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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

2,604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 131

Collision Off the Coast. Schooner and Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A collision at sea occurred on Friday night between the Ellervin liner City of Florence, 5399 tons (Captain J. Lenry), and the American four-masted schooner Philippine, 523 tons (commanded by…

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Nearly Drowned Girls' Close Call Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 7

Two young women, Miss Bonnie Norman, of Sydney, und Miss Lily Saulter, of Hamilton, narrowly escaped drowning at Hampton yesterday. They were saved by bravery of…

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Railway Smash. Train Collision at Clyde. Rolling Stock Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 8

At the Clyde marshalling yards on Saturday morning a smash-up of gooda rolling stork took place, two trains coming into collision. A goods train was being made up, and when…

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King Edward Vii. Sunk in Heavy Sea. Two Men Injured. London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 1

An official announcement was [?] this evening as follows:— "The British battleship King Edward VII, has been mined and [?]…

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Casualties. Accident in Baths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 10

At the Lavender Bay baths yesterday afternoon, Leslie Crowley, 23, a breadcarter, living in Orchard-street, Chatswood, dived from a platform into two feet of water and struck…

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Two Chinamen Killed Horse and Cart Run Down Railway Accident at Ryde

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

Two Chinamen were killed in a collision in which a goods train smashed into a horse and cart at the Hyde level crossing early this morning…

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Zeppelin Accident

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

A Petrograd message states that the Bourse Gazette publishes a story of a narrow escape the Kaiser had during a Zeppelin flight over Warsaw…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Body in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

The water police recovered the body of a man from the harbor, near the ballast wharf, Dawes Point, yesterday. The description of the body is as under:--About 30 years of age…

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Drowning Fatality. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 10

Roy Parker, 14, grandson of ex-Sub-inspector Parker, of Kempsey, was drowned in the Macleay River yesterday, while up from Sydney on a holiday. It appears the lad got cramps,…

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Aeroplane Fatality

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 5

An aeroplane fell at Eastbourne to- day and the occupants, Lieutenant Duke and Warrant- Officer Fraser were killed…

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Two Girls Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

On Saturday last the bodies of two sisters, Ellen Howard and Ann Howard,aged twenty-two and seventeen years respectively, were recovered from the River…

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Rescued From Drowning. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 10

Two young women, named Miss Bessie Norman, of Sydney, and Miss Lily Saulter, of Hamilton, were rescued from drowning at Hampton on Saturday afternoon by Mr. W. H…

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Jockey Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Podova fell in the Maiden Handicap at Rosebery Park on Saturday afternoon and his rider. William Walker, aged seventeen, was thrown. The boy now lies…

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Tommy Uren Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 5

It is well within probability that Tommy Uren, welterweight champion boxer of Australia, who defeated the Canadian welterweight, Fred Gilmore, at the Stadium last…

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Mctor Cyclist Accident. Two Country Residents Injured. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

A serious motor [?] on the [?] eight [?]…

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Marrickville Waterholes Another Boy Drowned

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

Another drowning accident occurred in one of Marrickville's waterholes yesterday, when Albert Edwin Lingard, 11 years of age, lost his life. The lad was bathing in a…

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Two Cyclists Injured Bathurst

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 5

J. B. W. M'Hugh, a bank clerk, and resident of Orange, was admitted to a private hospital in a serious condition suffering from concussion of the brain and other injuries,…

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Two Chinese Killed. Collision with Goods Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 6

A goods train dashed into a cart laden with tomatoes at the Ryde railway station, early yesterday, and killed two Chinese. The horse was fatally injured and the cart splintered…

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Collision in Bass Straits. Steamer and schooner Damaged

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

A collision occurred in Bass Straits on Friday night between the steamer City of Floronco and the American schooner Philippine, resulting in serious damage to…

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