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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1851

24 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

The Late Melancholy Boat Accident

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 January 1851 · page 10

All our readers have doubtless heard of the melancholy accident which happened during the thunder storm on Sunday week. To many of them two of the five individuals who were drowned, were…

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Domestic News. the Late Boat Accident

Empire · Saturday 4 January 1851 · page 2

WE gather chiefly from our contemporary the Freeman's Journal, the following particulars of the late melancholy boat accident. The two young Palmers were sons of a widow lady, and…

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Fatal Accident to Lieut. Gale, the Aeronaut

Empire · Saturday 4 January 1851 · page 4

WE copy the following from Galignani's Messenger, received on Friday morning: " On Sunday last Lieut. Gale made an ascent with the Royal Cremorne balloon, on the back of…

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Awful Accident on the Eastern Counties Railway. Nine Lives Lost

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1851 · page 2

AN accident of the most appalling nature occurred on this railway on Thursday morning (September 24), by which no fewer than nine men were instantaneously hurried into eternity…

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Melancholy Boat Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1851 · page 2

IN the Herald of yesterday appeared a paragraph, stating that a boat accident had occurred in the harbour on Monday evening, attended with loss of life, but withholding particulars in…

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Original Correspondence. Accident in Double Bay, to Mr. Want's Servants. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1851 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—It appears that two of the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers have been recovered and brought to the Water Police Office for the performance of the coroner's…

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Melancholy Boat Accident

Empire · Saturday 11 January 1851 · page 3

Another boat accident of a most distressing character occurred in our harbour last Monday evening, by which six persons, with awful suddenness, lost their lives. The victims, in this instance,…

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Late Accident at Flag-staff Hill. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1851 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Allow me to draw the attention of the authorities to the following circumstances:— Abut seven years ago, a sailor lost his life…

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Melancholy Boat Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1851 · page 2

ON Sunday last, a party consisting of Mr. Richard M'Donald, Mr. William Wood, of Hunter-street, Mrs. Wood, and Mrs. Noblett, started from the Gas Company's Wharf, on a…

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Water Police.—thursday. Collision with the Natives at the Isle of Mare

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 May 1851 · page 2

YESTERDAY, Captain J. C. Lewis, of the Julia Percy, brig, appeared before Captain Browne, at the Water Police Office, in pursuance of a summons to answer a charge, in an…

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Collision with the Natives at the Isle of Mare

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 10 May 1851 · page 136

On Thursday, Captain J. C. Lewis, of the Julia Percy, brig, appeared before Captain Browne, at the Water Police Office, in pursuance of a summons to answer a charge, in an…

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Water Police.—saturday. Collision with the Natives at the Isle of Mare

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1851 · page 2

UPON resuming the hearing of this case on Saturday, Captain Browne said, that the Rev. Mr. Threlkeld, who was present, had been kind enough to introduce with him Mr. J. C…

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Collision with the Natives at the Island of Mare

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 17 May 1851 · page 146

Upon resuming the hearing of this case on Saturday, at the Water Police Office, Captain Browne said, that the Rev. Mr. Threlkeld, who was present, had been…

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Accident to the American Mail Steamer Atlantic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 May 1851 · page 3

LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening, January 23.— The friends of the passengers by the United States mail steamer Atlantic, which sailed hence for New York on the 28th December,…

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Coal-pit Accident. Upwards of Fifty Lives Lost

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 July 1851 · page 3

ON Saturday morning, shortly before five o'clock, a fearful explosion took place at the coal-pit of Mr. George Coats, near Nitshill, between two and three miles…

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Dreadful Accident on the Cheshire Junction Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 September 1851 · page 4

ANOTHER alarming accident, which has resulted in the certain loss of five lives, and in the severe injury of many other persons, took place on Wednesday evenmg, on the Chester and…

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Mail Accident. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 September 1851 · page 4

GENTLEMEN,—I regret to have to state that about sunrise this morning, as the mail driver, mail car, and horses, having two large Melbourne mail bags with him, coming from the…

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Disastrous Accident to a Balloon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 September 1851 · page 3

On Monday evening, an accident occurred to Mrs. Graham, the celebrated aeronaut, and Mr. Graham, her husband, which perilled not only their lives but those of many other persons, and…

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Disastrous Accident to a Balloon. (From the Weekly Times, June 22.)

Empire · Friday 10 October 1851 · page 3

On Monday evening an accident occurred Mrs. Graham, the celebrated æronaut, and Mr. Graham, her husband, which perided not only their own, but the lives of many persons, and…

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Accidents in the Harbour

Empire · Wednesday 29 October 1851 · page 2

IN our shipping intelligence will be found an account of an accident by which a youth belonging to one of the vessels in harbour lost his life yesterday. The…

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