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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1851

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

Queen's Birth-day. Accident From Gunpowder

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 1 November 1851 · page 9

Thursday was observed as her Majesty's Birthday with the usual demonstrations of loyalty by the juvenile portion of the community, and by a pretty general cessation of business during the day,…

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Original Correspondence. Accidents. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 17 November 1851 · page 3

SIR—You are carnestly requested by the inhabitants of the northorn, extremity of the city, to direct the attention of the authorities to the unprotected state of the road or street at the back…

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Melancholy Accident and Loss of Life

Empire · Tuesday 9 December 1851 · page 2

A sad accident attended with the loss of two lives, occurred outside the mouth of our harbour on Wednesday morning last. About nine o'clock the gig belonging to the barque Lady Nugent,…

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Fatal Colliery Accident at Bedminster, Near Bristol -- Five Lives Lost

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 13 December 1851 · page 11

Another terrible accident took place a short time ago, at the Malago Vale Works, in the parish of Bedminster, and has lost to society, and those more immediately dependent on them, five valuable…

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