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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

1,802 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 91

Accident at Blast Furnace. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 7

An accident, which resulted in the death of Lesile Roy Day, a wheeler, occurred at the blast furnaces here on Saturday afternoon Day, who was engaged in wheeling barrows…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Run Over by Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon Alexander M'Whinney (11), living in Brumby Street, Surry Hills, was attempting to board a moving tramear in Crown Street, Surry Hills, when he slipped and…

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Horses Bolt Two People Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 7

An exciting runaway occurred in Erskine- street this afternoon, which resulted in two people being injured and slight damage to the front of a hotel…

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One Death, Many People Injured. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 11

The secretary to the Railway Department has received the following telegram from the Stores Inspector now visiting Cairns, dated Ca[?]rns, Monday morning:…

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Cyclone in North Queensland. Babinda Suffers. One Killed, 17 Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The Commissioner for Railways to-day received the following telegram, despatched from Cairns late on Monday night: --…

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Runaway in the City. Two Persons Injured. Excitement in Erskine-street

Evening News · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

A horse attached to a cart bolted in Erskine-street, City, shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon, injuring a woman and a man The animal, which was standing at the top of…

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Peculiar Accident at Rhodes

Evening News · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 1

John Cassell, 14 was knocked down by a stream of compressed air yesterday at Rhodes, opposite Ryde on the Parramatta River, and was severely injured. The lad, who lives at…

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Burning Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 12

At about 11.35 last night Mrs. Annie Parsons, 60 years, residing at 10 Lewis-street, Redfern, was severely burned about the body. She was sitting on her bed when, by some…

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Carter Fatally Injured. Katoomba

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

James Ward, a carter, was killed this morning while delivering butter. When in Paris-street his horse shied at an elephant in a travelling circus and collided with a tree…

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Cyclone Ruin Innisfail Stricken ABOUT 300 Injured Death-roll Now 15 BRISBANE

The Sun · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

The steamer Mourilyan has been hastened back from Cairns to Innisfail with foodstuff for the stricken population…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Mother and Child Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.--A young married woman. Mary Catherine Lush, and her little daughter were hilled yesterday afternoon as the result of a sulky accident on the Bowen…

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Railway Fatality

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

On Friday morning at Parramatta an inquest was held on the body of the guard, Geo, P. Benson, who died at Parramatta Hospital on the 28th February from the effects of injuries…

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Normanhurst Shooting Fatality. Coroner's Caustic Comment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 10

Mr. H. Richardson Clark, Parramatta district coroner, held an inquest at Hornsby on Tuesday concerning the death of a schoolboy named Roy Rac, who was killed…

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Tram Smashes Cart Collision at North Sydney

The Sun · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

This afternoon a tram car going towards the Milson's Point Wharf, North Sydney, when near Campbell-street, collided with a cart driven by Frederick Boffer, a…

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Drowned in the Woronora. Boy's Body Washed Up

The Sun · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

The body of Kingsley Frederick Dyson, aged 13, who lived in Woolcott-street, Darlinghurst, was washed up on to a mudbank in the Woronora River, about three…

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Painter's Fatal Fall Accident at Darlinghurst

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

George Matheson [?] a painter fell from some sca[?]ding a distance of 60ft yesterday afternoons, and died from his injuries shi[?]e being takes to the hospital…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Alleged Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 11

At 3 a.m. yesterday Constable Gilbert conveyed James Moffatt, of Robey Street, South Kensington, to Sydney Hospital. Moffatt, who is an onginedriver. lately employed at Resch's…

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Fourth (Final) Day. Dunwil Scores Third Successive Win and Finds a New Owner. Liquid Fire Fatally Injured. Blackwood Wins Again. Favorites Fall in Steeplechase. Wallace Isinglass Turns Tables on Desert Gold. Pah King Enhances Doucaster Handicap Prospects

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

The V.R.C Autumn meeting was brought to a conclusion on Monday, in delightful weather, and in the presence of a very satisfactory attendance. The…

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Collision at Sea Warship and Steamer LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1918 · page 1

The London North-Western steamer Rathmore collided with a warship in the Irish Channel. The Rathmore was badly damaged,…

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Found on the Road Man Seriously Injured

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1918 · page 2

James Johnston, 17 years of age, a laborer at Tooth's Brewery, living at No. 18 High Holborn-street, Surry Hills, was found on the road near his residence last night in…

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