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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1829

4 stories in Sydney's papers

Accident

The Australian · Friday 2 January 1829 · page 3

A distressing occurrence happed a few days ago at Pennant hills, to the youngest son of Mr. Mobbs, a settler in that neighbourhood, who it appeared had, with another person, gone bathing…

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Distressing Accident

The Australian · Tuesday 6 January 1829 · page 3

A digressing and fatal accident befel two persons on Friday last, one a laboring man named Barnet Toole, and his son in law, who, with the wife of the latter, took boat for pleasure on…

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Shocking Accident by Poison

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1829 · page 2

A dreadful occurrence took place, on Thursday last, in the family of Mr. GILBERT SMITH, who has lately opened the Globe Tavern, in Castlereaghstreet. Shortly after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. SMITH,…

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Horrible Accidents

The Australian · Friday 19 June 1829 · page 3

The unfortunate Painter who was described, in our publication of Tuesday, as having fallen accidentally whilst engaged in coloring a dome from a scaffolding…

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