TELEGRAMS. Drowning at Bondi
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A gentleman named Kyeland was drowned while bathing at Bondi. There was an attempted rescue by his brother, who was saved with much…
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Accidents, 1885
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Death by Drowning
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— A boy named John Mann, aged ten, has been drowned while bathing in a waterhole at Rushcutters Bay…
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A SAD bathing calamity occurred at Rondi on Sunday afternoon by which a gentlemen named Rye-land lost his life. It appears that the deceased went to Tamarama Bay, in company with his…
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YESTERDAY morning a painful accident happened to Mr. J. K night, third officer of the steamer. Nur-jahan, which is lying at the Dyke. He was stepping backwards, when he lost his footing and fell…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Edward Mathews, cook of the steamer Coomerang, fell into the harbour, and was drowned…
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A SAD case of drowning occurred from off the steamer. Morpeth on Friday night, while on the passage from Sydney to Newcastle. Mounted-trooper Brierley, who…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A man named Scott, a baker at Manly, was drowned while bathing on the beach. MELBOURNE, Monday.—Henry Warwick,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A collision occurred in the harbour on Sunday. The yacht Orpheus ran into the yacht Red Gauntlet. The sinking crew of the latter were rescued…
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Last Thursday morning, shortly before 2 o'clock, a collision occurred in Hobson's Bay by which the barque Birchgrove, which arrived a few days ago from Maiden Island, received some damage. At…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Thos. Shelton, aged sixty years, fell down a flight of stairs at his residence, Paddington, and broke his neck…
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An accident, which fortunately was not attended with serious loss of life, happened on Sunday afternoon off the lightship. It appears that the yacht Orpheus was returning home from Middle…
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PENRITH, Tuesday.—A sad accident occurred here last evening, about 7 o'clock, a lad aged sixteen years having been accidentally shot by his brother. The two…
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LAST evening a labourer named Alick Adamson, was taken to the Hospital, suffering from a severe flesh wound on the thigh, caused through a crowbar falling on it. It…
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YESTERDAY morning Mr. North, the well-known contractor, met with a serious occident in Scott-street. He was assisting to take an iron girder from off a waggon, when one side of it lot shot up in the air,…
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MINMI, Wednesday evening.—A boy named Marshall was run over to-day by some empty skips at Back Creek pit, Minmi, fracturing his right thigh-bone. The limb…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A well-dressed man, name unknown, was knocked down and killed near Stanmore Station, by a passing train…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The body of a man unknown was found floating in the George's River…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The inquest on the fatal accident at Stanmore, resulted in a verdict of accidental death. No blame was attached to the railway officers…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A 2 o'clock this morning, a man was killed at Stanmore Station, named Henry William Holling, a resident of Petersham…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—There has been a railway accident at Kilmore, Victoria, and the passengers who were returning to Sydney were much injured. One lady had…
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