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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

2,604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 131

The Hun at Sea Awful Persia Atrocity Marvellous Escapes From Drowning. Stories of Survivors

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 1

There were 601 persons (passengers and crew) on board the P. and O. steamer Persia, which, without warning was sunk by a hostile submarine, in the…

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Railway Accident at Ryde. Two Chinamen Killed

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

Yesterday morning Yun Lee and Yin Sue, market gardeners at Ermington, reached the level crossing at Ryde with a load, and drove on to the crossing just…

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Fatal Accidents Mishaps at Work and Play a Train Cuts Another in Two

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

At the Clyde (Sydney) marshalling yards on Saturday morning a smash-up of goods rolling stock took place, two trains coming into collision. A goods…

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Chinese Killed. Railway Accident at Ryde

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

A shocking accident occurred at the Ryde railway level crossing in the early hours of Monday morning, resulting in the immediate death of two Chinese market gardeners…

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Motor Cycling Accident. Bathurst

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

While motor cycling along the Orange-road to-day, and when out about 7 miles from Bathurst, B. W. M'Hugh, of Orange, on a 7-h.p. machine, fell heavily, and A…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Soldier's Narrow Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 6

Private Miller, a returned wounded soldier, took a fit whilst walking along on the sand near South Steyne, on Sunday night, and fell into the water. He was noticed by Norman…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Boy Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 10

Arthur E. Lingard (11), of 15 Ferndale Street, Newtown, was drowned in a waterhole in Sloan Street, Marrickville, while bathing there on Monday. The body was recovered in 15ft. of…

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Collision at Sea

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 12

The P. and O. Company's steamer, Geelong, 7951 tons, well known in Australian waters, praters, collided,with the Admiralty store ship Bonvilston, 2866 tons, in the Mediterranean, and sank…

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Casualties. Boy Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 14

Arthur E. Lingard, 11, who lived with his parents in Ferndale-street, Newtown, was drowned on Monday afternoon whilst bathing in a waterhole, 15ft deep, off Sloan-street,…

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Current News. Railway Fatality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 2

Roy Jones, a middle-aged man, employed in the signalling branch of the Railway Department, was knocked down by a train near Wardell Road station, between 8 and…

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Drowned in Cook's River Coroner's Recommendations

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 10

Mr. Clark, Parramatta District Coroner, held an inquiry at the Canterbury Police Station yesterday afternoon touching the death of Sidney Lewis Morrison, aged 11½…

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Fearful Fatality. Two Chinese Killed at Ryde Station. Perils of the Level Crossing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 2

About 20 minutes to 2 on Monday morning two Ermington Chinese market gardeners named Yun Lee and Yin. Sue," respectively, whilst attempting to cross the…

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Queensl'nd Loses Old Cricketer in Person of "Bob " Doran Drowned in the Surf

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 13

Cricketers have this week to mourn the loss of one of the best sportsmen who ever donned the pads in Queensland, in the person of Mr. "Bob" Doran, who was drowned while on a…

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Driver Falls Off Tram. Overcome by Heat. Strange Accident at Burwood

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 5

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Clyde Yards Accidents and Their Cause the Official Viewpoint

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 5

Approximately 100 men are employed constantly every day on "outside" work in Clyde yard, and the record of accidents during the past nine months has been 16, of which only…

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Remarkable Motorcycle Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 11

BATHURST, Tuesday. -- A peculiar motorcycle accident occurred on the Orange Road, about eight miles, from Bathurst. Mr. S. B. W. M'Hugh, of the Bank of Australasia at Orange,…

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Motor Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.--The Liverpool Coroner held an inquiry this afternoon concerning the death of Katherine Kerr, of George Street, Clyde, who was knocked down by a…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 10

A motor cycle and a motor lorry came into collision at the corner of Belmore and Ki[?] streets, St. Peters, about a quarter-past 6 o'clock last night, and the rider of the former,…

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Casualties. Tram Driver Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 10

On Tuesdny afternoon John Henderson, 3[?], while driving a Mortlake to Ashfield tram, fell off the car when near the Applan Way, Burwood. He was picked up in an unconscious…

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Drowned in Cooks River. Coroner's Suggestions

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 3

The death of Sydney Lewis [?] was inquired into by the district PORT OF FREMANTLE. Raymund Samuel Taylor, also [?]…

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