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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

2,136 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 107

Footpads at Surry, Hills. Man Injured and Robbed

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 3

While walking through Belvoir-street, Surry Hills, on Saturday night John Schofield, of Allen-street, Arncliffe, was waylaid by two men and robbed of a watch and chain worth…

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Tram Overturned. Passenger Killed. Large Number Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 8

A sensational accident, unfortunately attended with loss of life, occurred on the Burwood electric tram line about 4 o'clock this afternoon…

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Motoring Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 10

While motoring to Aspendale Park races yesterday a party of bookmakers was thrown out through a wheel coming off, and four of them were injured. These were:—D. Skinner,…

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Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 9

While travelling towards the depot from Botany in the early hours of Saturday morning, a tram collided with a horse which was straying on the line, and caused it to swing…

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Melbourne Accident Motor Man Says Brakes Failed MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 5

Doris Tear, aged 15 years, of Austin-street, Footscray, who received a compound fracture of the foot in the electric tram accident yesterday, had her foot…

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Miner Killed Accident at Maitland Maitland

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 5

Samuel Williams and his son Samuel, while working in South Greta Colliery this morning, were caught by a fall of coal. The father was killed, and the son seriously…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Fall From a Sulky

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 6

James Robison (66), living In Charles Street, Petersham. sustained fractured ribs, and severe lacerated wounds to tho forehead through falling out of a sulky which he was driving In Terrace…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Found Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 6

About half-past 1 yesterday morning the body of Charles Samuel Leslie Bell (37) was found lying face downwards in Bell's private baths, Bluo's Point. Deceased left his home…

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Bombing Fatality. Accident at Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 10

An inquest was held by the Acting City Coroner, Mr. J. Jamieson, yesterday concerning the death at the Garrison Military Hospital, Paddington, on December 22, of Alfred…

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Found Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 12

Charles Samuel Leslie Bell (37), lately residing in James-street, North Sydney, was found drowned in Bell's Baths at Blue's Point, North Sydney, yesterday…

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Tascott Railway Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 7

White attempting to cross the railway at [?] Woy Woy, on Sunday afternoon, Mrs alice Branscombe, of [?]-street, Woollahra, was run over by a passing train and…

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Plucky Captain Rescues Drowning Man

The Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 5

Although by no means a young man, Captain S. G. Green, marine superintendent of the E. and A. Company, and president of the League of Ancient Mariners, jumped into…

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Boy Drowned. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 10

Between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a lad named Anthony Rey, aged 14 years, was drowned in the Namoi Greek. He had [?]een warned not to go near the water, but…

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Casualties. Boy Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 12

Roy M'Kinnerey, 9, who lives in Churchstreet, Canterbury, was playing with a detonator it his home yesterday morning, when it suddenly exploded. Three fiugers and a…

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Mine Fatality. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 12

A fatalfty occurred at the South Greta cillery to-day through a fall of coal. A miner named John Williams was killed, and his son, Samuel Williams, was seriously…

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Railway Fettler Drowned. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 12

Michael Weekes, aged 30 years, a railway fettler from Illabo, was out fishing in a boat on the Murrumbidgee, near Gundagai, with a mate named Coughlan. The boat was about…

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Found Drowned in a Dam. Portland [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 3

The body of an old man, [?] was yesterday afternoon [?] Cement [?] a missing from [?]…

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Queensland Floods. 10,000 Sheep Drowned

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 3

A message from Richmond in NorthWest Queensland states that the flood waters are sixteen miles wide at Nernda. All the stock, including 10,000…

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Circular Quay Rescue. Captain Green's Bravery. Jumps in After Drowning Man

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 5

Captain S. G. Green, the well-known [?] intendent of the E and A mail line at Sydney, performed a plucky set at Circular Quay, City on Saturday last, when he jumped into the [?]…

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Zeppelin Collision. Heavy Loss of Life. London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 1

Copenhagen reports that there was heavy loss of life caused by the recent collision of two Zeppelins leaving their sheds at Tondern, when the airships caught fire and were destroyed…

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