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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

2,604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 131

Two Lads Drowned. Nurse's Plucky Action

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 18

CASINO, Friday.--Keith M'Kenzie Beadman (11), son of a storekeeper, and Thomas Murray (9), son of a teamster, were drowned yesterday. They went for a swim with others in the…

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Harbor Collision. Ferry Steamer and Oil Launch

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 1

[?]hortly after 8 o'clock this morning a collision occurred between the ferry steamer Kurraha and the oil launch St. George. Mr. James Henderson, of St. George's Crescent…

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Unconscious for Hours Young Woman Injured Temora

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

A remarkable occurrence has befallen Miss Mary Kiley, Yesterday afternoon she went riding, and not returning at a late hour anxiety was felt by her family. They…

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Fatal Dray Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 18

An elderly man, named William Selby, was driving a dray through the street, when the winkers came off, and the horse bolted. The dray turned over on Selby, who was badly…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Child Scalded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 18

MACKSVILLE, Friday.--While Mrs. Thomas Provost, of Taylor's Arm, was straining boiling water from cabbage her infant son, aged 18 months, came up behind her unexpectedly and…

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The Crime of Being Old. Miners and the Accident Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--Mr- Bird, miners' president, states that one of the most important and serious problems facing the Miners' Federation to-day is the administration of the…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Child Scalded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 10

MACKSVILLE, Friday.--While Mrs. Thomas Provost, of Taylor's Arm, was straining boiling water from cabbage her infant son, aged 18 months, came up behind her unexpectedly and…

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Accident to Mr. J. C. Roots

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 6

Mr. John Charles RootR, the well-known Parramatta carrier, of Church-street South, met with a severe accident on Saturday, through his horses becoming…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

Amongst the casualties treated at St. Joseph's Hospital during the past few days have been the following:—Mary Coleman (4), sheflield-street, Auburn…

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Three Men Drowned Launch Capsizes

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 9

A telegram to the Secretary for Navigation (Mr. J. S. D'Arcy) received yesterday afternoon stated that the launch Sea Bird capsized on the bar at Laurleton, and that…

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Young Woman Injured Unconscious for Hours Temora

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 5

A remarkable occurrence has befallen Miss Mary Klley. Yesterday afternoon she went riding, and not returning at a late hour anxiety was felt by her family. They…

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Miners' Accident Fund Administration Criticised Wollongong

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 10

Mr. S. Bird, president of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, had something [?]o say to-day relative to the dissatisfaction that is at present existing relative to the…

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Harbour Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 10

A collision occurred on the harbour on Saturday morning last between the Sydney Ferries' steamer Kurraba and the motor launch St. George. The St. George had just…

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Aughed at When Drowning

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 5

To be laughed at while on the brink of death was the experience of Roy Merton Stephens, who was drowned on February [?] at Balmain. Stephens, who was an employes at Elliott…

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Grahame White Injured

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 1

A message from Paris states that it is believed that the English airman C. Grahame White has been seriously hurt in Flanders…

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Husband and Wife in Water Rescued From Drowning

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 9

Mr. and Mrs. G. Martin, of Dalton- street, Mosman, were rescued from drowning near the wharf at The Spit, Middle Harbor, yesterday afternoon, by two men, one of whom…

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Three Men Drowned. Oil Launch Capsizes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 6

LAURIETON, Saturday.—An accident to an oil launch to-day resulted in three men being drowned. The launch was the Sea Bird, which was being…

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Launch Capsizes. Three Lives Lost. North Coast Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 10

A telegram was received by the Secretary to the Navigation Department, Sydney, on Saturday from Laurieton, stating that the launch Sea Bird had capsized on the bar, and that…

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Buried Under Hot Ashes Two Men Injured at Balmain

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 9

While shovelling hot ashes into a punt at the Balmain Electric Lighting Co.'s depot, Margaret- street, Rozelle, this morning, two miners, John Tyas, of 12 Macquarie- terrace,…

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Motor Car Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 10

Leslie Richard Moore, 26, a dentist, of 229 Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, was driving his motor car along Addison-road, in the direction of Enmore-road, yesterday morning,…

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