction, shortly before 6 o'clock last night. Sydney Molford, a little girl who lives in Ruthven-street, Waverley, was ka[?]aked down by a…

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Run Down by an Engine. a Girl Killed and a Woman Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at Bundanoon railway station on the N.S.W. southern line, on Thursday, when Norah Reed, aged sixteen years, was killed, and…

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Fatal Accidents Tragically Sudden Deaths Poisoned by Arsenic in Ginger Beer

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

A mysterious case of poisoning occupied the attention of the Sydney city coroner on Friday, when he inquired into the cause of death of Frederick A…

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The Pyramids Accident. An Unfounded Report

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

Mr. Jensen, Assistant-Minister for Defence, stated on Saturday that as a result of inquiries made the cabled report that four members of the Australian…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Baby Scalded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 8

The City Coroner yesterday conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Cyril Stafford Whitton (14 months), who died at the St. George Cottage Hospital as…

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Cut in Two. Peculiar Collision at Moji

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 9

-- DARWIN, Tuesday. -- The E. and A. steamer Aldenham arrived from Hongkong at daylight on Monday, and sailed again for southern ports the same day…

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