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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

1,802 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 91

Kicked by a H0rse. a Man Seriously Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 4

A serious accident happened at Mount Morgan (Q.) to William M'Murlrie, In company with his father and brother, he was on a shooting expedition, and when…

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MISADVENTURES Many Fatal Accidents Boy Killed by Jumping Off a Train

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 4

A schoolboy, named Frank Hamilton, aged eight years, living with his mother at Artarmon (Sydney), was found lying dead near a picket fence on the southern…

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The Gosford Accident (To the Editor Referee.)

Referee · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 4

Sir,—Under the heading of Turf Jottings in your paper of March 27 a paragraph referring to the accident sustained by the lad Scott at the last Gosford meeting would lead one to…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 12

Three young men, Angus T. Archer, second son of the late Mr. Ludlow Archer of North Bury, Longford Gordon Walklate, and Horace Webster, went out to what is known as…

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Railway Accident. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 12

A railway smash occurred at Truro, in the Karosa district, this morning, when a train collided with stationary trucks in the railway yard. The driver, Callagan, was severely…

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Mistaken for Wallaby. Fatal Shooting Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 12

GLOUCESTER, Tuesday.--At an inquest here this morning regarding the death of Harold Duncaster (17) a verdict of death from a gunshot wound accidently received was returned…

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Injured Jockey Recovering

The Sun · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

The apprentice Jockey A. Scott, who met with injuries when riding at Gosford races last month, after being unconscious for nine days, has recovered sufficiently to leave…

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Supreme Court. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring and jury.) Milson's Point Accident. Walker v Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

In this action the plaintiff, James Walker, [?] jinker driver, sued the Railway Commissioners for New South Wales, claiming £500 compensation for Injuries Incurred in a tram…

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Caught in Shafting. Surry Hills Youth Injured

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

While Richard Coleman, 17, of 369 Crown-street, Surry Hills, a painter, was working in Carter's paint factory, 13 Little Bourke-street, City, this afternoon, his clothing came in…

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A Fatal Shooting Accident. a Youth Mistaken for Wallaby

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

At an inquest held at Gloucester (N.S.W) on Tuesday morning. into the circumstances surrounding the death of Harold Duncaster, aged seventeen years…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters. Misadventures Several Shooting Accidents a Young Man Mistaken for a Deer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

Three young men. named Angus T. Archer, Longford Gordon Walklate, and Horace Webster, went out to what is ,known as Casey's Bush, twenty-five miles…

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Supreme Court. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring and jury.) Milson's Point Accident. Walker v Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

The action was concluded in which James Walker, a jinker driver,' sued the Railway Commissioners for New South Wales, claiming [?]500 compensation for injuries suffered by…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Hand Crushed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 6

At the Show Ground yesterday William Gardiner (16), an engineer's apprentice, had two fingers torn off and one of his hands badly increated. He was attending a machine in…

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Petrol Tank Bursts. Two Killed, One Injured. Serious Country Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 11

YOUNG, Friday.--A shocking tragedy occurred at Yannawah station, near Young, late yesterday afternoon. Three men, Messrs. R. J. Young (grazier and…

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His life for a Film. Pamous African Drowned

The World's News · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

Colonel Coleabrander has been killed in tragic circumstanees. says a Reuter telegram from Johannesburg…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Cut to Pieces by Pissing Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

A shocking accident happened on Saturday morning on the railway line, midway between Auburn and Lidcombe, by which an old man lost his life. The whole of the…

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Serious Accident

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 7

While [?]iving in shallow water at Balmoral on Sunday last Walter Harris, 24 years of age, residing at Bowes…

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Nasty Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

A few days prior to the holding of the Sydney show, Mr. Mulray, a well known resident of Auburn, was engaged assisting to got a portable steam engine into…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 6

Among the accident cases dealt with at the Parramatta District Hospital during the holiday season have been the following-:-George Goodband (33), of…

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Severe Burning Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 6

An elderly lady named Mrs. Hansen, of Macarthur-street, Guildford, met with a severe burning accident on Tuesday morning. She was standing in the yard near a…

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