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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Fatalities & Accidents. Youth Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 5

About 8 a.m. yesterday Robert M'Donaugh (18) was working on a new Iron shod "at Darling Harbor, when he slipped and fell a distance of bout 20 feet. The Civil Ambulance…

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Bathing Fatalities. Three Children Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 8

Three bathing fatalities occurred yesterday through children unable to swim playing in water and getting beyond their depth. Robert Gould, aged 8, and his brother, aged…

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Three Boys Drowned. in River and Surf

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 5

Three drowning fatalities occurred Yesterday afternoon, two boys meeting death in Cook's River and another boy in the surf at Brightonle-Sands…

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A Passenger Disappears. Believed to have been Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

During the last trip of the North Coast S.N. Companys steamer Burringbar to the Richmond River a passenger mysteriously disappeared over hoard. The pilot…

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Sulkies in Collision. a Man's Body Pierced by a shaft

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

A man named, Harry Melmeth, a resident of limeburner's Creek (N.S.W.), was killed on Sunday night. While driving into Raytrond Terrace In a sulky…

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A Little Girl Drowned. Fishing for "Yabbles" in a Pond

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

Two little girl, daughters of Mr. parnell engineer were fishing for "yabbies" in a degree hole in Tamblong Creek, near "Gundagal (N.S.W.) when jessie parnell…

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Three Boys Drowned. at Cook's River and Brighton-le-sands

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

Three boys were drowsed yesterday afternoon, two in Cook's River and one at Brighton-le-Sands. In the first instance a number of boys were…

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MISADVENTURES Explosion of a Car Tyre Singular Accident to a Motorist

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

A singular accident happened to Mr. W. M'Cracken, traveller on the N.S.W. North Coast for a leading brewery, as he was journeying from Tenterfield to Casino…

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A Fatal Gun Accident. a Youth shot in the Abdomen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

A shooting fatality occurred near, Roma (Q.) last week. John Edward pettiford, a junior clerk in the railway service, while out shooting with another lad, was…

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Drowning Accident at Cook's River

The St George Call · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

Several boys were bathing in Cook's River on Thursday afternoon. Two of them—Clifford Henry Graham (11), of Judd Street, Banksia, and Robert…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The St George Call · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

A sad drowning fatality occurred on Thursday afternoon, when Gordon Oldfied, aged 13 years, who resided with his parents at Quirindi, N.S.W., but who…

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Ex-soldier Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 9

RICHMOND, Friday.--The body of Lewis N. Burton (26), who was drowned in the Nepean River on Sunday, was found about a mile below the place where the fatality occurred. Burton…

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On Randwick Rifle Range. Accident to a Carpenter

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 5

[?] Bullock, a carpenter, of Surry-street, [?] and a member of the Harbor [?] Club, was the victim o an accident at Randwick Rifle Range this afternoon…

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Shooting Range Accident

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 5

A shooting accident at the Randwick Rifle Range this afternoon resulted in a man being wounded in the left leg, right knee, and right arm…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Mudgee Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 9

MUDGEE, Friday.--John Chapman, farmer, of Bylong, was thrown from his horse and received a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries. His condition is critical…

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Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 6

At Parramatta Hospital: Robert C. Anderson (12), of Granville, was on Monday fronted for injuries to his head. He had fallen from n tank, not a fighting "land…

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The Alderman's Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 8

Prior to the commencement of the business of Eastwood Council on Wednesday, Alderman Matthews moved that the council's sympathy be conveyed, by…

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Four Soldiers Injured in Tram-motor Car Collision

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 2

About six o'clock last night a motor car, in which were four recently-returned soldiers, whose temporary address is Randwick Hospital, came into collision with a Believue Hill…

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Tram and Sulky Collision

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon W. Davis, of Gordonavenue, Marrickville, and W. H. McGee, a carter of Marrickville-road, were in a sulky driving along Marickville-road, were in a sulky…

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Grape Crops Injured Camden

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 9

Serious injury has been done to the grape crops in the Camden district owing to frequent rains. Orchardists who in previous seasons have gathered 4000 cases of grapes, this season…

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